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An earthquake in Japan in 1923 took more than 140,000 lives. It is easy to understand why earthquakes are so terrifying.
How do these terrible shakes of the ground come about? We must first know something about the earth itself. Many different layers (层) of rocks make up the earth's crust (地壳). The layers of rocks are not flat and even (均匀的) like walls. Because of the great weight on them, these layers could fold downward at weak places, and this finally leads to a break in the crust. When this break happens, the earth shakes. Sometimes these shakes are very slight, and we cannot feel them.
Some parts of the earth have more quakes than other places. This is usually true of mountainous countries. But people in flat areas can also feel the quakes, because the waves can run for thousands of miles from the centre of a quake. What we need to fear most is the after - effects of a strong earthquake: fires, floods, landslides (崩塌) and even tidal waves. And diseases after earthquakes kill lives too.
Small earthquakes happen every day, but landslides do not happen very often. Most of us are lucky because earthquakes seldom happen in the places we live. But we must understand the need of being ready to help those unlucky ones.
( ”.
A. surprised
B. sad
C. scared
D. nervous
( .
A. the growth of the earth
B. the cause of earthquakes
C. the types of earthquakes
D. the results of earthquakes
(
A. We can do something to prevent earthquakes.
B. Only people in the centre of an earthquake can feel it.
C. We should be careful about the after - effects of earthquakes.
D. The layers of rocks on the earth are as flat as walls.
( .
A. we can help others in need
B. there will never be earthquakes
C. all of us will never face disasters
D. we can live far away from mountains
An earthquake in Japan in 1923 took more than 140,000 lives. It is easy to understand why earthquakes are so terrifying.
How do these terrible shakes of the ground come about? We must first know something about the earth itself. Many different layers (层) of rocks make up the earth's crust (地壳). The layers of rocks are not flat and even (均匀的) like walls. Because of the great weight on them, these layers could fold downward at weak places, and this finally leads to a break in the crust. When this break happens, the earth shakes. Sometimes these shakes are very slight, and we cannot feel them.
Some parts of the earth have more quakes than other places. This is usually true of mountainous countries. But people in flat areas can also feel the quakes, because the waves can run for thousands of miles from the centre of a quake. What we need to fear most is the after - effects of a strong earthquake: fires, floods, landslides (崩塌) and even tidal waves. And diseases after earthquakes kill lives too.
Small earthquakes happen every day, but landslides do not happen very often. Most of us are lucky because earthquakes seldom happen in the places we live. But we must understand the need of being ready to help those unlucky ones.
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C
) 1. The underlined word “terrifying” means “making people A. surprised
B. sad
C. scared
D. nervous
(
B
) 2. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us about A. the growth of the earth
B. the cause of earthquakes
C. the types of earthquakes
D. the results of earthquakes
(
C
) 3. According to the passage, what can we learn about earthquakes?A. We can do something to prevent earthquakes.
B. Only people in the centre of an earthquake can feel it.
C. We should be careful about the after - effects of earthquakes.
D. The layers of rocks on the earth are as flat as walls.
(
A
) 4. In the last paragraph, the writer hopes A. we can help others in need
B. there will never be earthquakes
C. all of us will never face disasters
D. we can live far away from mountains
答案
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A
