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Two strong earthquakes took place in Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6th. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the biggest earthquake had a magnitude（震级）of 7.8. It was the strongest earthquake in that area in over 80 years.
The earth's surface has many plates（板块）. These plates are always moving. When two plates move past each other, there is an earthquake.
During the quake this time, the Anatolian and Arabian plates moved against each other. Usually, these two plates move at about 15 millimetres every year toward each other. But this time, the two plates slid（滑）3 to 3.5 metres past each other. Unluckily, Turkey and Syria lie in the area where the two plates meet.
Earthquakes can happen from near earth's surface to about 700 kilometres deep. The shallower（浅的）the quake, the stronger it is. During the quake in Turkey and Syria, the depth was about 18 kilometres. This is very close to the surface. That's why it caused huge damage（破坏）.
There are about 20 active plates on earth. They move and cause earthquakes. Most earthquakes happen on the plate boundaries（边界）. About 96 percent of Turkey's land lies on the plate boundaries. That's why the country has earthquakes very often. From 1900 to 2020, it had more than 10 earthquakes stronger than magnitude 7.0.
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A. The USGS.
B. The earthquake in Türkiye and Syria.
C. The area of Türkiye and Syria.
D. The report from the survey.
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A. Two plates moved against each other.
B. The area is far from plate boundaries.
C. Two plates stopped moving completely.
D. The plates moved 15 metres every year.
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A. The names of the two moving plates.
B. How the plates usually move every year.
C. The distance the two plates slid this time.
D. Why the earthquakes happened in Türkiye and Syria.
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A. Greater depth.
B. No plates around.
C. Shallower depth.
D. Slow plate movement.
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A. Earthquakes only happen near the earth's surface.
B. The 18-kilometre-deep quake caused huge damage.
C. The earthquakes were the strongest in the area in 150 years.
D. The two plates usually slide 3 metres past each other yearly.
Two strong earthquakes took place in Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6th. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the biggest earthquake had a magnitude（震级）of 7.8. It was the strongest earthquake in that area in over 80 years.
The earth's surface has many plates（板块）. These plates are always moving. When two plates move past each other, there is an earthquake.
During the quake this time, the Anatolian and Arabian plates moved against each other. Usually, these two plates move at about 15 millimetres every year toward each other. But this time, the two plates slid（滑）3 to 3.5 metres past each other. Unluckily, Turkey and Syria lie in the area where the two plates meet.
Earthquakes can happen from near earth's surface to about 700 kilometres deep. The shallower（浅的）the quake, the stronger it is. During the quake in Turkey and Syria, the depth was about 18 kilometres. This is very close to the surface. That's why it caused huge damage（破坏）.
There are about 20 active plates on earth. They move and cause earthquakes. Most earthquakes happen on the plate boundaries（边界）. About 96 percent of Turkey's land lies on the plate boundaries. That's why the country has earthquakes very often. From 1900 to 2020, it had more than 10 earthquakes stronger than magnitude 7.0.
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B
)1. What does the underlined word “It” refer to in Paragraph 1?A. The USGS.
B. The earthquake in Türkiye and Syria.
C. The area of Türkiye and Syria.
D. The report from the survey.
(
A
)2. Why did the earthquakes happen in these two countries?A. Two plates moved against each other.
B. The area is far from plate boundaries.
C. Two plates stopped moving completely.
D. The plates moved 15 metres every year.
(
D
)3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. The names of the two moving plates.
B. How the plates usually move every year.
C. The distance the two plates slid this time.
D. Why the earthquakes happened in Türkiye and Syria.
(
C
)4. What makes an earthquake stronger according to the passage?A. Greater depth.
B. No plates around.
C. Shallower depth.
D. Slow plate movement.
(
B
)5. What can we know from the passage?A. Earthquakes only happen near the earth's surface.
B. The 18-kilometre-deep quake caused huge damage.
C. The earthquakes were the strongest in the area in 150 years.
D. The two plates usually slide 3 metres past each other yearly.
答案
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
