Question

Sophia Wu,25,is a young Chinese woman who lives with her family in Chile. On February 27,2010, she a night that she would never forget.

“I was asleep and was woken up a strong shaking（震動）at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole was shaking and I couldn't stand still（靜止）. I wanted to run down the stairs to go outside but suddenly the light in the room went out. I couldn't at all.

That night an 8.8-magnitude earthquake happened in Chile. Buildings and bridges fell into pieces. Electricity and water seruices were . The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were and more than 800 people died.

The earthquake has been the fith since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks（余震）followed the earthquake.

say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 100,000 are felt, and 100 of them cause clamage.

Earthquakes happen the movement of huge rocks that make up the earth. So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict（預(yù)測） earthquakes. But you can learn to keep yourself during an earthquake.

1.A.enjoyed      B.experienced    C.missed

2.A.by           B.for            C.at

3.A.bed          B.room           C.floor

4.A.bed          B.room           C.floor

5.A.cut off      B.turned off     C.used up

6.A.burned       B.destroyed      C.built

7.A.smallest     B.worst          C.strongest

8.A.Scientists   B.Workers        C.Drivers

9.A.in stead of  B.because of     C.in order to

10.A.protect     B. help          C. hide

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述一個中國女孩蘇菲亞在智利經(jīng)歷的一次大地震。文章介紹了這次地震發(fā)生的時間、震級、破壞程度。文章同時還介紹，每年世界所發(fā)生的地震數(shù)量之多，不可預(yù)測，告誡人們，地震來臨時要學(xué)會保護自己。

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5.cut off ：切斷，turned off  ：關(guān)閉，used up：耗盡。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是所有的電力和供水設(shè)施都被切斷。故應(yīng)選A。

6.burned ：燃燒， destroyed摧毀、毀壞， built ：建造。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是大約有50萬個房屋被毀壞。故選B。

7.smallest ：最小的， worst ：最壞的， strongest：最強烈的。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是這次地震是自1900年以來第五次最強烈的地震。故應(yīng)選C。

8.Scientists ：科學(xué)家， Workers  ：工人， Drivers：司機。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是科學(xué)家說世界上每年有50萬次地震。故應(yīng)選A。

9.instead of：而不是，because of   ：由于，in order to：為了。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是地震的發(fā)生是由于構(gòu)成地殼的巖石運動。故應(yīng)選B。

10.protect ：保護， help  ：幫助，hide：躲藏。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是地震來臨的時候你要學(xué)會保護自己。故選A。

考點：故事類短文。