In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2, 000 people died.

　　In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.

　　One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which 400, 000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.

　　Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People cannot prepare for earthquakes.

【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。介绍了历史上发生在世界范围内破坏程度严重的地震。

1. Earthquakes happen _________.

A. in all the places in the world

B. only in a few places along the coast

C. regularly in most places in the world

D. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains

【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第一段"Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. "可知, 然而, 世界上大多数地方都经常发生地震。所以地震经常发生在世界上大多数的地方。

2. When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported?