★三、阅读理解

　　Earthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly (有规律地). Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.

　　The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.

　　Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. 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 and the Yokohama areas 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 1976. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which about 830, 000 people were killed. 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 it.

1Earthquakes happen 　　　.

A. in all the places in the world

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

C. regularly in most places in the world

D. only in a few places along the mountains

答案C

解析细节理解题。由第一段第三句可知, 世界大多数地方都会规律性地发生地震。

2How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755?

A. About 500. B. About 140, 000.

C. About 830, 000. D. About 2, 000.

答案D

解析细节理解题。由第三段第二、三句话可以得出答案。

3When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported?

A. 1964;Alaska. B. 1556;China.

C. 1923;Japan. D. 1976;China.

答案B

解析细节理解题。由倒数第二段最后两句可以得出答案。

4According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.

B. Earthquakes can cause fires.

C. People still don't know how to tell when an earthquake will come.