武威五中高一年级月考英语试卷

　　第一部分： 阅读理解（共20小题；满分40分）

　　Earthquakes are some thing 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(多山的).

　　The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Franciso 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 left in Portugal(葡萄牙). Around 2000 people died.

　　In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo(东京) 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 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 can not prepare for them.

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

　　A. People still didn't know how to tell when an earthquake will come

　　B. The strong earthquake always kill the most people.

　　C. Earthquake can cause fires.

　　D. The strongest earthquake in North America happened in San Franciso in 1964

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

　　A. 1976; China B. 1923; Japan C. 1556; China D. 1967; Alaska

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

　　A. 500 B. 140,000 C. Around 2000 D. 400,000

　　4. We can infer from the passage that _______.

　　A. a large number of earthquakes often happen next to mountains

　　B. earthquakes happen only in a few places along the coast.

　　C. people are not afraid of earthquakes

　　D. only strong earthquakes kill a large number of people.

B

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