Section_ⅣOther_Parts_of_the_Module

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　　Earthquakes Around the Pacific

　　About 400 earthquakes occur worldwide① every day, more than a hundred thousand in a year.

　　China is situated in② one of the most active③ earthquake regions in the world and there have been④ many terrible earthquakes. The most serious of these occurred in Hua County in Shaanxi Province in 1556. The earthquake affected eight provinces in Central China. It covered an area of⑤ 800 square kilometres. In some communities, 60 percent of the population⑥ were killed. In all⑦， 830,000 people lost their lives⑧.

　　The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worst⑨ earthquake that has ever happened in the United States⑩. It took place ⑪ at 5：15 a．m., and lasted⑫ for only a minute. However, it caused⑬ the worst natural disaster in the nation's history.

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　　①worldwide/ˌwɜːld'waId/adj.全世界的

　　②be situated in坐落于，位于

　　③active/'æktIv/adj.积极的；活跃的

　　其比较级、最高级是分别在其前加more, most。

　　④there have been为there be结构的现在完成式。

　　⑤cover an area of覆盖面积达......

　　⑥population n．人口

　　population作主语时，谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。当主语是表示"人口的百分之几，几分之几"时，谓语动词的数根据population的意义来定。

　　⑦in all总共；总计　⑧lose one's life牺牲，丧生

⑨worst为bad的最高级。