3．put out扑灭(火)

4．take place发生；举行

5．in all总共；总计

Ⅲ.重点句式

1．There be the possibility of...有可能......

When the lava reached the sea，there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.

当岩浆蔓延至大海时，有可能会激起一个能够淹没半个岛屿的大浪潮。

2．过去分词(短语)作定语

Fires caused(cause) by the California Earthquake did the most damage.

加利福尼亚地震引起的大火造成了最大的损失。

Ⅰ.课文判断正(T)误(F)

1．About 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every year.(F)

2．China has many earthquakes because China is situated in one of the earthquake regions.(T)

3．The most serious earthquake in China occurred in 1556.(T)

4．The California Earthquake was the most serious earthquake in the United States，and it lasted for only an hour.(F)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1．How many people were killed in the city of San Francisco in the California Earthquake?

A．About 800. B．About 830,000.

C．About 250,000. D．About 500.

答案　D

2．What is the author's purpose of mentioning China and California?

A．To warn people of the destruction of earthquakes.

B．To remind people of the two big earthquakes.

C．To give examples about the destruction of earthquakes.

D．To explain the causes of earthquakes.

答案　C

3．What did the most damage in the California Earthquake in 1906?

A．Fire caused by the earthquake.

B．The earthquake itself.

C．3,000 deaths in the earthquake.