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加利福尼亚地震引起的火灾造成了最严重的损失。大火燃烧了3天,损坏了总共25 000座建筑物。在旧金山大约有500人死亡,25万人无家可归。在整个加利福尼亚,这次地震和火灾导致大约3 000人死亡。,1906年的地震是由圣安德烈亚斯断层上的运动引起的。100年以后,圣安德烈亚斯断层上的运动仍然给整个加利福尼亚带来问题。
Read the text on Page 29 and answer the following questions.
1.How many earthquakes happen in the world a year?
A.About two.
B.More than 100,000.
C.About 400.
D.More than 12,000.
2.How many people were killed in the earthquake that happened in Shaanxi Province in 1556?
A.800,000,000. B.830,000.
C.1,362,000. D.332,000.
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.
D.The movement on the San Andreas Fault.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.More than a hundred earthquakes occur worldwide in a year.
B.An earthquake happened in Shaanxi Province in 1556.
C.The California Earthquake only lasted to 5:15 a.m.
D.In the California Earthquake the fires only caused about 3,000 deaths.
答案:1~4 BBAB
一、这样记单词
记得准·写得对 记得快·记得多 Ⅰ.基础词汇
1.ruin vt. 毁坏
2.ash n. 灰
3.erupt vt. (火山的)爆发;喷发
4.volcano n. 火山
5.previous adj. 以前的
6.earthquake n. 地震
7.worldwide adj. 全世界的
8.active adj. 积极的;活跃的
9.damage n. & v. 损失;损害
Ⅱ.拓展词汇
1.possibility n.可能;可能性→possible adj.可能的→possibly adv.可能地
2.terrifying adj.吓人的;可怕的→terrified adj.感到害怕的→terrify vt.使......害怕→terror n.恐怖
3.luckily adv.幸运地;幸亏→lucky adj.幸运的→luck n.运气
4.warning n.警告→warn v.警告
5. thankfully adv.感激地;满怀感谢地→thankful adj.感谢的→thank vt. 感谢
6.hopefully adv.满怀希望地;有希望地→hopeful adj.有希望的 → hope n.希望
7.sadly adv.伤心地;不幸地→sad adj.难过的;悲哀的
8. fortunately adv.幸运地;幸亏→fortunate adj.幸运的 1.luckily adv.幸运地,幸亏
[联想] 后缀ly高频副词集锦
①easily 容易地 ②happily 高兴地
③heavily 沉重地 ④busily 忙碌地
⑤angrily愤怒地
2.damage n.&v.损失,损害,毁坏
[同义] "破坏"家族
①destroy 毁坏 ②ruin 毁坏
③harm 损害 ④injure 伤害
⑤hurt 伤害
3.active adj.积极的;活跃的
[联想] 盘点后缀tive形容词
①attractive 吸引人的
②native 本国的;土著的
③positive 积极的
4.类似terrifying, terrified的分词形容词:
①interesting 有趣的;引起兴趣的
interested 感兴趣的
②exciting 令人兴奋的;使人激动的
excited 兴奋的;激动的
③worrying 令人担心的;烦恼的
worried 担心的