1.set fire to放火(焚烧)......

2.catch fire着火

3.put out扑灭(火)

4.from side to side从一边到另一边

5.in all总共；总计

Ⅰ.课文判断正(T)误(F)

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

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

3.China had many earthquakes because China is situated in the earthquake region.(T)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1.How many earthquakes occur in the world in a year?

A.About two. B.More than 100,000.

C.About 400. D.More than 12,000.

答案　B

2.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

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

A.Fires caused by the Earthquake.

B.The Earthquake itself.

C.3,000 deaths in the Earthquake.

D.The movement on the San Andreas Fault.

答案　A

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A.More than a hundred earthquakes occur worldwide in a year.

B.The earthquake happening in Shaanxi Province in 1556 caused 830,000 people to die.

C.The California Earthquake only lasted to 5：15 am.

D.In the California Earthquake the fires only caused about 3,000 deaths.

答案　B

5.The organizing structure of this article is .

A.from general to particulars

B.from particulars to general