新8A Unit 8 reading II 定稿.ppt

( )1. From this story we can see_____. A. most people are afraid of earthquakes B. the bottom of the sea is nearly dry C. people are trying to stop earthquakes D. earthquakes often do a lot of harm D In March 1964, Alaska began to shake. There was a great earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake the country ever had. Shops and houses fell down. One street drop- ped 30 feet. One island rose about meters into the air. Parts of the sea bottom became dry land. People felt the earthquake hundreds of kilometers away. Each year there are many earthquakes. Most of them are small