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题型专项突破-Unit4 阅读理解篇阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分, 满分30分) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。 A Earthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous(多山的). The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska. Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2, 000 people died. In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake. One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which 830, 000 people were killed. This earthquake happened in 1556. Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People cannot prepare for them. (1) We can infer from the passage that________. A. people are not afraid of earthquakes B. only strong earthquakes kill a large number of people C. a large number of earthquakes often happen next to mountains D. earthquakes happen only in a few places along the coast (2) How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755? A. 500. B. 140, 000. C. 830, 000. D. About 2, 000. (3) When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported? A. 1964;Alaska. B. 1556;China. C. 1923;Japan. D. 1979;China. (4) According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed. B. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly. C. Earthquakes can cause fires. D. People still don’t know when an earthquake will come. 答案：(