人教版高中英语必修一-Unit4-阅读理解(自然灾难篇)-题型专项突破-Word版含答案.doc

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题型专项突破-Unit4阅读理解（自然灾难篇）

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

Earthquakesaresomethingthatpeoplefear.Therearesomeplacesthathavefewornoearthquakes.Mostplacesintheworld,however,havethemregularly.Countriesthathavealotofearthquakesareusuallyquitemountainous(多山的).

ThemosttalkedaboutearthquakeintheUnitedStateswasinSanFranciscoin1906.Over700peoplediedinit.ThestrongestoneinNorthAmericawasin1964.IthappenedinAlaska.

Strongearthquakesarenotalwaystheonesthatkillthemostpeople.In1755,oneofthestrongestearthquakeseverrecordedwasfeltinPortugal.Around2,000peopledied.

In1923,averystrongearthquakehitTokyo,YokohamaareaofJapan.Ahundredandfortythousandpeopledied.Mostofthemdiedinfireswhichfollowedtheearthquake.

OneoftheworstearthquakeseverwasinChinain1976.Itkilledalargenumberofpeople.TheworstearthquakeeverreportedwasalsoinChina,inwhich830,000peoplewerekilled.Thisearthquakehappenedin1556.

Earthquakesworrypeoplealot.Thereasonisthatweoftendonotknowwhentheyarecoming.Peoplecannotprepareforthem.

(1)Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.peoplearenotafraidofearthquakes

B.onlystrongearthquakeskillalargenumberofpeople

C.alargenumberofearthquakesoftenhappennexttomountains

D.earthquakeshappenonlyinafewplacesalongthecoast

(2)HowmanypeoplediedintheearthquakewhichhappenedinPortugalin1755?

A.500.

B.140,000.

C.830,000.

D.About2,000.

(3)Whenandwherewastheworstearthquakeeverreported?

A.1964;Alaska.

B.1556;China.

C.1923;Japan.

D.1979;China.

(4)Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thestrongertheearthquakeis,themorepeoplearekilled.

B.Earthquakesoftencomeunexpectedly.

C.Earthquakescancausefires.

D.Peoplestilldon’tknowwhenanearthquak