Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In
推荐文章
Every year there are hundreds ofearthquakes in different parts of the world. In September, 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it.They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China’s Shanxi province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.
We measure an earthquake’sstrength on the Richter Scale. The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five ormore is usually serious.
The Earth’s crust(地壳) is made up of rockcalled plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other,causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happenquite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the Earthmoves, they move with it.
Earthquakes can also break up gasand oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damageas the earthquake itself.
Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis.These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be manymeters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities, China, Japan,Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence(发生) of earthquakes in theworld.
1.The passage is mainly about .
A. scientists who study earthquakes B.the way of measuring earthquakes
C. a usual natural disaster D.what people should do in the earthquake
2.The earthquake in Shanxi Province ,which in NOT true?
A. happened in 1556 B.killed one million people
C. was the only earthquake in China D. caused a lot of damage
3.Earthquakes
A. don’t cause much damage B.are not serious
C. most possibly happen in Japan D. happen all overthe world
4.According to the passage we know that tsunamis .
A. can cause earthquakes
B. are caused by earthquakes
C. only happen on land
D. are a way of measuringearthquakes
试题答案
【答案】
1.C
2.C
3.D
4.B