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12014届高考英语一轮复习全方位配套训练人教版必修一Unit4Earthquakes阅读理解2第Ⅱ组AHavinglivedinCaliforniauntil1970，myfamilyhasfeltanumberofearthquakes.Wehavebeenfortunate，however，tohavesufferednobodilyharmorpropertydamage.ThereisawebsitethatlistsallCaliforniaearthquakesrecordedfrom1769tothepresent.Thesiteliststhedatesandtimesaswellasthemagnitude（震级）andtheexactlocationofanyquakethatmeasuredmorethan6.0.Thereareonlyafewquakesthatstandoutinmymemoryand，luckily，noneisshowninthewebsite.So，mypersonalexperiencewithearthquakesmightbeconsideredinsignificant.Therearethreeearthquakesthataredifficulttoforget.Thefirstonewasin1955andouroldestdaughterwaswalkingwithmeinourbackyardinRedwoodCityinCalifornia.AstheshakingbecamestrongerIheldhertomewithonearmasIheldontooneofourfruittreeswiththeother.Allthreeofus（mydaughter，Iandthetree）shookfortwoorthreeminutesthattousfeltlikehours.Thesecondonewasin1963.OurentirefamilywasvisitingDisneylandinSouthernCalifornia.Theearthstartedtoshakejustaswewerebeginningtowalkfromourhoteltowardthefamouslandmark.MythirdexperiencewithanearthquakewasalonelyoneinCalifornia.ItwasinmysixtiesandIwasaloneinanoldchurch.Asthebuildingstartedtoshake，Iquicklyheadedforthedoortogooutside.IrememberIsaidalittleprayer—somethinglike，“Helpmegetoutofhereintime，DearHeavenlyFather”.Minuteslater，Iwassafeoutside.1.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlytotellusabout.A.anewfilmaboutanearthquakeB.howtosurviveanearthquakeC.histhreeearthquakeexperiencesD.howtosavechildreninanearthquake2.Theearthquakestheauthorhasexperienced.2A.allcausedbodilyharmB.areallrecordedinawebsiteC.allmeasuredmorethan6.0D.allhappenedinCalifornia3.Whenthefirstearthquakehappened，theauthor.A.wasstayingwithhisdaughterB.wasplantingfruittreesC.heldontoatreeforhoursD.wasinahotel4.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thefamouslandmark”referto?A.Achurch.B.Disneyland.C.Abuildingdestroyedbyanearthquake.D.Theplacewheretheauthorwasborn.【语篇解读】作者回忆了自己经历的三次地震。1.C写作意图题。作者主要是向读者介绍了自己经历的三次地震。2.D细节理解题。根据第三段的Thefirstonewasin1955...inCalifornia.和第四段第二句以及第五段的MythirdexperiencewithanearthquakewasalonelyoneinCalifornia.可知答案。3.A细节理解题。根据第三段的Allthreeofus（mydaughter，Iandthetree）shookfortwoorthreeminutes...可知作者和女儿共同经历了这场地震。4.B理判断题。根据OurentirefamilywasvisitingDisneyland...可知答案。BIfthecrust（外壳）oftheearthwerenotprettysolid（坚固的），itwouldbeshakingaboutandmovingupanddownfrequently.However，thereareplacesintherocksoftheearth’scrustwhereitisn’tstronglyheldtogether—wherefaultsexist.Alongthefaults，onerockmightpushagainstanotherwithgreatforce.Theenergyischangedtovibrationintherocks，sotheybegintoshakeandwehaveanearthquake!ThemostfamousoneinNorthAmericawastheSanFranciscoearthquakeof1906.Sevenhundredpeoplediedandproperty（财产）damageamountedtoabout＄425，000，000.Thegreatestdestructioncamefromthefiresthatfollowedthequake.OneofthemostfamousearthquakesinEuropetookplaceinLisbon，Portugal，in1755.Thecitywasdestroyedandatleastthirtythousandpeoplewerekilled.In1908，3inCalabriaandSicily，aquakekilledaboutseventy-fivethousandpeople.In1915，incentralItaly，hundredsoftownsandvillagesweredamagedandthirtythousandpeoplewerekilled.TwogreatearthquakesthatcausedgreatdamageinAsiatookplaceinTokyo，Japan，andinGansuProvinceinChina.TheTokyoquakeof1923killedmorethanonehundredthousandpeopleanddestroyedthecityandthecityofYokohama，too.TheChinesequakein1920coveredmorethanthreehundredsquaremilesandkilledabouttwohundredthousandpeople.5.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus.A.whereearthquakeshappenB.howearthquakeshappenC.thedamagecausedbyearthquakesD.famousearthquakesintheworld6.Theunderlinedword“vibration”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“”.A.shakingB.forceC.energyD.losing7.Accordingtothepassage，theearthquakethatkilledthemostpeoplehappenedin.A.PortugalB.ItalyC.JapanD.China8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.theearth’scrustinEuropeisweakerthanthatinotherplacesB.thefiresfollowingtheSanFranciscoearthquakecausedmoredamagethantheearthquakedidC.therewere75，000peoplekilledintheSanFranciscoearthquakeD.thecityofYokohamawasnotgreatlyinfluencedbytheTokyoquake【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。说明地震的起因。5.B通读第一段可知，本段介绍了地震的起因。6.A一块岩石有可能用力挤压另一块岩石，地壳的能量发生了改变导致岩石晃动，于是地震发生了。vibration意为“晃动”，故A项正确。7.D由地震死亡数字可知，1920年在中国发生的地震死亡人数最多。8.B细节理解题。由第二段中“Thegreatestdestructioncamefromthefiresthatfollowedthequake.”可知B项正确。C4In1989an8.2earthquakealmostflattenedAmerica，killingover30，000peopleinlessthanfourminutes.Afatherrushedtotheschoolwherehissonwassupposedtobe，onlytodiscoverthatthebuildingwasasflatasapancake.Aftertheshock，herememberedthepromisehehadmadetohisson：“Nomatterwhat，I’llalwaysbethereforyou!”Andtearsbegantofillhiseyes.Ashelookedatthepileofruinsthatoncewastheschool，itlookedhopeless，buthekeptrememberinghispromisetohisson.Rememberinghisson’sclassroomwouldbeinthebackrightcornerofthebuilding，herushedthereandstarteddiggingthroughtheruins.Otherwell-meaningparentstriedtopullhimoffwhatwasleftoftheschool，saying：“It’stoolate!They’realldead!Youcan’thelp!Facethereality，there’snothingyoucando!”Hereplied，“Areyougoingtohelpmenow?”Thefirechiefshowedupandtriedtopullhimofftheschool’sruinssaying，“Firesarebreakingout，explosionsarehappeningeverywhere.You’reindanger