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Earthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquake..

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（有规律的）．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 the 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 2008．It killed a large number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．小题1:When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported？ A．1964;Alaska. B．1556;China. C．1923;Japan. D．2008;China. 小题2: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（出乎意料地）. C．Earthquakes can cause fires. D．People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come. 小题3:What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph? A．How do earthquakes worry people? B．What will people do to prepare for earthquakes? C．How can we save people when earthquakes happen? D．How do earthquakes happen?

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小题1:B 小题2:A 小题3:B

试题分析：本文讲述的是地震以及历史上几次有名的地震的情况。 小题1:B 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．可知最可怕的地震是1556年发生在中国的。故B正确。 小题2:A 细节题。根据文章第三段第一句Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．可知并不是最强烈的地震就会杀死最多的人。故A项说法是错误的。 小题3:B 推理题。根据文章最后一段Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．可知人们对地震一般都是没有办法做很多的准备的，接下来将是的将是人们能够做的事情。故B正确。 点评：本文讲述的是地震以及历史上几次有名的地震的情况。本文所设试题主要考察细节查找，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。