题目内容
______April 14 th, 2010, a terrible earthquake(地震) happened in Yushu, Qinghai Province.
A. In B. At C. On
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解析
On April 14,2010, a big earthquake hit Yushu,Qinghai.Over,2,000 people died. Many people were hurt. Why are there earthquakes?
The surface of the Earth has many pieces. These pieces are always moving. When two pieces move past each other, there is an earthquake.
Scientist are working hard to find out more about earthquakes. They try to predict(预测) them, but it’s very hard.
Do you know how to get ready for an earthquake? Do you know what to do during an earthquake? Here are some things you should know.
What to do before an earthquake
Make sure you have two bottles of water, a packet of biscuits(饼干),a clean towel(毛巾),a few band-aids(创口贴),a radio and a flashlight(电筒) at home.
What to do during an earthquake
If you are inside:
★ Stay where you are. Quickly move under a strong desk, or along a wall. This will protect you from falling things.
★ Don’t stand near windows.
★ Turn off the lights.
★ Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake. If your are in a lift, get out as quickly as possible.
If you are outside:
★ Don’t stand near buildings. Things may fall on you.
★ Lie on the ground until the shaking stops.
【小题1】An earthquake hit Yushu _______.
| A．on April 12,2010 | B．on April 14,2010 | C．on May 14,2010 | D．on May 12,2010 |
| A．some water and biscuits | B．a clean towel and a few band-aids |
| C．a radio and a flashlight | D．all of the things above |
| A．keeping you from falling things | B．turning on the lights |
| C．standing near the window | D．getting into a lift |
| A．the surface of the earth is thin |
| B．the pieces of the surface are moving slowly |
| C．two pieces of the surface move past each other |
| D．there are too many people on the earth |
A. You can play under a big tree.
B. You can’t stand near the buildings.
C. You can lie on the ground until the shaking stops.
D. Both B and C.
Millvina Dean, Titanic’s last Survivor(幸存者), died on May 31，2009 at a nursing home(疗养院) in Southampton.. She was 97 and had been in poor health for several weeks.
Ms Dean was the youngest among the ship’s 705 survivors. She was only 9 weeks old when the Titanic sank on the night of April 14, 1912. She survived with her mother and her 2-year-old brother. Her father, Bertram Dean, died in the sinking．
Millvina Dean never married. For many years after the sinking，she never spoke of it to people around her. But that changed after September 1, 1985 when the wreck(残骸)of the Titanic was discovered. That set off a wave of interest in the ship, especially after the movie Titanic.“They found the wreck and after that, they found me,” she said.
In the last 20 years of her life, she went to the US, Canada and Europe to take part in events related to the sinking. She said all that she knew of what happened during the sinking was learned from her mother.
She moved to the nursing home because of her falling health. In order to pay the living costs there，she began to sell her Titanic souvenirs(纪念品).
Ms Dean had never seen the movie Titanic. She explains the movie would make her think of what had happened to her father, so she didn’t want to see it.
【小题1】Millvina Dean was _______ when the Titanic sank．
| A．nine weeks old |
| B．twelve weeks old |
| C．two years old |
| D．twenty years old |
| A．They were going on a holiday |
| B．They were going to a party in the US |
| C．We can’t find out the reason from this passage. |
| D．They were going to visit their grandparents in |
A. leave B. start C. improve D record
【小题4】Millvina Dean didn’t say anything about the Titanic until _______.
| A．she was ill. |
| B．she was dying |
| C．the wreck of the Titanic was discovered |
| D．20 years later |
| A．seven hundred and five people survived in the Titanic sinking |
| B．Millvina Dean’s father died in the sinking |
| C．The wreck of the Titanic was found in 1985 |
| D．Ms Dean wanted to see the film Titanic very much |