Earthquakes(地震)are one of the most violent and terrible kinds of natural disasters(灾难).We cannot prevent them, and we don't know when they will happen.This makes earthquakes very dangerous.Recently, there have been big earthquakes in China, Japan, India, and El Salvador.
What causes earthquakes?Well, all the countries and oceans of the earth are sitting on large plates(板块)around the earth.These plates fit together like a big puzzle(拼图), and they move around.Earthquakes happen when two plates move against each other.The earth moves up and down, like an ocean wave.
We don't know when earthquakes will happen, but we can do some things to keep safe.We can make tall buildings and houses stronger.And we can teach people what to do if there is an earthquake.This way, we can make these natural disasters just a little bit less terrible.
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Earthquakes happen because there are too many human being's activities.
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Even if we are careful enough, we don't know when earthquakes will happen.
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The reason why earthquakes happen is known to us.
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Only by making tall buildings and houses stronger, can we keep safe in the earthquake.
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The passage is only about the ways to fight against earthquakes.
Jeff has an illness.He is recording(录音)his words so that his little son will be able to hear his voice in the future.
Jeff caught the illness in 2011.The doctor told him that he might have only two to five years to live and the illness would make him lose his voice, so he decided to record his voice for his 13-month-otd son, Bill.
His wife Gina said, “Jeff used to play and sing in a band, so his voice is important to him.I can't imagine not having his voice around.I would certainly like Bill to know his father's voice in this way.”
Jeff and his wife hope that they can save his real voice for their little son.He now spends his weekends and evenings recording his voice.Their little son, Bill, will feel his parents' love when he grows up.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误。正确的用“T”表示,不正确的用“F”表示。
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Jeff caught the illness in 2011.
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Jcff's illness would make him become blind.
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Jeff still plays and sings in a band now.
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Jeff now spends his weekends and evenings recording his voice.
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The parents hope that Bill will feel their love by hearing his father's voice.