2.Some countries have a large number of earthquakes.Japan is one of them,while others do not have many,for example,there are few earthquakes in Britain.There is often a great noise during an earthquake.The ground vibrates (颤动).Houses fall down.Railways are broken,which causes trains to turn over.Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways.About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy.Some people say that earthquakes often
happen near volcanoes(火山),but it is not true.The centers of some earthquakes are under the sea.The bottom of the sea suddenly moves.The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks.The coast is shaken and great waves appear.These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it,breaking down houses and other buildings.Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself.
A terrible earthquake happened in Assam,India,in 198 6.The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one side,and then back again.It continued to act like this 20 times a minute.Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air.What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake?The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco(1906)and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete(混凝土) walls together by steel frames.Such are the buildings that can't burn or fall easily.
25.Which of the following is NOT true?D
A.Trains'turning over is directly caused by the earthquakes.
B.Some earthquakes have their centers under the sea.
C.It isn't certain that earthquakes happen near volcanoes.
D.Buildings with concrete walls are better against earth quakes.
26.Earthquakes often happen.B
A.near volcanoes            B.Both A and D
C.in Britain                 D.in Japan
27.D make(s) more loss than the earthquake itself.
A.Nothing                           B.Volcanoes
C.Forces inside the earth           D.Terrible waves by the earthquake
28.When an earthquake happens,Ccan be heard.
A.trains                   B.thousands of people
C.a great noise            D.the powerful forces.
6.Plant World Garden Centre is located between Torquay and Newton Abbot.The Garden is laid out to represent the five continents of the world.Our inspirational gardens contain countless rare and foreign plants seldom seen outside their native lands.
     Our Famous"Gardens of the World"
     It was designed,built and planted in 1986 as the first ever"Map of the World Gardens".It takes visitors half an hour or more to drive along the winding pathways around the"world map"and see which plants grow in which countries.The neighboring rare plant nurseries (苗 圃) enable visitors to take home plants and trees growing there.We give a warm welcome to garden clubs and gardening societies,many of whom make annual visits.
    Latest News
    Our new Garden website is released!We hope you like our new website which we have tried to fill with interesting information and history about our lovely gardens.    Seeds
    We produce and sell over 3000 varieties of flower and vegetable seeds.Many are rare,and unusual.All of them can be purchased on our sister website:www.plant-world-seeds.com.
    Scenic Cafe
    Our hilltop cafe offers one of the most incredible panoramas  (全景图 )  of Britain.The menu includes toasted sandwiches and jacket potatoes.In addition,many home-made cakes are offered,including the famous Devon Cream Teas.We always use local produce whenever possible-our ice creams are from Language,our home-made soups come from Rod & Bens,and our bottled drinks are supplied by Heron Valley.
     Opening Times
     We are open 9:30 am-5:00 pm,seven days a week,from late March to mid October ( please call first to confirm at the start/end of season)..
     Garden Admission Prices
     Day ticket:£3
     Season ticket:£10
     Kids under 12 go free
25.From the new-Carden website,visitors canB
A.buy all kinds of local produce
B. get information about the past of the gardens
C.fill the website with their interesting stories
D.purchase over 3,000 varieties of flower seeds
26.Which of the following is true about Scenic Cafe?C
A.It encourages visitors to make cakes on their own.
B.It owns the most complete menu in Britain.
C.It provides visitors with a whole view of Britain.
D.It supplies bottled drinks to Heron Valley.
27.If a couple and their l0-year-old son want to visit Plant World Garden for two days,they need to payC
A.£9               
B.£6               
C.£12              
D.£27.

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