Question

A powerful earthquake has rocked northern Japan near Sendai, prompting officials to shut down railways, highways and a Tokyo airport, hundreds of kilometres away. There were immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which struck at 6∶24 P．M. (0924 GMT), but journalist Steve Herman told CNN he would be very surprised if there were no casualties.

The quake had a magnitude of 7.0 and was centered 60 kilometres (40 miles) below the sea floor off the northeastern coast of Miyagi Prefecture (县), Japan's Meteorological Agency said.

Japanese television showed pictures of at least two buildings on fire in central Sendai, and five trucks on scene, although it was not clear whether they were related to the quake.

The quake sent workers and shoppers running out onto the street, while officials closed major highways and railways to check for damage.

Local officials quoted by public service broadcaster NHK said there were blackouts and water outages in some areas.

Sendai, the largest city in the mostly agricultural northeastern Touhoku region, has a population of just over one million.

In Tokyo, 302 km (189 miles) to the south, the quake shook buildings and was felt for about two minutes.

Downtown Haneda airport briefly suspended takeoffs and landings to check runways, while East Japan Railway stopped bullet trains in the area.

While the quake was about the same magnitude as one that hit Kobe in 1995, killing 6,430, experts said because it was centered off shore, it is not likely to have the same impact.

Japan's meteorological agency said there was no danger of tsunami (海啸), powerful waves that can be stirred up by shaking activity.

The Cabinet Office in Tokyo said the government had set up an emergency task force.

1．The underlined word in the passage means “________”．

A．destroy 　　　　　　 B．result

C．death 　　　　　 D．degree

2．The center of the quake was ________.

A．on the land near Sendai

B．on the island near Sendai

C．in central Sendai

D．below the sea floor off the northeastern coast

3．The quake that hit Kobe in 1995 ________.

A．had a magnitude of less than 7.0

B．was centered on shore

C．struck at 6∶24 P．M.

D．killed 6,430 in all

4．What is tsunami according to the last but one paragraph (倒数第二段)?

A．It is also a quake that comes after the main quake.

B．It is powerful waves that usually come long after an earthquake.

C．It is powerful waves that usually come before an earthquake.

D．It is powerful waves that usually come after earthquake starts.

5．Why did officials close major highways and railways?

A．They were afraid of being killed by the quake.

B．They were afraid that the highways and railways were damaged.

C．There were no cars or trains on highways and railways after the quake.

D．They wanted to save those who were caught in the quake instead of working.

 

Answer 1

1．C　猜测词义题。因为 or, and, but 等连词连接的前后结构、词义等都并列，所以推断出它的意思是死亡的人数。

2．D　细节理解题。在文中的第二段中有明确的阐述。

3．D　细节理解题。答案A，B，C都是本次地震所造成的影响而不是题干中所提到的地震的后果。

4．D　猜测词义题。从文中倒数第2段中的 powerful waves that can be stirred up by shaking activity.可以得出正确答案。

5．B　逻辑判断题。根据常识以及文章中提到的信息推断而出。