In March 1964, Alaska began to shake. There was a great earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake the country ever had.

Shops and houses fell down. One street dropped 30 feet. One island rose about 11 metres into the air parts of the sea bottom became dry land. People felt the earthquake hundreds of kilometers away.

Each year there are many earthquakes. Most of them are small. They happen in different parts of the world. We are not sure what makes them. But if you are near, you can see the earth move. You may see a big crack(裂缝) in the ground. Sometimes the land drops on one side of the crack. It goes up on the other side of the crack. There is a new hill. The old world has a new shape.

(　 )36 The strongest earthquake in Alaska happened in __.

　　 A. April 1967　 B. June 1864　 C. March 1964 D. May 1867

(　 )37. The word “earthquake” in the story means __.

　　 A. a sudden dropping of the island.　　　

B. the making of a new hill

　　 C. a strong shaking or moving of the ground.

　　 D. the rising and falling of the sea bottom.

(　 )38. The story wants to tell us __.

　　 A. earthquake change the land B. houses fall down and streets are broken

C. Alaska shakes a lot　　　　 D. how the strongest earthquake happened

(　 )39.From the story we know earthquakes happen _________.

　　 A. in shops and other buildings　 B. only in big cities

　　 C. in small countries　　　　　 D. in different parts of the world

(　 )40. From this story we can see __.

A.earthquakes often do a lot of harm B. people are trying to stop earthquakes

C. the bottom of the sea is nearly dry D. most people are afraid of earthquakes

A strong earthquake has hit the town of Galta 200 kilometres north of Madras. The earthquake hit the town at 7:15 yesterday evening. The earthquake measured(量出) 7.2 on the Richter scale(里克特震级), the strongest for five years.
The earthquake happened as most people were having their evening meal at home. There were very few people outside in the streets. Buildings fell down and many fires started. The electricity and water were cut off.
As it was dark, the emergency services had a lot of problems. There was no electricity for lights, and there was no water to put out the fires. Early this morning, planes flew over the town to see the damage.
The emergency services are now trying to reach the town. The nearest airport is at Bandel, about 100 kilometers away. The railway station at Galta is closed, because four bridges fell down in the earth. The nearest train station is 32 kilometres away at Solan. We shall have more reports for you during the day. 
【小题1】What were the most people doing when the earthquake hit the town?

A strong earthquake has hit the town of Galta 200 kilometres north of Madras. The earthquake hit the town at 7:15 yesterday evening. The earthquake measured(量出) 7.2 on the Richter scale(里克特震级), the strongest for five years.

The earthquake happened as most people were having their evening meal at home. There were very few people outside in the streets. Buildings fell down and many fires started. The electricity and water were cut off.

As it was dark, the emergency services had a lot of problems. There was no electricity for lights, and there was no water to put out the fires. Early this morning, planes flew over the town to see the damage.

The emergency services are now trying to reach the town. The nearest airport is at Bandel, about 100 kilometers away. The railway station at Galta is closed, because four bridges fell down in the earth. The nearest train station is 32 kilometres away at Solan. We shall have more reports for you during the day. 

1.What were the most people doing when the earthquake hit the town?

   A. Sitting outside.                        B. Cutting off the electricity.

   C. Staying at home.                       D. Starting fires.

2.Why didn’t the emergency services reach the town?

   A. Because it was dark.                    B. Because planes flew over.

   C. Because there was no water.              D. Because four bridges fell down

3. How far is the nearest airport from the town?

   A. About 100 kilometers away.              B. 32 kilometres away.

   C. About 72 kilometers away.               D. 200 kilometres north of Madras.

A strong earthquake has hit the town of Galta 200 kilometres north of Madras. The earthquake hit the town at 7:15 yesterday evening. The earthquake measured(量出) 7.2 on the Richter scale(里克特震级), the strongest for five years.

The earthquake happened as most people were having their evening meal at home. There were very few people outside in the streets. Buildings fell down and many fires started. The electricity and water were cut off.

As it was dark, the emergency services had a lot of problems. There was no electricity for lights, and there was no water to put out the fires. Early this morning, planes flew over the town to see the damage.

The emergency services are now trying to reach the town. The nearest airport is at Bandel, about 100 kilometers away. The railway station at Galta is closed, because four bridges fell down in the earth. The nearest train station is 32 kilometres away at Solan. We shall have more reports for you during the day. 

1. What were the most people doing when the earthquake hit the town?

   A. Sitting outside.                        B. Cutting off the electricity.

   C. Staying at home.                       D. Starting fires.

2.Why didn’t the emergency services reach the town?

   A. Because it was dark.                    B. Because planes flew over.

   C. Because there was no water.              D. Because four bridges fell down

3. How far is the nearest airport from the town?

   A. About 100 kilometers away.              B. 32 kilometres away.

   C. About 72 kilometers away.               D. 200 kilometres north of Madras.