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 meters 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.

1.The strongest earthquake in Alaska happened in_____.

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

2.From this story we can see_____.

A. most people are afraid of earthquakes B. the bottom of the sea is nearly dry

C. people are trying to stop earthquakes D. earthquakes often do a lot of harm

3.From the story we know earthquakes happen_____.

A. in shops and other buildings B. in different parts of the world

C. in small countries D. only in big cities

4.The story wants to tell us____.

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

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

5.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

Mr. Depp is a famous scientist. He likes to make lots of predictions about the future. He says that in 100 years some things will be better than now. For example, we won’t have to do the dishes or sweep the floor because we’ll all have robots in our homes. Also, we won’t need to use paper money. We’ll all use credit cards to buy things. We’ll have more free time, and traveling will be faster and cheaper than it is now.Maybe some people will spend their vacations on space stations. However, Mr. Depp says that more things will get worse in the next century. If more people use cars, there will be more pollution. Also, if there are fewer trees, the air will become dirtier. If pollution gets really bad, maybe people will have to live on Mars(火星).Mr. Deep says we’ll be sorry if pollution becomes worse.

1.What does Mr.Depp like to do?

A. He likes to do research.

B. He likes to predict the future.

C. He likes to do the dishes.

D. He likes to do homework.

2.What does thee underlined phrase mean?

A. 信用卡 B. 会员卡 C. 打折卡 D. 社保卡

3.Where will people probably spend their vacations according to Mr. Depp?

A. On Mars. B. On space stations. C. On the moon. D. On the sun.

4.Why will people have to live in Mars?

A. Because the pollution gets worse on the earth.

B. Because it’s a better place.

C. Because they want to live there.

D. Because it is like the earth.

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Robots will help us do housework.

B. We should be careful with our environment.

C. We may travel to space in the future.

D. All the people will live in Mars.

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