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阅读理解 　　Earthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world, however, have them regularly．Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous． 　　The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906．Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North America was in 1964．It happened in Alaska． 　　Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal, around 2000 people died． 　　In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit①Tokyo, the Yokohama area of Japan．A hundred and forty thousand people died．Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake． 　　One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976．It killed a large number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which 400 000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556． 　　Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People cannot prepare for it． (1) When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported? [　　] A． In 1964; Alaska． B． In 1556; China． C． In 1923; Japan． D． In 1976; China． (2) According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? [　　] A． The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed． B． Earthquakes often come unexpectedly． C． Earthquakes can cause fires． D． People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come． (3) What may be talked about in the paragraph that follows? [　　] A． How do earthquakes worry people? B． What will people do to prepare for earthquakes? C． How can we save people when earthquakes happen? D． How do earthquakes happen?

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．B;
提示：

(1)	根据文章第五段第二句可知。
(2)	根据文章第三段第一句可知A项不正确，而B、C、D三项根据常识可知都是正确的。
(3)	文章第一段概括指出世界大多数地方都有地震发生，第二至五段列举一些典型的实例，最后一段指出地震使人们担忧的原因，从而使得人们无法作准备。因此文章接下来就应是讲人们如何作准备的。