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阅读理解 　　Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world．In Sept．1923, Tokyo and Yokoham were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it．They had to be completely rebuilt．One of the world’s most serious earthquakes was in China’s Shanxi Province in 1556．It killed almost one million people． 　　We measure an earthquake’s strength on the Richter Scale(里氏震级)．The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA．It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten．Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious． 　　The earth’s crust(地壳)is made up of layers of rock called plates．As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake．In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible(可变动的), so when the earth moves, they move with it． 　　Earthquakes can also break gas and oil pipes．This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself． 　　Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis(海啸)．These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea．They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities． 　　China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence(发生)of earthquakes in the world． (1) The passage is mainly about ________． [　　] A． scientists who study earthquakes B． how earthquakes are measured C． a type of natural disaster D． what people should do in an earthquake (2) In 1556, one of the world’s most serious earthquakes happened in ________． [　　] A． Tokyo B． Yokoham C． China’s Shanxi Province D． Southern California (3) According to the passage, we know that tsunamis ________． [　　] A． can cause earthquakes B． are caused by earthquakes C． only happen on land D． are a way of measuring earthquakes (4) Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? [　　] A． Earthquakes are caused by the Richter Scale． B． The crashes of the plates against each other can cause earthquakes． C． An earthquake measuring below seven is safe． D． The earthquake happened in Tokyo and Yokoham in 1923 killed one million people

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答案：1．C;2．C;3．B;4．B;