Question

A 8.2-magnitude（震級）earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile late on Tuesday, cutting power and leading to small landslides and a tsunami (海嘯). Four men and one woman died —two who suffered heart attacks and three who were crushed（壓死). About 300 prisoners escaped from the northern port city of Iquique in the immediate aftershock (余震).

The quake struck at about 8:46 p.m. local time, some 60 miles northwest of Iquique. It had a depth of 12.5 miles. Chile’s National Emergency Office asked coastal residents to leave for safe places. “The fact is, we will know the extent of the damage as time goes by and when we inspect the areas in the light of day,” Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet said early on Wednesday. “The country has faced these first emergency hours very well.”

Residents in the port city of Antofagasta walked calmly through the streets to higher ground as traffic became heavy in some places. “Many people are fearful after experiencing the powerful earthquake in 2010, so they immediately rushed to higher ground when they heard the tsunami warning,” said a government official.”There have been lots of aftershocks and communications have been cut off in many of the affected areas. So people are waiting in the dark hills, not knowing what is to come, and hoping they will be able to return to their homes safely.”

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center sent our several tsunami warnings, but called off all of them by early Wednesday.

Tsunami waves of more than six feet caused by the earthquake washed ashore on the coast of Pisagua. Iquique, with a population of more than 200,000, saw seven-foot waves.

1.The earthquake resulted in _____.

A. 300 prisoners being trapped

B. five people being crushed

C. many cars being damaged

D. some other natural disasters happening

2.How did the whole country respond to the earthquake when it happened?

A. They were so fearful that they were in a panic.

B. They went into the streets immediately.

C. They acted very calmly.

D. They drove to higher ground after hearing the warning.

3.What difficulty did people in the hills face?

A. The weather was terrible.

B. The communications were cut off.

C. They got lost in the hills.

D. Their houses were destroyed.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?

A. The government had estimated（估計(jì)）the damage of the earthquake by early Wednesday.

B. The tsunami waves in Pisagua were more than six feet high.

C. Several tsunami warnings had been called off by early Wednesday.

D. The earthquake happened in the evening and it had a depth of 12.5 miles.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Chile Deals with Emergency Well.

B. Tsunamis Caused by Aftershocks in Chile.

C. A Powerful Earthquake Strikes off the Coast of Chile.

D. Tsunami Warnings Work Well in Chile..

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述智利北部發(fā)生的八點(diǎn)二級地震，引起電力中斷，導(dǎo)致山體滑坡和海嘯，并且余震不斷。

1.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到A 8.2-magnitude（震級）earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile late on Tuesday, cutting power and leading to small landslides and a tsunami (海嘯)可知地震導(dǎo)致山體滑坡和海嘯等其它的自然災(zāi)害，故選D項(xiàng)。

2.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到Residents in the port city of Antofagasta walked calmly through the streets to higher ground as traffic became heavy in some places.居民平靜地穿過街道，故選C項(xiàng)。

3.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段提到”There have been lots of aftershocks and communications have been cut off in many of the affected areas. So people are waiting in the dark hills, not knowing what is to come, and hoping they will be able to return to their homes safely有許多的余震，交流中斷嚴(yán)重影響這個地區(qū)，人們等在黑暗的小山上，不知道還會發(fā)生什么，希望安全地返回家園，故選B項(xiàng)。

4.A 推斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center sent our several tsunami warnings, but called off all of them by early Wednesday海嘯預(yù)警中心發(fā)布了警報，最后在周三取消他們，故不是說政府在周三能估計(jì)出地震的損失，故選A項(xiàng)錯誤；

5.C 主旨標(biāo)題。本文講述智利北部發(fā)生的八點(diǎn)二級地震，引起電力中斷，導(dǎo)致山體滑坡和海嘯，并且余震不斷，故選C項(xiàng)。

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