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【題目】Rescuers pulled out an eight-year-old girl alive from the ruins of a Taiwan apartment block on Monday more than 60 hours after it was destroyed by an earthquake, as the mayor of the southern city of Tainan warned the death toll could go beyond 100. The official death toll from the quake rose to 38, with more than 100 people missing.

The girl, named as Lin Su-Chin, was conscious and had been taken to hospital. There were possibly two other people still alive in the destroyed building.

The quake struck at about 4 am on Saturday at the beginning of the Lunar New Year holiday, with almost all the dead found in Tainan’s destroyed Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building. Rescue efforts are focused on the ruins of the 17-story building, where more than 100 people are listed as missing and suspected to be buried deep under the ruins.

Earlier a woman, identified as Tsao Wei-ling, was found alive lying under her dead husband. Their two-year-old son, who was also killed, was found lying nearby. Another survivor, a man named Li Tsung-tian, was pulled out later. Several hours later, Li’s girlfriend was found dead in the rubble. Tsao and Li were both being treated in hospital.

Rescuers continued to climb over the twisted（扭曲的） remain of the building as numb family members stood around, waiting for news of missing relatives. It’s reported that 36 of the 38 dead were from the Wei-guan building, which was built in 1994.

The mayor of Tainan said there needed to be a “general sorting out” of old buildings to make sure they were able to deal with disasters like earthquakes. A better job was also needed in ensuring building quality as well as building management in the near future.

【1】What information does the text mainly tell us?

A. Severe earthquake happening in Taiwan.

B. The rescue operation after the earthquake.

C. The treatment of the earthquake victims.

D. The mayor’s requirement for the rescue.

【2】What can we learn according to the text?

A. It was officially reported that the death toll reached 100.

B. Lin Su-Chin passed away after being taken to the hospital.

C. Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building is a major disaster area.

D. A girl aged 8 was buried under the ruins of the Wei-guan building.

【3】Why did numb family members stand around the ruins of the building?

A. They were waiting for their relatives.

B. They were helping rescuers to find those still alive.

C. They were praying for their dead relatives.

D. They were concerned for the safety of the rescuers.

【4】What will be stressed after the earthquake according to the text?

A. The prevention of the spread of illnesses.

B. The reconstruction of the houses for victims.

C. The offer of shelters and clothes for the victims.

D. An investigation on the firmness of old building.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本文為介紹說明文。文章介紹了臺灣地震之后的救援情況。

【1】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了臺灣地震之后的救援情況。故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據第三段中的with almost all the dead found in Tainan’s destroyed Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building.（幾乎所有的死者都是在臺南被摧毀的魏關金龍大廈中發(fā)現的）可推知，魏關金龍大廈是一個重要的災區(qū)。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據第五段中的Rescuers continued to climb over the twisted（扭曲的） remain of the building as numb family members stood around, waiting for news of missing relatives.（救援人員繼續(xù)爬過扭曲了的大樓，這時候麻木了的家人們站在附近，等待失蹤親人的消息）可推知，人們圍著大樓廢墟站著，是在等他們親人的消息。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的The mayor of Tainan said there needed to be a “general sorting out” of old buildings to make sure they were able to deal with disasters like earthquakes.（臺南市長說，需要對這些舊建筑物進行“分類整理”，以確保它們能夠應對地震等災難）可推知，這場地震后的重要工作是對舊建筑的堅固性進行調查。故選D。