The largest earthquake ( magnitude里氏 9.5) of the 20th century happened on May 22, 1960 off the coast of South Central Chile.
It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunamis(海嘯). Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isla（島） Chiloe. The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloe---the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中). Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland.
There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile's top industrial city. Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people. At the port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed. A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed --- one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless.
Total damage losses, including to agriculture and to industry, were estimated(估計) to be over a half billion dollars . The total number of death related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region. Estimates of deaths reached between 490 to 5,7002 with no distinction(差別) as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami. However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami.                                                                                       
小題1: Where did the largest tsunami damage occurred?
A．ConcepcionB．Isla ChiloeC．ValdiviaD．Valparaiso
小題2:What can we learn about the tsunami waves generated by the earthquake?
A．The tsunami waves as high as 25 meters arrived immediately after the earthquake.
B．The tsunami waves killed 200 people and sank all boats.
C．The tsunami waves were very destructive.
D．The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland.
小題3:What is generally thought the main cause of deaths in Chile?
A．landslidesB．the tsunamiC．a(chǎn)ftershocksD．the magnitude 9.5 earthquake
小題4:What is the total number of deaths in the earthquake?
A．2,000,000B．between 490 to 57，002
C．200,000D．it was hard to know.
小題5:What does the underlined word “collapsed” probably mean ?
A．was destroyedB．caught fireC．was floodedD．sank

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A

小題1:細節(jié)題。從文章第二段第三行“the largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloe---the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中).”可以得到答案。
小題2:本題為細節(jié)題，考察文章第二段的最后幾句。A選項不是arrived immediately而是10-15分鐘以后到來。B選項為至少200人，D選項不是half of the inland而是half a kilometer，故以上3個選項均有誤。
小題3:最后一段的最后一句“However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami.”說明本題答案。
小題4:細節(jié)題。, 2,000,000為無家可歸人的數(shù)目；200,000為the city of Valparaiso的人口數(shù)。490 to 5,7002為地震和海嘯共同導(dǎo)致的死亡數(shù)。
小題5:由本段的下一句A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed可以推測出答案。
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