I am awfully sorry about the 7.0-magnitude ea...

I am awfully sorry about the 7.0-magnitude earthquake, which 1.（hit）your hometown, Jiuzhaigou County, at 9:19pm, on Aug.8, 2017.

When 2.（face） such a horribly natural disaster, people there remain 3. calm and strong-willed that we all admire your courage and strength. Here in Huzhou people are very4.（concern） about the present situation in your county and we are all determined to make every bit of our effort to help. I do believe that you and your county can go through the difficulty and a better hometown5.（rebuild） soon.

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A 7.0-magnitude(震级)earthquake attacked Kumamoto, Japan on April 15th, 2016, less than two days after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the same area. The smaller 6.2-magnitude quake on April 14th killed nine people and injured hundreds more, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. With these two and the memories of the huge 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami(海啸)that destroyd northeast of Japan in 2011 not far from people’s minds, what is it about this part of the world that makes it so active in earthquakes?

First of all, Japan is along the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, which is the most active earthquake area in the world. This “ring” is actually an imaginary U-shaped zone that follows the edge(边缘)of the Pacific Ocean, where many of the world’s earthquakes occur.

“The earthquake in Kumamoto seems to have been caused by the collision(碰撞)between the Philippines Sea Plate(板块)and the Eurasia Plate,” said Paul Caruso, a geophysicist of the USGS. While Japan is no stranger to earthquakes, the 7.0-magnitude earthquake is one of the largest ever recorded in this part of southern Japan, Caruso told Live Science. “The second largest was probably on March 20, 1939 --- there was a magnitude of 6.7 in this area,” he said.

“Not all earthquakes cause tsunamis,” Caruso said. In general, there are three key elements that can produce a dangerous earthquake-tsunami combination, he added. First, the earthquake must be at least 7.0-magnitude. Second, the quake’s epicenter(震中)has to be under the ocean, Caruso said. And finally, the earthquake hasn’t to be too deep.

“We have quakes around Fiji all the time, but those are sometimes 640 kilometers underground, so they aren’t going to cause a tsunami,” he said. The one in Kumamoto was about 10 km underground but the epicenter was on land, Caruso said.

“There are lots of large aftershocks,” Caruso told Live Science. “And of course, after a large earthquake, buildings are often weakened as a result. Additional damage can be expected. ” People living in the area should expect more shaking in the coming days, according to Caruso. “We can say for certain that there are going to be more aftershocks in this area,” he said. “Exactly when and how big they’re going to be is difficult to say, though. No one can predict that.”

1.The earthquake happened on April 15th in Kumamoto ________.

A. was the largest one that ever happened there

B. caused the movement of the Philippines Sea Plate and the Eurasia Plate

C. was the first one that reached the magnitude of 7.0 in Japan

D. brought great destruction to the northeastern part of Japan

2.What does the underlined word “elements” in Para 4 mean?

A. Conclusions.　　 B. Influences.

C. Ingredients.　　 D. Intentions.

3.Which inference about the Kumamoto earthquake is the most probably correct?

A. It didn’t cause too much destruction to the buildings.

B. The epicenter was too deep to cause tsunami.

C. The aftershocks were well-controlled.

D. It didn’t bring about any powerful tsunamis.

4.Which of the following might be the title of the passage?

A. Why Are Earthquakes in Japan So Destructive?

B. Why Do So many Earthquakes Attack Japan?

C. Why Do Earthquakes Cause Tsunamis in Japan?

D. Why Do So Many Earthquakes Happen?

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Surely many questions will ____ about Haiti’s future after the big earthquake, which has been the strongest in Haiti in the past 200 years.

A．rise              B．arise             C．raise             D．announce

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The massive magnitude（震级） 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and moved other parts of South America as far apart as the Falkland Islands and Fortaleza, Brazil.

These measurements, produced from data gathered by researchers from four universities and several agencies, paint a much clearer picture of the power behind this earthquake, believed to be the fifth-most-powerful since instruments have been available to measure earthquake.

Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina moved about 1 inch to the west. And Chile's capital, Santiago, moved about 11 inches to the west-southwest. The cities of Valparaiso and Mendoza, Argentina, northeast of Concepcion, also moved.

The quake's epicenter (震中) was in a region of South America that's part of the so-called “ring of fire,” an area of major seismic（地震的） stresses which encircles（环绕，包围） the Pacific Ocean. All along this line, the plates on which the continents move press against each other.

Mike Bevis, professor of earth sciences at Ohio State, has led a project since 1993 that has been measuring crustal（地壳的）movement in the Central and Southern Andes. The effort is called the Central and Southern Andes GPS Project, or CAP.

Ben Brooks, an associate researcher with the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaii, said that the event, offers a unique opportunity to better understand the seismic processes that control earthquakes.

“We now have modern, precise instruments to evaluate this event, and because the site borders a continent, we will be able to get evidences of the changes it caused.” said Brooks.

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The earthquake in Chile was dangerous.

B．Earthquake often happen in Chile

C．The earthquake in Chile moved cities.

D．The earthquake in Chile had been predicted.

2.Which of the following cities moved to the west most?

A．Concepcion        B．Buenos Aires       C．Santiago          D．Valparaiso

3. The underlined words “ring of fire” in Paragraph 4 refer to __________.

A．the fire and the earthquake

B．the beautiful places around the ocean

C．the plate on which South America lies

D．the area around the Pacific Ocean

4. What do we know about CAP?

A．It is under the leadership of Mike Bevis.

B．It observes earthquakes worldwide.

C．It is designed to watch climate changes.

D．It mainly studies the Pacific Ocean.

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Hearing that a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Yushu county, Qinghai province on April 15,the students’ union________us to donate money for the quake-hit area.

A. called up     B. called for      C. called in     D. called on

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.Hearing that a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Yushu county, Qinghai province on April 15,the students’ union______us to donate money for the quake-hit area.

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The City of Christchurch, New Zealand was struck by a 7.1­magnitude earthquake on the early morning of Saturday, September 4,2010.

No tsunami alert was reported. The country's army troops were on standby to assist victims and disaster recovery operation. New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, flew to the affected area to inspect and assess the situation of the damaged city. The Prime Minister said that the full assessment of the damages would possibly take months to know the severity of damages. Based from his assessment on what he saw in the area, it could cost at least 2 billion New Zealand dollars or US$1.4 billion for reconstruction.

“An absolute miracle that no one died，” Prime Minister John Key said. Two were seriously injured from this quake and thousands of local residents were awakened after being shaken at 4:35 a.m. of that Saturday.

There were people trapped inside the damaged buildings but fortunately none were reported dead from the rubble of the damaged buildings.

“We're all feeling scared—we've just had some significant aftershocks，” a survivor told TV One News. “Tonight we're just people in the face of a massive natural disaster, trying to help each other and we're grateful we haven't lost a life.”

GNS Science reported 29 aftershocks within the 14 hours after the quake, with strength from magnitude 3.7 to 5.4.

New_Zealand_is_no_stranger_to_earthquakes. The country experiences more than 14,000 earthquakes a year—but only about 150 are felt by people.

“Many buildings here were built with earthquake protection measures. However, in most cities in developing countries, people build how they want to and there're no building controls to force them to build to a higher standard that's safe，” Andrew Charleson, an architecture professor at Victoria University of Wellington told CNN.

1.How many people were killed in the New Zealand earthquake on September 4, 2010?

A. 250,000. B. 29. C. 2. D. 0.

2.After the earthquake, all of the following occurred EXCEPT that ________.

A. a number of aftershocks broke out

B. army troops were there to help

C. no people were injured or killed

D. the full assessment of the damages can't take in a short time

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. Earthquakes break out frequently in New Zealand.

B. The earthquakes breaking out in New Zealand are very strange.

C. The earthquakes breaking out in New Zealand are unusual.

D. Earthquakes rarely hit New Zealand.

4.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. No one was ever killed in earthquakes in New Zealand.

B. A massive earthquake struck the city of Christchurch of New Zealand.

C. New Zealand has strict laws to guarantee the buildings' safety.

D. A miracle happened in the terrible earthquake.

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A 8.2-magnitude（震级）earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile late on Tuesday, cutting power and leading to small landslides and a tsunami (海啸). Four men and one woman died —two who suffered heart attacks and three who were crushed（压死). 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（估计）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..

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.The 7.1-magnitude quake which struck Yushu on April 14th has left at least 2,039 dead,

195 _____ and 12,135 _____

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Earthquake in Central China Kills 14

BEIJING﹣A magnitude （级别） 5.7 earthquake shook part of central China on Saturday，killed at least 14people and injured nearly 400，the official said．

The official Xinhua News Agency said the quake happened around 6：00a．m．local time，with the epicentre（震中） in Ruichang，a city of 420，000 in Jiangxi province．

Hundreds of homes collapsed（倒塌） and thousands were damaged，Xinhua said．"The earthquake this morning was quite scary，"said a shopkeeper in Ruichang reached by telephone who would only give her surname﹣Zhou．

Many people in Ruichang were staying outside for fear of aftershocks （余震）．She said she felt a milder trembling of the earth around 9：00p．m．

Tents were set up outside a hospital treating some of the 377 injured．

The United States National Earthquake Information Centre reported the quake was magnitude 5.5．

1.Why did the people still stay outside after the earthquake？

A.They were afraid to be buried in the buildings．

B.They wanted to stay with their friends outside．

C.They were waiting for help．

D.They were afraid of another quake．

2.About how many people were killed and injured in the earthquake？

A.414 B.400

C.14 D.377

3.When did the earthquake happen？

A.9：00a．m．on Sunday．

B.6：00p．m．on Sunday．

C.9：00a．m．on Saturday．

D.6：00a．m．on Saturday．

4.Where can we most probably find such a passage？

A.In a science book．

B.In a newspaper．

C.In a magazine．

D.In an advertisement．

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