A 7.0 magnitude Earthquake hit Lushan County ...

A 7.0 magnitude Earthquake hit Lushan County of Sichuan Province on April 20 _____ more than 200 people.

A. to kill　　 B. killing　　 C. killed　　 D. having killed

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It’s been seven days since a 7. 0-magnitude strong earthquake hit Ya’an, in Sichuan Province. How the earthquake has affected one of Sichuan Province’s special residents—pandas. How are the animals coping? And do they have enough food to eat?

There are more than 80 pandas living here at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Base. 7 baby pandas have just left their mothers and have begun to learn how to fend for themselves.

The quake was felt strongly in Chengdu. Fortunately, all of the pandas here were out on the grounds when the earthquake hit, so they were very safe. Although no deaths or injuries have been reported among the Baoxing panda population so far, they’ve been badly frightened by the earthquake. Several days has passed and the earthquake seems to have made no discernible(可辨别的)negative impact on the pandas. These two baby pandas Chengshuang and Chengdui are play fighting with each other and climbing trees. When they climbed too high, the breeders have to rescue them from the trees.

The visitors are amused by the scenes and think it’s like a fantastic acrobatics show.

The quake zone is not only the home of these pandas, it’s also the source of their food. Fortunately, enough bamboo has been stored away in five bamboo storehouses for the pandas, so there are no worries with regard to food supplies.

Wu Kongju, Breeder, Chengdu Panda Breeding Base, said, “When the Wenchuan earthquake happened in 2008, we were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo. But we’ve been able to handle this earthquake event more smoothly. There are no problems with the food supply. ”Apart from the pandas’ favorite Baijia Bamboo, breeders also give them bamboo shoots, which are very rich in nutrients.

Wu Kongju said, “Bamboo shoots contain more protein than ordinary bamboo, and they’re also very succulent because they contain more water. ”

1. The passage mainly tells us that　　　 .

A. a 7. 0-magnitude strong earthquake hit Ya’an

B. food supply to pandas is enough

C. impact of Ya’an earthquake on China’s pandas

D. two baby pandas Chengshuang and Chengdui are in good condition

2. When the earthquake hit Ya’an, which of the following statements about the pandas is WRONG?

A. All of the pandas here were out on the grounds.

B. Some pandas are injured but no deaths are made.

C. They’ve been badly frightened by the earthquake.

D. The earthquake seems to have made no discernible negative impact on the pandas.

3.During Ya’an earthquake, there is no need to worry about pandas’ food because　　　 .

A. the pandas eat less food because of frightening

B. the Panda Breeding Base was slightly hit by this earthquake

C. the Panda Breeding Base received the food supply from foreign countries

D. the Panda Breeding Base has stored away enough bamboo in advance

4.The underlined word“succulent”in the last paragraph means　　 .

A. 多汁的　　　 B. 高蛋白的　　　　 C. 多糖的　　 D. 有营养的

5.What’s the author’s attitude towards the reaction of Chengdu Panda Breeding Base?

A. Supportive. B. Disappointed.　 C. Indifferent. D. Objective.

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A strong earthquake struck Lushan county, a district of Yaan, ______ more than 100 people and ______ hundreds of others, local authorities said.

A．killing; injured                          B．killed; injuring

C．killing; injuring                          D．kill; injure

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56. A major earthquake _____8.0 on the Richter scale strongly _____ Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province at 2;28 p.m. on May 12, 2008.

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______ Chinese international medical relief team was sent to the 7.0-magnitude quake-hit areas in ______Southwest China's Sichuan province the moment it happened.

A．A; the            B．The; the           C．A; /              D．The; /

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---- When did the couple die?

---- It was on May 12 _______ the earthquake hit Wenchuan County.

A. that          B. which          C. when         D. what

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An earthquake of 9 magnitude struck off the coast of Japan on Friday,______ thousands of people dead and more missing．

A．caused           B．causing           C．having caused      D．to cause

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On the morning of July 4, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Southern California, destroying roads and sending people fleeing to safety. But that wasn't all the Earth had in store: Less than a day and a half later, a powerful magnitude7. I earthquake shook again. While earthquakes are not unexpected, the two most recent earthquakes are the largest that have struck this area in at least two decades. And a series of large and small aftershocks are expected on the way.

The two earthquakes struck in what's known as the Eastern California shear zone, where the Pacific Plate crushed against the North American Plate. The recent events occurred when two blocks of Earth moved side by side.

They seemed to have occurred along the same set of faults (断层)lying in an area known as the Little Lake fault zone-in most circumstances, earthquakes hit in a familiar order: There's a large earthquake followed by a series of smaller events. That's because the movement that occurs during a large earthquake causes increased force in the surrounding area.

But things are quite different in some circumstances, such as the recent pair of earthquakes in California, a relatively large earthquake just being the forerunner for an even bigger event. While the difference between 7.1 and 6.4 may seem minor，magnitude is a logarithmic (对数的) scale. An increase of a unit of magnitude is about 32 times more energy, which means that the energy the second earthquake released is roughly 11 times that of the first one.

''Fortunately, no deaths or major injuries were reported, '' says Bohon, an earthquake geologist. ''It was in a fairly unpopulated area, although a lot of people felt it'' She suggests people who live in earthquake-prone (地震频发的)areas check how prepared they are for the next event. And she also hopes that the earthquake early warning system can play a good role in saving tens of thousands of lives and schools will popularize the knowledge of geological (地质的) disasters among students.

1.What can be learned from the first two paragraphs?

A.The first earthquake was predicted before its occurrence.

B.The two big earthquakes hit the same area within one day.

C.The aftershocks are even more dangerous than the first two earthquakes.

D.The second earthquake is the largest one in Southern California since 2000.

2.What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

A.The introduction of Eastern California shear zone.

B.The forming process of the Little Lake fault zone.

C.The geological facts about the two big earthquakes.

D.The potential disasters caused by plate movement.

3.The recent two earthquakes represent an unusual circumstance in the way that.

A.a major earthquake is followed by a larger one

B.there is a minor difference in their magnitude

C.the two earthquakes release a similar amount of energy

D.a series of smaller earthquakes occur in the surrounding areas

4.What contributes to the good point of the two Southern California earthquakes?

A.The popularization of earthquake knowledge in schools.

B.Peopled good preparation made in advance.

C.Small populations in the earthquake-hit area.

D.The earthquake early warning system.

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_ massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck ___ Pacific coastal areas of northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.

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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(海啸). Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concep-cion to the south end of Isla 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 Concep-cion, 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(估计) 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 4,900 to 57,002 with no distinction(差别) 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.

1.Where did the largest tsunami damage occurred? 

A. Concep--cion.    B. Isla Chiloe.     C. Valdivia     D. Valparaiso.

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 the boats. 

C. The tsunami waves were very destructive. 

D. The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland.

3.What is the total number of deaths in the earthquake? 

A. About 2,000,000.             B. Between 4,900 to 57,002.

C. About 200,000.               D. It was hard to know.

4.What does the underlined word "collapsed" in the third paragragh probably mean ?

A. was destroyed      B. caught fire      C. was flooded     D. sank

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