高二下学期英语期末阅读理解试题及答案.docVIP

期末阅读理解参考题

A1

EarthquakesaremeasuredonascaledesignedbyU.S.scientistcalledCharlesRichter.Eachincreaseofonewholeunitmeansatenfoldincreaseinintensity.Thatistosay,themagnitude(震级)ofanearthquakeof7.0istentimesmorepowerfulthanoneof6.0;and8.0earthquakeis100timesstrongerthana6.0one.

MorethanamillionpeoplediedwhenanearthquakedestroyedtheeasternMediterraneaninJuly,1201.Thebiggestkillerinmoderntimeswas7.8earthquakethatdestroyedTangshaninChina’snortheastin1976,killingabout200,000people.Thefollowingaretheothermajorearthquakesover8.0inAsiainthe20thCentury.

MajorEarthquakesinthe20thCentury

Date

Place

Magnitude

DeathToll

Dec.16,1920

Gansu

180,000

Sep.1,1923

Tokyo

140,000

May22,1927

Nanshan

40,000

March2,1933

Japan

2,900

Jan.15,1934

Indian-Nepal

10,700

Dec.21,1946

Honshu

2,000

Aug.15,1950

Assam,India

1,530

Sept.12,1977

IrianJava

100

1.TheearthquakewhichhappenedinJapanonMarch2,1933causedthedeathof_____.

A.40,000 B.140,000

B.2,000 D.2,900

2.Theunderlinedword“killer”intheParagraph2refersto_______.

A.earthquake B.Charles C.deadpeople D.Mediterranean

3.Assam8.7earthquakeinIndiahappenedin______.

A.1927 B.1934 C.1950 D.1977

4.A9.0earthquakeis1000timesasstrongasoneof_______.

A.8.0 B.7.0 C.6.0

A2

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