课堂新坐标2016_2017学年高中英语unit4earthquakes单元综合测评新人教版

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1、单元综合测评(四)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AEveryyeartherearehundredsofearthquakesindifferentpartsoftheworld.InSeptember,1923，TokyoandYokohamawerebothdestroyedbyanearthquakeandthefiresthatfollowedit.Theyhadtobecompletelyrebuilt.Oneofthemostseriousearthquakeswas

2、inChina'sShaanxiProvincein1556.Itkilledalmostonemillionpeople.Wemeasureanearthquake'sstrengthontheRichterScale.TheRichterScalewasintroducedin1935inSouthernCaliforniaintheUSA.Itmeasuresearthquakesonascaleofonetoten.Anyearthquakemeasuringfiveormoreisusua

3、llyserious.TheEarth'scrust(地壳)ismadeupofrockcalledplates.Astheseplatesmove,theysometimescrashagainsteachother,causingthecrusttoquake.IncitiessuchasTokyo，wheresmallquakeshappenquiteoften,manymodernbuildingsaredesignedtobeflexiblesowhentheplatemoves,they

4、movewithit.Earthquakescanalsobreakupgasandoilpipes.Thiscancausefirestobreakout,whichcandoasmuchdamageastheearthquakeitself.Anothereffectofearthquakesistsunamis.Thesearehugewavescreatedbyearthquakesbeneaththesea.Theycanbemanymetershighandcausegreatdamag

5、etocoastaltownsandcities.China,Japan,RussiaandtheUSAhavethehighestoccurrence(发生)ofearthquakesintheworld.【语篇解读】　本文主要讲述的是关于大自然中的一种常见的灾难——地震的具体信息等。1．Thepassageismainlyabout．A．scientistswhostudyearthquakesB．thewayofmeasuringearthquakesC．ausualnaturaldisast

6、er—earthquakesD．whatpeopleshoulddointheearthquake【解析】　主旨大意题。根据文章第一段内容可知本文主要讲述了大自然中的一种很常见的灾难——地震的具体信息。故C项正确。【答案】　C2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincehappenedin1556.B．TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincekilledalmostonemill

7、ionpeople.C．TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincecausedalotofdamage.D．TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincewastheonlyearthquakeinChina.【解析】　细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句OneofthemostseriousearthquakeswasinChina'sShaanxiProvincein1556.Itkilledalmostonemillionpeople.”可知A、B、C三项都是正确的，

8、只有D项描述错误。故选D项。【答案】　D3．Accordingtothepassageweknowthattsunamis．A．cancauseearthquakesB．arecausedbyearthquakesC．onlyhappenonlandD．areawayofmeasuringearthquakes【解析】　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段倒数第三句“Thesearehugewavescreatedbyearthquakesbeneaththesea.”说明海