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1、课时跟踪练(一)WarmingUp&Reading—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解AIfthecrust(外壳)oftheearthwerenotprettysolid(坚固的),itwouldbeshakingaboutandmovingupanddownfrequently(频繁地).However,thereareplacesintherocksoftheearth'scrustwhereitisn'tstronglyheldtogether—wherefaultsexist.Alongthefaults,onerockmigh
2、tpushagainstanotherwithgreatforce.Theenergyischangedtovibrationintherocks,sotheybegintoshakeandwehaveanearthquake!ThemostfamousoneinNorthAmericawastheSanFranciscoearthquakeof1906.Sevenhundredpeoplediedandproperty(财产)damageamountedtoabout$425,000,000.Thegreatestdestruction
3、camefromthefiresthatfollowedthequake.OneofthemostfamousearthquakesinEuropetookplaceinLisbon,Portugal,in1755.Thecitywasdestroyedandatleastthirtythousandpeoplewerekilled.In1908,inCalabriaandSicily,aquakekilledaboutseventyfivethousandpeople.In1915，incentralItaly,hundredsofto
4、wnsandvillagesweredamagedandthirtythousandpeoplewerekilled.TwogreatearthquakesthatcausedgreatdamageinAsiatookplaceinTokyo,Japan,andinGansuProvinceinChina.TheTokyoquakeof1923killedmorethanonehundredthousandpeopleanddestroyedthecityandthecityofYokohama,too.TheChinesequakein
5、1920coveredmorethanthreehundredsquaremilesandkilledabouttwohundredthousandpeople.语篇解读：本文介绍了地震起因及历史上几次大地震。1．Theunderlinedword“vibration”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A．shaking B．forceC．energyD．losing解析：选A 词义猜测题。一块岩石有可能用力挤压另一块岩石，地壳的能量发生了改变导致岩石晃动，于是地震发生了。v
6、ibration意为“晃动”，故A项正确。2．Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheyearswhentheearthquakeshappened?①theSanFranciscoearthquake②theearthquakeinLisbon,Portugal③theearthquakeinCalabriaandSicily④theearthquakeincentralItaly⑤theearthquakeinGansuProvince⑥theTokyoquakeA．③④⑤⑥②①B．⑤⑥②①③
7、④C．②①③④⑤⑥D．①③④②⑤⑥解析：选C 细节排序题。由文章地震发生的时间顺序可知C项正确。3．Accordingtothepassage,theearthquakethatkilledthemostpeoplehappenedin________.A．PortugalB．ItalyC．JapanD．China解析：选D 细节理解题。由地震伤亡数字可知，1920年在中国发生的地震伤亡人数最多。4．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．theearth'scrustinEuropeisweaker
8、thanthatinotherplacesB．thefiresfollowingtheSanFranciscoearthquakecausedmoredamagethantheearthqua
