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1、ThestoryofaneyewitnessByJackLondonJackLondon(1876-1916)themostsuccessfulwriterinAmericaintheearly20thCenturywhosevigorousstoriesofmenandanimalsagainsttheenvironment,andsurvivalagainsthardshipsweredrawnmainlyfromhisownexperience.The1906EarthquakeOnApril18,1906,oneofthestrongestearthqu
2、akeseverrecordedinNorthAmericastruckSanFrancisco,California.TheshakingoftheearthwasfeltallthewayfromsouthernOregontoLosAngelesandasfareastascentralNevada.Thequakeformedacrackintheearth'ssurfacearound290mileslong.TheearthquakeandthegreatfirethatfolloweddestroyedmuchofthecityofSanFranc
3、isco.Anestimated28,000buildingswerelost,abouthalfthecity'spopulationwaslefthomeless,andmorethan3,000peopleperished.GroundfissureCityhalldestroyedCityonfireTentcityafterearthquakeQuestion:Howtodowhenearthquakehappens?1.Ifyouareindoors,duckordropdowntothefloor.Takecoverunderasturdydesk
4、,tableorotherfurniture.Holdontoitandbepreparedtomovewithit.Holdthepositionuntilthegroundstopsshakinganditissafetomove.Stayclearofwindows,fireplaces,woodstoves,andheavyfurnitureorappliancesthatmayfallover.Stayinsidetoavoidbeinginjuredbyfallingglassorbuildingparts.Ifyouareinacrowdedare
5、a,takecoverwhereyouare.Staycalmandencourageotherstodolikewise.2.Ifyouareoutside,getintotheopen,awayfrombuildingsandpowerlines.3.Ifyouaredriving,stopifitissafe,butstayinsideyourcar.Stayawayfrombridges,overpassesandtunnels.Moveyourcarasfaroutofthenormaltrafficpatternaspossible.Ifpossib
6、le,avoidstoppingundertrees,lightposts,powerlines,orsigns.4.Ifyouareinamountainousarea,ornearunstableslopesorcliffs,bealertforfallingrockandotherdebristhatcouldbeloosenedbytheearthquake.5.Ifyouareatthebeach,movequicklytohighergroundorseveralhundredyardsinland.ThesorrowsofYoungWertherJ
7、ohannWolfgangvonGoetheAuthor:JohannWolfgangvonGoethewasaGermanwriter,pictorialartist,biologist,theoreticalphysicist,andpolymath. HeisconsideredthesupremegeniusofmodernGermanliterature. Hisworksspanthefieldsofpoetry,drama,prose,philosophy,andscience.HisFausthasbeencalledoneofthegreate
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