【英语】辽宁省大连市第三中学2013-2014学年高一下学期期中考试

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1、辽宁省大连市第三中学2013-2014学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题AEveryyeartherearehundredsofearthquakesindifferentpartsoftheworld.InSeptember,1923,TokyoandYokohamawerebothdestroyedbyanearthquakeandthefiresthatfollowedit.Theyhadtobecompletelyrebuilt.OneofthemostseriousearthquakeswasinChina’sShanxiprovin

2、cein1556.Itkilledalmostonemillionpeople.Wemeasureanearthquake’sstrengthontheRichterScale.TheRichterScalewasintroducedin1935inSouthernCaliforniaintheUSA.Itmeasuresearthquakesonascaleofonetoten.Anyearthquakemeasuringfiveormoreisusuallyserious.TheEarth’scrust(地壳)ismadeupofroc

3、kcalledplates.Astheseplatesmove,theysometimescrashagainsteachother,causingthecrusttoquake.IncitiessuchasTokyo,wheresmallquakeshappenquiteoften,manymodernbuildingsaredesignedtobeflexiblesowhentheEarthmoves,theymovewithit.Earthquakescanalsobreakupgasandoilpipes.Thiscancausef

4、irestobreakout,whichcandoasmuchdamageastheearthquakeitself.Anothereffectofearthquakesistsunamis.Thesearehugewavescreatedbyearthquakesbeneaththesea.Theycanbemanymetershighandcausegreatdamagetocoastaltownsandcities,China,Japan,RussiaandtheUSAhavethehighestoccurrence(发生)ofear

5、thquakesintheworld.21.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.scientistswhostudytheearthquakesB.ausualnaturaldisasterCthewayofmeasuringearthquakesD.whatpeopleshoulddointheearthquake22.TheearthquakeinShanxiProvince______,whichisNOTtrue?A.happenedin1556B.killedonemillionpeopleC.wasth

6、eonlyearthquakeinChinaD.causedalotofdamage23.Earthquakes_________.A.happenallovertheworldB.arenotseriousC.mostpossiblyhappeninJapanD.don’tcausemuchdamage24.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthattsunamis______.A.cancauseearthquakesB.arecausedbyearthquakesC.onlyhappenonlandD.areaw

7、ayofmeasuringearthquakes8BAn80-year-oldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhis45-year-oldson.Suddenlyacrow(乌鸦)landedontheirwindow.Thefatheraskedhisson,“Whatisthat?”Thesonreplied,“Thatisacrow.”Afterafewminutes,thefatheraskedhissonforthesecondtime,“Whatisthis?”Thesonsai

8、d,“Father,Itoldyoujustnow.It’sacrow.”Afteralittlewhile,thefatheraskedhissonthesamequestio