中考英语专项突破：阅读理解精练(2)

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1、中考英语专项突破：阅读理解精练(2)　　ThousandsofpeoplehavebeenkilledinamassiveearthquakeinJapan.Thequake——themostpowerfultohitJapaninmorethan100years——causedmassivedamageandmanypeoplearemissingandfeareddead.　　ThemagnitudequakestruckFridayoffJapan’seasterncoast,andpromptedtsunamiwarnin

2、gsacrossthePacificasfarawayasSouthAmericaandtheWestCoast.Severaldaysafteraearthquakeandresulting10-meter-hightsunamidevastatedthecoastline.TheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurveysaysitwasthefifthlargestearthquakesince1900.Thelargest,withamagnitude,shookChilein1960.　　InJapan,t

3、hetsunamisweptawayboats,carsandhundredsofhousesincoastalareasnorthofTokyo.ThequakeshookbuildingsintheJapanesecapitalandcausedseveralfires.AlltrainandsubwaytrafficinTokyohasbeenstopped,andthousandsofpeopletherewereunabletogetbackhome.Peoplearejusttryingtofindcleanwater

4、.Foodsuppliesarerunningout.Intheconveniencestores,therearenoriceballsleft.Thereisnobottledwaterleft.Peoplearefacingareallyserioussituationinthedaysaheadforthesepeoplethatarelivinginareasthatwereonlymoderatelydamaged.Thefinaldeathtollcouldrangefromthethousandstotensoft

5、housands,dependingonhowmanyofthesecommunitiesaregone.　　JapanesePrimeMinisterNaotoKansaidthegovernmentwoulddoeverythingitcantominimizetheeffectsofthedisaster.AndinWashington,PresidentObamasaidtheUnitedStatesisreadytohelpthepeopleofJapan.　　51.Theunderlineworddamagemeans

6、_____________inthearticle.　　A.illness　　B.disaster　　C.terror　　D.danger　　52.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage？　　A.ThousandsofpeoplehavebeenkilledinamassiveearthquakeinJapan.　　B.Onlypeopleinareasthatwereonlymoderatelydamagedarefacingareallyserioussituationinthedays.　　C.Th

7、etsunamidevastatednotonlythecoastlineinJapan，butalsotheerasacrossthePacific.asfarawayasSouthAmericaandtheWestCoast.　　D.Themassiveearthquakecausedthetsunami.　　53.Accordingtothepassage，whichearthquakeisthelargestonesince1990？　　A.theonehappenedinJapanonMarch11，2011　　B.th

8、eoneinChilein1960　　C.thefifthlargestearthquakesince1900　　D.Wedon’tknow.　　54.Ifyou’reinTokyothesedays，whatyoucan’tgetfromthec