2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：天灾

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1、2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：天灾　　Thousandsofpeoplehavebeenkilledinamassive(大规模的)earthquakeinJapan.Thequake--themostpowerfultohitJapaninmorethan100years--causedmassivedamageandmanypeoplearemissingandfeareddead.　　ThemagnitudequakestruckFriday(March11)offJapan’seasterncoast,andprompted(引发)tsunamiwarnings(海啸警报)acros

2、sthePacificasfarawayasSouthAmericaandtheWestCoast.Severaldaysafteraearthquakeandresulting10-meter-hightsunamidevastatedthecoastline.TheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurveysaysitwasthefifthlargestearthquakesince1900.Thelargest,withamagnitude,shookChile(智利)in1960.　　InJapan,thetsunamisweptawayboats,carsandhund

3、redsofhousesincoastalareasnorthofTokyo.ThequakeshookbuildingsintheJapanesecapitalandcausedseveralfires.AlltrainandsubwaytrafficinTokyohasbeenstopped,andthousandsofpeopletherewereunabletogetbackhome.Peoplearejusttryingtofindcleanwater.Foodsuppliesarerunningout.Intheconveniencestores,therearenoricebal

4、lsleft.Thereisnobottledwaterleft.Peoplearefacingareallyserioussituationinthedaysaheadforthesepeoplethatarelivinginareasthatwereonlymoderately(普通的)damaged.Thefinaldeathtollcouldrangefromthethousandstotensofthousands,dependingonhowmanyofthesecommunitiesaregone.　　JapanesePrimeMinisterNaotoKansaidthegov

5、ernmentwoulddoeverythingitcantominimize(使降到最低)theeffectsofthedisaster.AndinWashington,PresidentObamasaidtheUnitedStatesisreadytohelpthepeopleofJapan.　　1.Theunderlineworddamagemeans_____________inthearticle.　　A.illnessB.disasterC.terrorD.danger　　2.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?　　A.Thousandsofpeopl

6、ehavebeenkilledinamassiveearthquakeinJapan.　　B.Onlypeopleinareasthatwereonlymoderatelydamagedarefacingareallyserioussituationinthedays.　　C.ThetsunamidevastatednotonlythecoastlineinJapan,butalsotheerasacrossthePacific.asfarawayasSouthAmericaandtheWestCoast.　　D.Themassiveearthquakecausedthetsunami.　　3

7、.Accordingtothepassage,whichearthquakeisthelargestonesince1990?　　A.theonehappenedinJapanonMarch11,2011　　B.theoneinChilein1960　　C.thefifthlargestearthquakesince1900　　D.Wedon’tknow.　　4.Ifyou’reinTokyoth