Earthquakes are common, and thousands of them happen each day.  But most are too weak to feel. During a   earthquake, there is often a great noise first.  Then the earth   terribly and many houses    down.  Railway tracks break and trains go off lines. A great many factories are destroyed. Thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes.  Besides the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake   ,other accidents such as fires often     . More buildings are destroyed and more deaths caused. It is well-known of the   of an earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago,  ,a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could     from which direction the seismic waves(地動波)had come, and this machine is still    by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and   they happen, but we still can't tell exactly when and where earthquake will happen,  and cannot stop it from happening.

1.A. real            B. weak              C. big               D. small

2.A. moves              B. shakes        C. jumps         D. breaks

3.A. get                    B. put              C. set    D. fall

4.A. lonely    B. later           C. themselves   D. itself

5.A. follow    B. copy           C. come          D. enter

6.A. information       B. questions     C. dangers       D. troubles

7.A. as a result         B. in fact         C. for example  D. as well

8.A. find out           B. think up        C. point at        D. look for

9.A. improved B. repaired      C. protected     D. used

10.A. where           B. why              C. what           D. when

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

試題分析:短文大意:地震是常見的,會給人們帶來很大的災(zāi)難。幾個世紀以來人類一直在對地震進行研究。例如2000多年前,,一個中國的名為張衡的科學(xué)家發(fā)明了地震儀,今天的科學(xué)家仍然用該機器。現(xiàn)在我們已經(jīng)了解許多關(guān)于地震發(fā)生的原因,但我們?nèi)匀徊恢谰烤乖诤螘r何地會發(fā)生地震,并不能阻止這一切的發(fā)生。

1.考查形容詞及語境理解。Real真的; weak弱的;big大的;small小的。句意:大地震時,往往有一個很大的噪聲。故選C。

2.考查動詞及語境理解。Moves移動;shakes搖動;jumps 跳; breaks打破,損壞。句意:然后,大地震動,許多房屋倒下。故選B。

3.考查動詞及語境理解。get 得到,到達; put 放; set 放置,安置; fall跌倒, 倒塌。句意:大地震動,許多房屋倒塌。故選D。

4.考查副詞、反身代詞及語境理解。lonely孤獨的;later較晚地; 以后,過后; 后來; 隨后;;themselves他們自己;itself它自己,它本身。句意:除了地震本身造成了很大的破壞和死亡外。故選D。

5.考查動詞及語境理解。follow跟隨,接著;copy 復(fù)制,模仿;  come 來, enter進入。句意:如火災(zāi)等事故往往跟著發(fā)生。故選A。

6.考查名詞及語境理解。Information信息;questions問題; dangers 危險;troubles麻煩。

句意:地震的危險很大,幾個世紀以來人類一直在對地震進行研究。故選C。

7.考查介詞短語及語境理解。as a result 結(jié)果; in fact事實上; for example 例如;as well也。句意:2000多年前,例如,一個中國的名為張衡的科學(xué)家…故選C。

8.考查動詞短語及語境理解。find out找出,查明;think up 想出; point at指著;look for尋找。句意:一個中國的名為張恒的科學(xué)家發(fā)明了一種機器能從中找出地震波方向。故選A。

9.考查動詞及語境理解。improved 提高,改善;repaired修理; protected 保護;used使用。句意:今天的科學(xué)家仍然使用該機器,故選D。

10.考查疑問詞及語境理解。where 哪里 ; why. 為什么;what 什么;when何時。句意:現(xiàn)在我們了解了更多關(guān)于地震發(fā)生的原因。故選B。

考點:科普環(huán)保類短文。

 

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