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　　Some countries have a large number of earthquake(地震). Other do not have many. For example, there are few earthquakes in Britain, There is often a great sound during an earthquake, The ground moves and the houses fall down. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. Earthquakes usually happen under the sea, or near volcanoes(火山), but this is not always ture. The powerful forces inside the earth destroy rocks and great waves appear. They travel a long way and are strong enough to break down houses and other buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself.

　　A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India in 1986. The land near Shillong moved 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute. Few buildings could stay up and great stones flew four feet up into the air.

1．Usually an earthquake happens ________.

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A．without any noise

B．with sweet sounds

C．with a big noise

D．without killing people

2．The writer wrote the passage to ________.

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A．tell people about the use of the earthquake

B．tell people not to know about the earthquake

C．tell people about the earthquake

D．show his knowledge(知识)of the earthquake

3．The earthquake in Assam in 1986 ________.

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A．was a small earthquake

B．probably killed no people

C．was the greatest earthquake in the world

D．probably killed a large number of people

4．The best title for this passage is”________”.

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A．The Earthquake in Britain

B．The Earthquake

C．Earthquakes under the Sea

D．Earthquakes with Danger

一、Write the key words or phrases from memory(默写重点单词与词组)10分

1.风景,山水画_________　                              2.包围,围绕_________

3.海湾_________                                                    4.海港_________

5.火山_________                                                   6.泉水_________

7.表面,外表_________                                     8.安家,定居_________

9.占有,财产_________                                     10.同意,一致_________

11.婚宴_________                                           12.埋葬_________

13.会议 _________                                                14.关系,联系_________

15.农业的_________                                              16.牲畜_________

17.海边别墅_________                                    18.航行_________

19.输出,出口 _________                                        20.区域_________

Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at 7.30 a.m. on 14th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captain's（船长）feet. He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano（火山）was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom（底部）of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November.

Scientists flew there to watch. It was exciting. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea. The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June 1967.It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long. And life was already coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world.

1.Surtsey is ______.

A. an island not far from Iceland    B. a new volcano

C. a fishing boat                                D. a place in Iceland

2.When did scientist fly there to watch?

A. Before the volcano broke out.       B. As soon as the volcano broke out.

C. About four days after the volcano broke out.   

D. After the volcano stopped rushing up.

3.Put the following sentences in correct order.

a. The captain found the boat was moving.      b. A new island appeared in the sea.

c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up.  d. A fishing boat was near Iceland.

e. The island grew quickly.

A. d-a-c-b-e 　　   B. a-b-c-d-e　　  C .a-b-e-c-d　 　  D. b-e-d-a-c

4.When was Surtsey born?

A. 1964           B. 1963          C. 1962           D. 1965

Mr. Samson was a newspaper editor in Boston, America. On the night of August 28, 1988, when he was on night duty, he dreamed that a volcano(火山)near the Island of Java(爪哇岛) erupted(爆发) , and that the local people were buried under lava(熔岩).

When he woke up from the bad dream with a start, he thought it was very interesting material, so he wrote it down on a piece paper, left it on the desk and went home. Early in the morning, the editor-in-chief came to work and saw the paper. He took it for the latest news that something important had happened last night and published it immediately . Only after did he find it was merely about what Mr. Samson had seen in his dream. But it was too late because the newspaper had already been delivered.

In no time the editors met to discuss the serious problem. They finally decided to make an apology in the newspaper. Just at that time word came that a volcano on a small between Java and Sumatra (苏门答腊岛)destroyed 163 villages and killed over 40 000 people . It was really a great tragedy（灾难）in human.

1.The editors in the newspaper office _______.

A. didn’t make an apology　　

B. took back all the newspapers

C. made an apology to the readers in the newspaper

D. didn’t realize the serious problem

2. Which of the following do you think is the best if we give another title to the passage 、

A. The latest news　　　　　 B. News leading to a Tragedy

C. Seeing Is believing　　　　 D. Dream news became True