Question

【题目】 Having lived in California until 1970, my family has felt a number of earthquakes. We have been lucky, however, to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.

There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present. The site lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震级) and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0. There are only a few earthquakes that stand out in my memory and, luckily, none is shown in the website. So, my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered unimportant.

There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget. The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California. As the shaking became stronger, I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other. All three of us (my daughter, I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.

The second one was in 1963. Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California. The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the famous landmark.

My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California. It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church. As the building started to shake, I quickly headed for the door to go outside. I remember I said a little prayer—something like, “Help me get out of here in time,Dear Heavenly Father”. Minutes later, I was safe outside.

【1】The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about________.

A.a new film about an earthquake

B.how to survive an earthquake

C.his three earthquake experiences

D.how to save children in an earthquake

【2】The earthquakes the author has experienced________.

A.all caused bodily harmB.are all recorded in a website

C.all measured more than 6.0D.all happened in California

【3】What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to?

A.A church.

B.Disneyland.

C.A building destroyed by an earthquake.

D.The place where the author was born.

【4】Which of the following statements is NOT true about the third earthquake?

A.It happened in the author’s sixties.

B.the author succeeded in getting outside.

C.When it happened, the author was in a church.

D.The author was too afraid to walk when it happened.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

文章中作者讲述了自己人生中经历的三次难忘的地震。

【1】主旨大意题。根据文章内容和There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.有三次难忘的地震，可知主要讲“三次难忘的地震经历”；故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.可知第一在加利福尼亚；The second one was in 1963. Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California 第二次也在加利福尼亚；My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.第三次还在加利福尼亚；可知作者经历的三次地震都发生在加利福尼亚；故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.我们一家正在参观迪士尼乐园，可知指的是“迪士尼”；故选B。

【4】推理判断题。根据It was in my sixties它是在我六十多岁时，故A对； I was alone in an old church. 我独自在一个教堂里，故C对；As the building started to shake, I quickly headed for the door to go outside.当房子开始摇晃时，我很快地奔向门出去了，故B对；As the building started to shake, I quickly headed for the door to go outside.当房子开始摇晃时，我很快地奔向门出去了，故D不对；故选D。