Question

In March 1964, Alaska began to shake. There was a great earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake the country ever had.

Shops and houses fell down. One street dropped 30 feet. One island rose about meters into the air. Parts of the sea bottom became dry land. People felt the earthquake hundreds of kilometers away.

Each year there are many earthquakes. Most of them are small. They happen in different parts of the world. We are not sure what makes them. But if you are near, you can see the earth move. you may see a big crack(裂缝) in the ground. Sometimes the land drops on one side of the crack. It goes up on the other side of the crack. There is a new hill. The old world has a new shape.

1.The strongest earthquake in Alaska happened in_____.

A. April 1967 B. March 1964 C. June 1864 D. May 1867

2.From this story we can see_____.

A. most people are afraid of earthquakes B. the bottom of the sea is nearly dry

C. people are trying to stop earthquakes D. earthquakes often do a lot of harm

3.From the story we know earthquakes happen_____.

A. in shops and other buildings B. in different parts of the world

C. in small countries D. only in big cities

4.The story wants to tell us____.

A. earthquakes change the land B. houses fall down and streets are broken

C. Alaska shakes a lot D. how the strongest earthquake happened

5.The word “earthquake” in the story means_____.

A. a sudden dropping of the island B. the making of a new hill

C. a strong shaking or moving of the ground D. the rising and falling of the sea bottom

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