13.The largest earthquake (magnitude 里氏 9.5)of the 20th century happened on May 22,1960 off the coast of South Central Chile (智利).
It generated (生成) one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunami (海啸).Near the generating area,both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive,particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isia Chiloe.The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isia Chiloe-the coastal area closest to the epicenter (震中).Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake,killing at least two hundred people,sinking all the boats,and flooding half a kilometer inland.
There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion,Chile's top industrial city.Near the city of Valdivia,the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people.At me port city of Valparaiso,a city of 200,000,many buildings collapsed.A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed-one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless.
Total damage losses,including to agriculture and to industry,were estimated to be over a half billion dollars.The total number of death related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region Estimates of deaths reached between 490 to 5,7002 with no distinction (差别) as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami.However,it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami.
33.Where did the largest tsunami damage occurred?B
A.Concepcion
B.Isia Chiloe
C.Valdivia
D.Valparaiso
34.What is generally thought the main cause of deaths in Chiloe?B
A.landslides
B.the tsunami
C.aftershocks
D.the magnitude 9.5 earthquake
35.What does the underlined word"collapsed"probably mean?A
A.were destroyed
B.caught fire
C.was flooded
D.Sank.
分析 文章介绍了20世纪发生的最大的地震是在1960年5月22,并大致海啸的发生,造成了很多死亡.
解答 BBA
33.B 细节题.从文章第二段第三行"the largest tsunami damage occurred at Isia Chiloe---the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中)."可以得到最大的海啸是发生在Isia Chiloe,故选B.
34.B 细节题. 最后一段的最后一句"However,it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami."说明大多数的死亡都是海啸 引起的,故选B..
35.A 猜测词意题.由本段的下一句A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed可以推测出collaspe的意思是destroy,故答案为A.
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