Question

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分,满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出最佳选项。

Earthquakes are ____， 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 ____ lines; a great many factories are ____； thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes ．．．____ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake ____， other disasters such as fires often ____．More buildings are destroyed and more ____ are caused．

It is well known of the ____ of a possible earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes．More than 2,000 years ago, ____， a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng ____ a machine which could find out from which ____ the seismic waves had come, and this machine is still ____ by scientists today．Now we know much more about earthquakes and ____ they happen, but we still cannot ____ exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cannot ____ it from happening．So earthquakes are among the ____ disasters in the world．

No one can stop natural earthquakes．____， scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying the whole cities and causing too many deaths．

1.A．common B．familiar C．strange D．unusual

2.A．real B．small C．big D．weak

3.A．moves B．breaks C．jumps D．shakes

4.A．get B．fall C．set D．put

5.A．off B．behind C．into D．on

6.A．burst B．buried C．destroyed D．struck

7.A．Except B．Because of C．Instead of D．Besides

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

9.A．follow B．enter C．come D．copy

10.A．quakes B．results C．difficulties D．deaths

11.A．information B．problems C．dangers D．questions

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

13.A．invented B．bought C．found D．discovered

14.A．country B．city C．way D．direction

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

16.A．where B．why C．what D．when

17.A．speak B．point C．talk D．tell

18.A．make B．let C．stop D．prepare

19.A．worst B．fast C．most D．best

20.A．However B．So C．And D．But

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文普及地震的知识，不可预知，但同时造成的灾难又非常大；

1.A考查形容词辨析A．common普通的；B．familiar熟悉的；C．strange奇怪的；D．unusual不平常的；句意：地震是非常普遍的，通常发生在晚上。根据But most are too weak to feel．太弱而感觉不到，故可能是普遍的，故选A项。

2.2】C考查形容词辨析A．real真的；B．small小的；C．big大的；D．weak虚弱的；根据there is often a great noise first首先通常先有声音，可知在大地震期间，故选C项。

3.3】D考查动词辨析A．moves移动；B．breaks打破；C．jumps跳；D．shakes摇晃；由常识可知，发生地震时，地震在摇晃，故选D项。

4.4】B考查动词辨析A．get得到；B．fall下降；C．set设置；D．put放；句意：地震导致房屋倒塌。Fall down倒塌，故选B项。

5.5】A考查介词辨析A．off离开；B．behind在。。后面；C．into进入；D．on在。。上；根据railway tracks break可知铁轨断了，火车出轨，故选A项。

6.6】C考查动词辨析A．burst爆炸；B．buried埋藏；C．destroyed破坏；D．struck敲打；句意：工厂被破坏，根据语境可知选C项。

7.7】D考查介词辨析A．Except除了；B．Because of因为；C．Instead of而不是；D．Besides除了；根据第八空后的other disasters可知除了地震造成的损失之外，还有别的灾难，故选D项。

8.8】B考查句意辨析A．lonely孤独的；B．itself自己；C．themselves他们自己；D．later后来；与后面的火灾相对应，强调地震本身造成的破坏，故选B项。

9.9】A考查动词辨析A．follow跟随；B．enter进入；C．come来；D．copy复制；此处表示伴随地震而来的灾害，故选A项。

10.0】D考查名词辨析A．quakes地震；B．results结果；C．difficulties 困难；D．deaths死亡；由于火灾随之而来，在原来地震造成的房屋倒塌和人员死亡的基础上有更多的房屋倒塌和人员死亡，故选D项。

11.1】C考查名词辨析A．information信息；B．problems问题；C．dangers危险；D．questions问题；根据常识可知地震是危险的，故选C项。

12.2】C考查介词短语辨析A．as a result结果；B．as well也；C．for example例如；D．in fact事实上；下面是作者的举例，说明人们为预测地震所做的研究，故选C项。

13.3】A考查动词辨析A．invented发明；B．bought买；C．found找到；D．discovered发现；句意：中国科学家张衡发明了一个机器，能发现地震的方向；根据语境可知选A项。

14.4】D考查名词辨析A．country国家；B．city城市；C．way方法；D．direction方向；句意：预测地震从什么地方传过来，故选D项。

15.5】B考查动词辨析A．improved提高 ；B．used使用；C．protected保护；D．repaired修理；现在的科学家仍然在使用张衡发明的地动仪，故选B项。

16.6】B考查宾语从句引导词；根据后面的when and where判断可知选B项。

17.7】D考查动词辨析A．speak说；B．point指出；C．talk说话；D．tell告诉。句意：但我们仍然不能确切的说出地震的时间和位置。根据语境可知选D项。

18.8】C考查动词辨析A．make制作；B．let让；C．stop停止；D．prepare准备；句意：我们已知研究出为什么发生地震，但无法预测它什么时间，在哪发生，也无法阻止这发生。Stop …form doing 阻止做某事，故选C项。

19.9】A考查副词辨析A．worst最坏的；B．fast快的；C．most最多的；D．best最好的；句意：由于无法准确预测地震何时发生，故认为其是严重的灾难之一，故选A项。

20.20】A考查连词辨析A．However然而；B．So因此；C．And并且；D．But但是；前后句存在转折关系，but表示转折时不用逗号与其后内容隔开，故选A项。

考点：科普类短文。