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    61． The best title for this passage should be “ ． A．How Earthquakes Happen B．How to Drive a Car C．What We Should Do in Earthquakes D．Why Earthquakes Happen C My wife passed away seven and a half years ago, and I went through a huge depression , the worst time in my life. I even wanted to end my life. I continued to work as a small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. On a family trip, we turned on the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. I said to my kids, “I’m going to Afghanistan. International Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in some provinces where people had no health care. Eventually, the clinics were serving 27,000 patients a month. I had such a sense of accomplishment, a sense of purpose. My depression went completely away. I go wherever disasters strike: Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquake. I was just in Kenya. After their presidential election, at least a thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands were forced out. We set up mobile clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees . Measles broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and medical equipment were also problems. When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done. But really, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, my wife fell into a coma . I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit, the exciting adventures we would have. I think about this moment many times during my “adventures . I did not know then how prophetic those words would be. She is with me still. 【查看更多】

     

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    　　When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They often happen near mountains.

    　　During an earthquake , the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack (断裂) open. House fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes whole villages or cities are destroyed.

    　　Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show the “earthquake belts (带)” In the areas, it's possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we can build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.

    　　In the future, scientists will be able to predict exactly (精确地) when and where an earthquake will happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.

    1．It is said that a large number of earthquakes often happen ________.

    [　　]

    　　 　　 　　 　　
    A．in the seaB．on land
    C．at nightD．next to mountains

    2．The reason for an earthquake is ________.

    [　　]

    A．rock's cracking open

    B．the result of rock plates' sudden movement

    C．that there're many mountains on the earth

    D．that the sea is too deep

    3．A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people ________.

    [　　]

    A．what houses to build

    B．what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquake

    C．where earthquakes may happen

    D．how to keep themselves safe during an earthquake

    4．In the future we'll be no longer so afraid of an earthquake ________.

    [　　]

    A．with the help of scientists' exact prediction

    B．because of a map showing the “earthquake belts”

    C．because we can guess the date and place of the earthquakes

    D．as scientists know what to do and how to do it

    5．The best title of this passage should be ________.

    [　　]

    A．An Earthquake

    B．A Scientist and an Earthquake

    C．How to Fight Against Earthquakes

    D．Earthquakes Today and Tomorrow

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    阅读理解

    　　When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They often happen near mountains.

    　　During an earthquake , the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack (断裂) open. House fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes whole villages or cities are destroyed.

    　　Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show the “earthquake belts (带)” In the areas, it's possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we can build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.

    　　In the future, scientists will be able to predict exactly (精确地) when and where an earthquake will happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.

    1．It is said that a large number of earthquakes often happen ________.

    [　　]

    　　 　　 　　 　　
    A．in the seaB．on land
    C．at nightD．next to mountains

    2．The reason for an earthquake is ________.

    [　　]

    A．rock's cracking open

    B．the result of rock plates' sudden movement

    C．that there're many mountains on the earth

    D．that the sea is too deep

    3．A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people ________.

    [　　]

    A．what houses to build

    B．what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquake

    C．where earthquakes may happen

    D．how to keep themselves safe during an earthquake

    4．In the future we'll be no longer so afraid of an earthquake ________.

    [　　]

    A．with the help of scientists' exact prediction

    B．because of a map showing the “earthquake belts”

    C．because we can guess the date and place of the earthquakes

    D．as scientists know what to do and how to do it

    5．The best title of this passage should be ________.

    [　　]

    A．An Earthquake

    B．A Scientist and an Earthquake

    C．How to Fight Against Earthquakes

    D．Earthquakes Today and Tomorrow

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