Question

Earthquakes happen without warning (前兆). They can happen at any time of a day, at any point during the year. But don't worry because most of them are very weak and only a few big ones hurt people. When an earthquake is happening, you should know what to do and what not to do.

Do NOT go outside immediately. You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings. If you are outside, stay away from buildings and power lines (输电线). Stay under  a desk, table, or other strong furniture. Hold on to it. Or stay in a comer of the building. Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing. Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.

Keep away from windows, pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building, and

anything else that could fall and hurt you. Most people get injured by falling things during an

earthquake, not by the shaking itself.

Also keep away from a fire. You could fall down and bum yourself on the fire.

If you are driving when an earthquake happens, stop the car if it's safe. Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops, and don't drive near bridges. Try not to stop by power lines or trees. These could fall and hurt you.

1.It isn't safe for you to           while the earthquake is happening.

A. run out of the building    B. stay in a comer of the building

C. cover your head with your arms    D. cover your mouth with a towel

2.From this passage, we know___________

A. many people fear earthquakes

B. earthquakes maybe happen at any time

C. we can't save ourselves in an earthquake

D. people never get injured in earthquakes

3.Most earthquakes are too           to hurt people.

A. strong    B. weak    C. dangerous    D. heavy

4.This passage tells us______________ .

A. how dangerous the earthquake is

B. how to keep safe in an earthquake

C. we shouldn't be afraid of the earthquake

D. how the earthquake comes into being

5.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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。本文讲述了在地震时如何保护好自己，对地震来临时我们应该做些什么给出了具体的建议，提高我们的防震意识。

1.题意：地震发生时，______________________对你来说不安全。A. run out of the building从大楼里跑出来；B. stay in a comer of the building呆在建筑物的角落里；C. cover your head with your arms用手臂捂住头；D. cover your mouth with a towel用毛巾捂住嘴。根据第二段第一句Do NOT go outside immediately.（不要立即从大楼里面跑出来。）结合题意和语境可知选A。

2.题意：从这段短文中，我们知道___________。A. many people fear earthquakes许多人害怕地震；B. earthquakes maybe happen at any time地震可能随时发生；C. we can't save ourselves in an earthquake在地震中我们不能自救；D. people never get injured in earthquakes人们在地震中不会受伤。根据第一段第1和2句Earthquakes happen without warning (前兆). They can happen at any time of a day, at any point during the year.（地震发生没有任何前兆。在一年中的任何时候，在一天中的任何时间都可以发生。）结合题意和语境可知选B。

3.题意：大多数地震太_______________以至于不能伤害到人。A. strong强壮的；B. weak弱，差； C. dangerous危险的；D. heavy重的。根据第一段第三句But don’t worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt可知大多数地震都很“微弱”，结合题意和选项可知选B。

4.题意：这篇文章告诉我们______________。A. how dangerous the earthquake is地震有多危险啊；B. how to keep safe in an earthquake如何在地震中保持安全；C. we shouldn't be afraid of the earthquake我们不应该害怕地震；D. how the earthquake comes into being地震是怎样形成的；.通读全文可知本文讲的是地震来了如何保护自己，对地震来临时我们应该做些什么给出了具体建议，结合题意和选项可知选B。

5.题意：篇文章最好的标题应该是“____________”。A. How Earthquakes Happen地震是怎样发生的；B. How to Drive a Car怎样开车；C. What We Should Do in Earthquakes地震中我们应该做什么；D. Why Earthquakes Happen地震为什么发生？通读全文可知本文讲的是地震来了如何保护自己，对地震来临时我们应该做些什么给出了具体建议，结合题意和选项可知选C。

点睛：阅读理解最能体现学生的英语能力的题型，分值较高。如何通过解题方法的掌握来提升自己解答阅读理解题的技巧是学生最关心的问题。初中阅读理解一般考查学生的细节理解能力，主旨理解能力和推理判断能力。做阅读理解题，首先要准确理解题意，然后根据题意根据短文内容做出正确的答案。（1）考查细节理解能力，此类型题较简单，准确理解题意后，直接到文中找出答案。（2）考查猜词能力。做这种题型时，要根据上下文意思准确猜出词意。3）考查推理判断能力，此类题型较难，准确理解题意后，在文中找出相关的内容做出合理的推断。本文主要考查学生的细节理解能力。准确理解题意后，到文中找出相关的叙述，做出正确的判断。