模块1 Unit 4 Earthquakes 单元测试

Earthquakes单元测试（新人教版高中英语必修1 unit 4）
I. 听力 （30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When did the football match start
A. At 2:15. B. At 2:30. C. At 2:45.
2. Where is Mary
A. In her own office.
B. In Mrs Green’s office.
C. In Dr Brown’s office.
3. What does the man mean
A. He likes nice days.
B. Spring will come soon.
C. The weather often changes.
4. What do we learn about the woman
A. She hasn’t much interest in politics.
B. She prefers Putin.
C. She thinks highly of Medvedev.
5. What’s the man probably going to do
A. Run to the airport.
B. Wait for another bus.
C. Hurry to catch the bus.
第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Whose mother was ill
A. Jeff’s. B. Jack’s. C. Richard’s.
7. With whom did the man go traveling
A. Maria. B. His dog.
C. Jeff and Richard.
____听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the woman decide to buy
A. A record. B. A coat. C. A hat.
9. What kind of music might the woman’s son prefer
A. Modern. B. Classical. C. Folk.
10. Where are the two speakers
A. In a music hall. B. In a department store.
C. Around a street corner.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the woman want to do
A. Get to the cinema. B. Go to a shoe shop.
C. Go to a post office.
12. Where is the place the woman is going to
A. Not far from the Queen’s Road.
B. Across the road.
C. Behind a post office.
13. How will the woman go to the place
A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What will take place in the “Bird’s Nest”
A. The track and field competitions of the 2008
Summer Olympics.
B. The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008
Summer Olympics.
C. Both A and B.
15. How wide is the stadium
A. 330 meters. B. 220 meters. C. 69.2 meters.
16. When did the construction of the stadium start
A. On 2003’s Christmas Eve.
B. In March 2004.
C. In August 2004.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the earthquakes hit Xinjiang Uygur Auto-
nomous Region
A. On March 21, 2008. B. On March 23, 2008.
C. On March 22, 2008.
18. What were the direct economic losses of the earthquakes
A. About 2,200 million yuan. B. About 44,000 yuan.
C. About 10 million yuan.
19. How many families in Pulu were unaffected
A. 4. B. 110. C. 190.
20. Which of the following was almost unaffected in the
earthquakes
A. Vegetable greenhouses.
B. Telecommunications.
C. Livestock sheds.
II. 词汇（10分）
1. A terrible e________ happened in Sichuan Province on
May 12.
2. When someone makes great progress, you can say
c________ to him or her.
3. Please give my s________ regards to your parents.
4. All the things here are in r________.
5. It is u________ of you to tell him that.
6. The forests were greatly ________ (破坏) by fire.
7. Be careful! Don’t ________ (伤害) your fingers.
8. They were ________ (极度地) tired and soon fell asleep.
9. Five goats were ________ (陷入) in a big hole and couldn’t go out.
10. Hearing the funny story, all ________ (突然) out laughing.
I. 单项填空。（5分）
1. The thief came into the room ________ window
was broken.
A. which B. that C. whose D. its
2. The company had about 20 computers but only one-third ________ used regularly.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
3. It was the primary school ________ was named after Lei
Feng ________ they visited yesterday.
A. which; who B. which; which
C. that; which D. which; that
4. Mr Bruce is the only one of the foreigners ________ on this project.
A. who work B. whom working
C. that are working D. that is working
5. Is this the shop ________ sells electric toys
A. where B. who C. which D. /
II. 单句改错。（5分）
1. Don’t accept anything which doesn’t belong to you.
2. I couldn’t forget the days when I spent there.
3. Let me have a look at the book that you bought it yesterday.
4. He is one of the students who doesn’t study hard.
5. This is the place where we have been expecting to visit.
III. 在横线处填上合适的关系代词。（10分）
1. The woman ________ is playing the violin is Mrs Green.
2. The school ________ his son works in is a key school.
3. The bike ________ was damaged has now been repaired well.
4. She is the new student ________ I want to introduce to you.
5. The soldiers ________ saved thousands of lives are real
heroes.
6. The boy and the dog ________ are in the picture are very lovely.
7. The building ________ roof we can see from here is an old tower.
8. Everything ________ we saw was interesting.
9. The man ________ daughter is studying in America died in this earthquake.
10. China isn’t the country ________ it used to be.
I. 单项填空。（10分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Hearing the news, we all burst ________.
A. into laughing B. out laughter
C. out laughing D. in laughter
2. ________ his excited expression, he is admitted to a famous university.
A. Judged by B. Judging by
C. Judged from D. Judge from
3. ________ books have been stolen from the library.
A. A number of B. The number of
C. A great deal of D. Lot of
4. The houses across the street were ________, but they will be rebuilt soon.
A. in detail B. in number
C. in ruins D. in rows
5. We gave our congratulations ________ his passing the entrance examinations.
A. on B. to C. of D. for
6. The soldier was badly ________ in the war.
A. injured B. wounded
C. hurt D. damaged
7. There is no rain for several months and the harvest was ________.
A. damaging B. damaged
C. ruining D. ruined
8. It was a ________ story and we were all very ________.
A. shocking; shocked B. shocking; shocking
C. shocked; shocking D. shocked; shocked
9. When he was in danger, a passer-by ________.
A. rescued B. came to rescue
C. came to an end D. came to
10. —Do you know who is going to ________ the party
—Of course!
A. congratulate B. celebrate
C. organize D. destroy
II. 根据括号内的提示完成下列各句。(10分)
1. All the Chinese ____________ (对……感到自豪) the heroes in the big earthquake.
2. ____________ (据我们所知), all survivors were sent to the key hospitals in cities.
3. It is said that some foreign specialists ____________ (被邀请参加) the team to rescue the people under the ruins.
4. We should ____________ our thanks ____________ (向……表达) all the soldiers who rescued the surviors of the earthquake.
5. It is reported that ____________ (数万的) people died in the earthquake.
I. 完形填空。（20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1―20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Earthquakes sometimes can be devastating (破坏性极大的) to your home. A lot of time more __1__ is done after an earthquake than when it is __2__. There are many things you can do after an earthquake to protect your __3__. One thing you can do after an earthquake to protect your home is to make sure there is no gas leak (渗漏). The best thing you can do is to __4__ the gas line if you can after an earthquake. If there is a gas leak __5__ you can’t turn it off, it is recommended (推荐) to get __6__ out of the house and go to a neighbor’s house to __7__ the fire department.
Another thing you can do after an earthquake to protect your home is to make sure that __8__ of the water pipes are broken. Even if you don’t see any water leaking you should __9__ check again or call the water company to see if the water is __10__ to drink.
The __11__ thing you can do after an earthquake to protect your home is to make sure that the foundation of the house is not __12__ or sinking. If you do see that the foundation of the house is cracked or sinking the __13__ thing to do is to leave the house and do not __14__ it until a professional __15__ the problem.
A cracked or sinking foundation can be a __16__ that the house may collapse. An earthquake, no matter how __17__ it is, does put some stress on your home. If you use the __18__ you read here it can __19__ your home from becoming more damaged after an earthquake, and most of all __20__ your relatives safe after an event.
1. A. repair B. help C. damage D. work
2. A. leaving B. happening
C. staying D. moving
3. A. town B. village C. street D. home
4. A. turn off B. turn on
C. turn to D. turn away
5. A. so B. for C. and D. or
6. A. young one B. someone
C. old one D. everyone
7. A. order B. call C. invite D. open
8. A. some B. all C. none D. many
9. A. always B. never C. seldom D. hardly
10. A. dangerous B. dirty
C. bright D. safe
11. A. first B. last C. next D. other
12. A. covered B. perfect C. cracked D. strong
13. A. best B. bad C. lucky D. funny
14. A. build B. protect C. climb D. enter
15. A. works in B. looks at
C. thinks about D. searched for
16. A. change B. mark C. sign D. form
17. A. large B. big C. fast D. small
18. A. information B. promise
C. decision D. plan
19. A. hide B. save C. own D. have
20. A. send B. lead C. keep D. follow
II. 阅读理解。（20分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳答案。
A ■
It was in the morning. Port Richard, a boy of twelve, was standing at the foot of the stairway (阶梯) up to the Panama. He had left home early, against his father’s wishes, to see the ships at the port when suddenly he saw a small fire at one end of the Panama. But there was nobody else around, and soon, the fire grew big.
Seeing this, the boy shouted at the top of his voice. His shout woke up the port workers living nearby, who were enjoying a Sunday morning in bed.
The Panama was among the six ships in the port where there were lots of old buildings, shops and houses nearby. It was carrying oil, paint and paper from the Far East.
The fire burned a great deal of paper, which was why it spread very quickly. The end of the ship was now black with smoke, but thanks to the boy, the fire didn’t reach the paint or oil. The boy was also lucky, for his father was pleased rather than angry with him.
1. The Panama was a ________.
A. ship B. shop C. port D. building
2. The boy was standing ________ when the fire happened.
A. on the Panama B. at the gate of his home
C. near the Panama D. far from the port
3. The small fire soon grew big because ________.
A. no one found it
B. it burned a great deal of paper
C. there was a strong wind
D. it burned the paint
4. We can know that the father wished his son ________, or else he would get angry.
A. to get up early B. to get up late
C. not to leave home for the port
D. not to leave home early
B ■
Mr Samson was a newspaper editor in Boston, America. On the night of August 28, 1988, when he was on night duty, he dreamed that a volcano(火山) near the Island of Java erupted(爆发), and that the local people were buried under lava (熔岩).
When he woke up from the bad dream, he thought it was very interesting material, so he wrote it down on a piece of paper, left it on the desk and went home. Early in the morning, the editor-in-chief came to work and saw the paper. He took it for the latest news that something important had happened last night and published it right now. Only later did he find out it was just about what Mr Samson had seen in his dream. But it was all too late because the newspaper had already been delivered.
At once the editors met to discuss the serious problem. They finally decided to make an apology in the newspaper. Just at that time word came that a volcano on a small island between Java and Sumatra did erupt that morning. The eruption made the small island lose two thirds of its area.
5. The volcano on a small island between Java and Sumatra erupted ________.
A. on the night of August 28, 1988
B. on the morning of August 28, 1988
C. on the night of August 29, 1988
D. on the morning of August 29, 1988
6. We can learn that the editors in the newspaper office
________ at last.
A. didn’t make an apology
B. took back all the newspapers
C. made an apology to the readers in the newspaper
D. didn’t realize the serious problem
7. From the passage we learn that ________.
A. the eruption did little damage to the small island
B. Mr Samson was an expert in volcano
C. the newspaper would be more popular
D. Mr Samson would lose his job for the news
8. What is the best title of the passage
A. The latest news
B. News leading to a tragedy (悲剧)
C. Seeing is believing
D. Dream news became true
C ■
Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence (发生) of earthquakes in the world. On May 12th, 2008, a strong earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. So far it has killed nearly 70,000 lives, injured about 370,000 and caused a lot of damage.
We measure an earthquake’s strength on the Richter scale (里氏震级). The Richter scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.
The earth’s crust (地壳) is made up of layers (地层) of rock called plates (板块). As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.
Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis (海啸). These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities.
9. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. scientists who study earthquakes
B. the way of measuring the earthquakes
C. the knowledge of earthquakes
D. what people should do in the earthquake
10. Which of the following is NOT true about the Sichuan earthquake in 2008 according to the passage
A. It happened on 12th of May.
B. Nearly 70,000 people lost their lives.
C. About 370,000 people were missed.
D. It caused much damage.
11. Earthquakes ________.
A. don’t cause much damage
B. that measure five or more on the Richter scale are
not serious
C. most possibly happen in Japan
D. happen all over the world
12. According to the passage we learn that tsunamis
________.
A. can cause earthquakes
B. are caused by earthquakes
C. only happen on land
D. are a way of measuring earthquakes
D ■
Fifty people died, over 11,000 were injured, and 100,000 houses were heavily damaged or destroyed in an earthquake that hit Shangyi and Zhangbei Counties in north China’s Hebei Province. The quake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale (里氏6.2级), hit the area 220 km northwest of Beijing at 11:50 a.m. on January 10th, 1998.
Geng Qingguo, a researcher with the SSB (国家地震局) Earthquake Center, made a report of the quake. Geng said that the areas are most easily hit by earthquakes measuring 6 to a bit over 7 on the Richter scale.
However, scientists did not see the earthquake earlier. Clouds covered a large area in the northern part of north China before the earthquake. Experts said that this stopped satellites from correctly watching the temperature at the correct altitude (纬度).
In the last ten years, about 305 big earthquakes have occurred in China with 9 measuring over 7 on the Richter scale, 60 measuring over 6, and 236 measuring over 5.
13. This news report is mainly ________.
A. about the damage caused by earthquakes
B. to introduce Geng Qingguo
C. about an earthquake which happened in north China
D. about the measuring of earthquakes
14. From the passage, we can know that the quake-hit area is about ________ away from northwest of Beijing.
A. 220 km B. 330 km C. 440 km D. 120 km
15. ________ stopped scientists from seeing the earthquake happened in Shangyi and Zhangbei Counties on January 10th, 1998 earlier.
A. Satellites B. Temperature
C. Altitude D. Clouds
16. The report shows that over two thirds of earthquakes in the past ten years are measured over ________ on the Richter scale.
A. 7 B. 5 C. 9 D. 6
E ■
It’s nearly impossible to predict (预测) an earthquake. However, in order to remain safe, try to follow the following rules.
1. If you live in an area of high risk, it’s important to protect yourself and your property (财产), including to:
● Place the largest and heaviest things on the lowest shelves.
● Repair any deep gaps in ceilings and the founda-tion of the house.
2. During an earthquake:
If indoors:
● Hide under a strong piece of furniture, such as a table or a desk.
● Do NOT try to leave the building.
● Stay away from windows.
If in a moving car:
● Quickly stop the car and stay in the car.
● Move to an area away from buildings, trees or wires.
3. After the earthquake:
● Be sure that aftershocks (余震) have ended.
● Be careful of fires and put out small fires as quickly as possible. Fire is a very common danger after earthquakes.
● Help injured or trapped persons.
● Be careful of falling objects and open the doors carefully.
● Make sure the area you stay in is safe, and get away if there is any danger.
● Listen to battery radios for emergency information.
17. What does the writer want to tell us
A. It’s impossible to predict an earthquake.
B. What we know about an earthquake.
C. What to do to protect ourselves from an earthquake.
D. Don’t live in an area of high risk of an earthquake.
18. When you are in a room while an earthquake is happening, you should ________.
A. rush out as quickly as possible
B. take a desk or a table away
C. stand beside the window
D. hide under a table or a desk
19. What should you NOT do after an earthquake
A. Listen to battery radios for emergency information.
B. Close the doors quickly.
C. Help injured or trapped persons.
D. Be careful of falling objects.
20. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Put out small fires quickly after an earthquake.
B. You should move your car near a building in an earthquake.
C. It’s safe to place the largest and heaviest things on the highest shelves.
D. Enter your room before the aftershock ended.
III. 短文改错。（10分）
One evening two young men were walking in the street.
They tried to find a chance to steal everything. The clock 1. ________
strikes twelve. Most people were asleep. Quickly they came 2. ________
to a house so it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen 3. ________
sleeping. Standing at the front gate, one man said in English to 4. ________
the other at a low voice, “You wait here. I will go around to 5. ________
the front door and then get into the house.” Suddenly out of the 6. ________
house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very afraid 7. ________
and ran away as fast as possibly. They didn’t stop until they 8. ________
had got to a lonely place. One man said to the other in surprise, 9. ________
“It’s too bad. I had thought that the dog could understand English.” 10. ________
IV. 书面表达。（20分）
2008年5月12日下午2:28，四川省汶川县发生建国以来级别最大的地震。根据下面几幅图画，写一篇新闻报道，介绍这次大地震的情况，让更多的人加入到抗震救灾的行列中来。词数：100左右。
参考词汇：（地震）级数magnitude；倒塌collapse；山体滑坡landslide；救助relief。
Earthquakes单元测试（新人教版高中英语必修1 unit 4）参考答案：
听力录音原文：
Text 1
W: Did you go to the football match last Sunday
M: Oh, yes. It was supposed to start at 2:30, but it was delayed fifteen minutes.
Text 2
M: I can’t find Mary anywhere.
W: She is in Dr Brown’s office, just the next door to Mrs Green’s.
Text 3
W: Looks like it’s going to be a nice day.
M: Yes, it’s about time. Spring is just around the corner.
Text 4
M: Dmitry Medvedev has won the Russian presidential election. But I think that vote wasn’t really for Medvedev, it was for Putin. What do you think, dear
W: Putin is great, but... who knows. I don’t care much for politics, you know.
Text 5
M: Excuse me, can you tell me when the next bus leaves for the airport
W: It leaves in three minutes. If you run, you might catch it.
M: Thank you. I will try.
Text 6
M: Hello, Maria.
W: Hello, Jack. I heard that you went on a trip last month.
M: That’s right. I was away for ten days, just to have a change.
W: Oh, ten days! How wonderful! Did you go alone or with your friends
M: I was planning to go together with Jeff and Richard, but they both couldn’t make it in the end.
W: What happened
M: Jeff’s mother was ill, so he had to stay home to take care of her. Richard got a new job and didn’t have any spare time.
W: I see. And what did you do with your dog while you were away
M: Oh, he’s a good traveler, as long as he gets a chance to play.
Text 7
W: I’d like a present for my son.
M: What kind of thing are you looking for
W: I’m not sure.
M: Something for him to wear
W: No, I don’t think so.
M: What about a record
W: That’s a good idea.
M: Classical or modern
W: Oh—modern.
M: Come on then. Let’s go to the Music Department.
W: Which way will we go
M: Up here.
Text 8
W: Excuse me. Can you tell me which is the way to the nearest shoe shop
M: There’s one on Queen’s Road.
W: Thank you, but how can I get there
M It’s not far from here. Walk along this road and after three blocks you’ll see a post office on your right. The shop is just behind it.
W: How long do you think it will take me to get there
M: About 20 minutes at the most. Anyway, you take the No. 102 Bus.
W: I’d better go there by bus. By the way, where is the bus stop, please
M: Just across the road.
W: Thanks a lot.
Text 9
M: The National Stadium looks fantastic!
W: Yes, it’s wonderful. It’s the well-known “Bird’s Nest”.
M: The stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.
W: Yes, it is very large. It is 330 meters long by 220 meters wide, and is 69.2 meters tall.
M: How long does it take to build such a huge construction
W: The ground was first dug on Christmas Eve December 2003, and construction started in March 2004, but was stopped by the high construction cost in August 2004 and continued again. It will be completed at the end of this month.
Text 10
At least a dozen earthquakes hit Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on March 21, 2008, affecting 44,000 people, but no injuries were reported local authorities said on Saturday.
Meanwhile, about 2,200 houses were damaged in the counties of Yutian, Qira and Lop during the earthquakes. Direct economic losses were estimated at about 10 million yuan.
Four houses in Pulu collapsed during the first tremor, but the residents escaped. The 190 families who had moved to quakeproof residences built by the local government over the past three years, were unaffected.
The village temporarily closed its sole primary school on Friday. The building remained intact. Power supply, telecommunications and traffic were almost unaffected.
参考答案：
第一部分：I. 1—5 CCBAC 6—10 ABAAB 11—15 BCCCB 16—20 BACCB
II. 1. earthquake 2. congratulations
3. sincere 4. ruins 5. useless
6. destroyed 7. injure 8. extremely
9. trapped 10. burst
第二部分：
I. 1—5 CDDDC
II. 1. which→that 2. when→that / which或去掉when 3. 去掉it 4. doesn’t→don’t 5. where→that / which或去掉where
III. 1. who / that 2. that / which 3. that / which 4. whom / that / who（口语中可用） 5. who / that 6. that 7. whose 8. that 9. whose 10. that
第三部分：1. C。burst out doing = burst into + n. 突然……起来。
2. B。 judging from / by从……看来，从……判断。
3. A。a number of许多，大量，修饰可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数； the number of ……的总数量，谓语动词用单数；a great deal of修饰不可数名词。
4. C。in detail详细地；in ruins成为废墟，破败不堪；in rows成排地。
5. A。congratulations 与介词on构成固定搭配。
6. B。injure一般的受伤；wound在战争中武器造成的伤；hurt一般指感情上受的伤害；damage损失。
7. D。ruin毁坏，毁灭。
8. A。 shocking （某事、物）令人震惊的；shocked指人震惊的。
9. B。come to rescue过来援救；come to an end 结束。
10. C。congratulate祝贺；celebrate庆祝，欢度；organize组织；destory破坏。
II. 1. are proud of 2. As we know / As is known to us 3. were invited to join 4. express; to 5. tens of thousands of
第四部分：I. 1． C。根据第一句“Earthquakes sometimes can be devastating to your home”可知，此处指破坏(damage)。
2． B。此题选happening表示的意思是指在地震发生的时候。
3． D
4． A。结合下文中的“you can’t turn it off”，此处的语境指关闭煤气管道。
5． C。有煤气渗漏和不能关闭是并列的两个问题，它们之间不是因果或选择关系，故选C。
6． D。有煤气渗漏，房间里的人都要出去，所以是everyone。
7． B。这里是指给消防部门打电话(call)。
8. C。根据句中make sure可知，此处指确保水管都不能坏掉，而不是指部分或许多。
9. A。该句的意思是：即使水管不渗漏，也应该总是(always)重新检查一遍。
10. D。此处的语境是看看饮水是否安全(safe)。
11. B。联系情节发展，结合上文中的the best, another等意思，这里选last，指最后一条。
12. C。结合下句中的cracked可以选出正确答案。
13. A
14. D。联系前面的leave the house，这里是指不要进入(enter)房子。
15. B。look at在这里有“检查、核实”之意，也就是经过专业人员检查确定没有问题时才能进入。
16. C。sign的意思是“迹象、征兆”；这里指房子会倒塌的征兆。
17. D。大地震的破坏力是很明显的，所以这里指无论地震有多小(small)，都会对房子施压。
18. A。该题选information，指上文中提供的一些信息。
19. B。save sb. / sth. from 意为“拯救某人 / 物免受……”。
20. C。该句的意思指这些建议能在震后保持(keep)你的亲人的安全。
II. 1. A。根据第三段第一句中的“The Panama was among the six ships...”可知Panama是其中一艘船的名字。
2. C。根据第一段前两句可推知。
3. B。根据最后一段第一句可知。
4. D。根据第一段第三句可知。
5. D。根据第一段第二句和第二段第二、三句和最后一段倒数第二句可知火山爆发于八月二十九日的上午。
6. A。根据第三段第二、三句可知，没等编辑们在报纸上道歉，就传来了火山真的爆发的消息。由此可见编辑们事实上并没有道歉。
7. C。报纸由于能超前报道，因此肯定会越来越受欢迎。
8. D。题目“睡梦中的消息成为了现实”最能概括故事的内容。
9. C。本文讲述的是有关于地震的一些知识。
10. C。根据第一段最后一句可知C项错误。
11. D。根据第一段前两句可知。
12. B。根据最后一段前两句可知海啸是由地震引起的。
13. C。这则新闻主要报道了发生于中国华北地区的一次地震。
14. A
15. D。根据第三段第二句可知。
16. B。根据最后一段对中国近十年大地震的统计可知，在所有的大地震中占2/3的是超过5级的地震。
17. C。文章想告诉读者地震来临时如何保护自己。
18. D。根据If indoors部分第一点建议可知。
19. B。根据After the earthquake部分第四点建议可知：地震之后安全的做法不是迅速关门而是小心把门打开。
20. A。根据After the earthquake部分第二点建议可知。
III. 1. everything→something 2. strikes→struck 3. so→and 4. sleeping→asleep 5. at→in 6. front→back 7. √ 8. possibly→possible 9. 去掉had 10. had→hadn’t
IV. One possible version,
A powerful earthquake measuring a magnitude of 8.0 hit China’s Sichuan Province suddenly at 2:28 p.m. on May 12, 2008. In several terrible seconds, many of the cities and towns lay in ruins. Not only were thousands of houses and buildings destroyed but also all the bridges had collapsed. In addition, many damaged roads and landslides were seen here and there. Many people were trapped under the ruins. More and more people lost their lives in the earthquake. Thousands of soldiers, armed police and fire fighters have been sent to the quake-hit areas to join in disaster relief work. Now all the Chinese unite and work together under the leadership of the government to overcome the disaster. I hope all the Chinese can take action and join in the disaster relief work.