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共用题干 Moderate Earthquake Strikes Englan
共用题干 Moderate Earthquake Strikes Englan
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2022-08-02
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共用题干Moderate Earthquake Strikes England
A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007,toppling chim- neys from houses and rousing residents from their beds .Several thousand people were left without power in Kent County. One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.
“It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride,”said the woman.
The British Geological Survey said the 4 .3-magnitude quake struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the English Channel,about 8 .5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.
Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county .Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.
“I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me.”said Hen-drick van Eck,27,of Canterbury about 60 miles southeast of London.“I then heard the sound of cracking,and it was getting heavier and heavier. It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down.”
There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year,but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4.8-magni-tude quake struck the central England city of Birmingham.
The country's strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931,measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale.British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain,including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France.Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England.However,people should not be scared too much by this prediction,Musson said,as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours be-fore it takes place .This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the mini-mum.The biggest earthquake took place in Britain______.A: in 1931B:in1580C: in 2002D: in 2007
选项
The biggest earthquake took place in Britain______.
A: in 1931
B:in1580
C: in 2002
D: in 2007
答案
A
解析
根据最后一段第一句“The country’s strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931...”可知,英国的最大地震发生于1931年。故本题选A。
由该句可以知道,地震时墙壁断裂。因此烟囱就会倒塌。collapse意为“倒塌”,与fall apart意义相近。故选A。
通读全文可知,文章前六段都在讲2007年4月28日发生的这次地震,因此this scale指的就是这次地震的“4 .3-magnitude”。
根据第三段的“....and was centered under the English Channel...”可知,D项错误。由第一段“Several thousand people were left without power in Kent County.”可知,A项正确;根据第四段第二句可知,震感持续了10-15秒,B项正确;从第五段的描述中可知,C 项正确。因此本题选D。
根据最后一段的“Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England.”可知,C项正确。
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