首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Earthquakes are something that most people fear. There are so
[originaltext] Earthquakes are something that most people fear. There are so
游客
2023-09-02
42
管理
问题
Earthquakes are something that most people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Some places, like Iran and Guatemala have them frequently. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.
The most-talked-about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1909. Over 500 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.
Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 20,000 people died.
In 1923, a very powerful earthquake hit the Tokyo-Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.
One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China. 400,000 people were killed or injured in this quake, which happened in 1556.
Earthquakes are not the only acts of nature which people fear. Floods and tidal waves also cause people to be afraid. So do bad storms like typhoons and cyclones. Sometimes these things cause lots of deaths. In 1970, a cyclone and tidal wave killed over 200,000 in Pakistan.
These kinds of things make people afraid and they are very dangerous. But they probably do not worry people as much as earthquakes, especially in these modem times. The reason is that we often know they are coming, we have some warning. Someday we may be able to know an earthquake is coming. So far, however, no sure way is known to predict an earthquake. When one comes, it is a surprise. People cannot prepare for it.
选项
A、Because they can’t be predicted.
B、Because they happen very often.
C、Because they kill more people than other disasters do.
D、Because they are more disastrous.
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2979818.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:Ijustcan’tconcentratehereintheflat.(19)Yousee,Arthu
Oldpeopleliketoliveinthecountry,______(而年轻人则喜欢住在城里).comparedwithmine此
OnDecember25,2000,manypeopleacrossNorthAmericareceivedarareChri
OnDecember25,2000,manypeopleacrossNorthAmericareceivedarareChri
OnDecember25,2000,manypeopleacrossNorthAmericareceivedarareChri
OnDecember25,2000,manypeopleacrossNorthAmericareceivedarareChri
OnDecember25,2000,manypeopleacrossNorthAmericareceivedarareChri
[originaltext]CorntonValeisanewprisonspeciallydesignedforwomenin
[originaltext]CorntonValeisanewprisonspeciallydesignedforwomenin
[originaltext]America’snationalsymbol,thebaldeagle,almostwentextinc
随机试题
[originaltext]M:HiTracy!Whatdoyouthinkofourclassonchildren’sliterat
预测具有近似性。()
新生儿期是指()。A.生后7天 B.生后14天 C.生后30天 D.生后
某乡镇企业向镇人民政府提出建设申请,经镇人民政府审核后核发了乡村建设规划许可证,
根据《城乡规划法》的规定,下列关于乡、村庄规划内容的表述正确的是( )。A.对
反佐药的含义是A.用以消除或减缓君、臣药的毒性与烈性的药物 B.用以消除或避免
区分度是指测验项目对所测量属性或品质的()或()。
列入城建档案管理部门接受范围的工程,建设单位在工程竣工验收后()个月内必须
高度12m的工业厂房,没有选色要求,适宜的光源选择为()。A.直管荧光灯;B荧
根据《建设工程工程量清单计价规范》GB50500-2013,关于工程计量,下列说
最新回复
(
0
)