SophiaWu25isayoungChinesewomanwhodoesbusinesswithherfamilyinSantiagoChile(智利).OnFebruary27sheexperiencedanightthatshewillneverforget.
"Iwasasleepandwaswokenupbypowerfulshakingataround3:30inthemorning.MywholeroomwasmovingandIcouldn'tstandstill.Iwantedtorundownstairsandgooutsidebutsuddenlythewallgotbrokenandthelightsintheroomwentout.TheroombecamesoshakythatIcouldn'tmoveatall."
Thatnightan8.8-magnitude(震级)earthquakehitChile.Buildingsandbridgesfelldown.Electricity(电)andwaterservicesshutdown.TheChileanRedCrossreportedthatabout500000homesweredestroyedandmorethan800peopledied.
Theearthquakehasbeenthefifthstrongestsince1900.Morethan90aftershocks(余震)followedtheearthquake.Atsunami(海啸)wassetoffinthePacificOceanbytheearthquake.
Scientistssaythatthereareabout500000earthquakesintheworldeachyear.Oftheseonly20%arefeltand100ofthemcausedamage.
Sofarscientistshaven'tfoundawaytopredictearthquakes.Butyoucanlearntoprotectyourselfduringanearthquake.Themostimportantthingtorememberistodropcoverandholdon.Soremembertodroptothefloorgetundersomethingforcoverandholdontosomethingstrongduringtheshaking.
根据短文内容,选择最佳选项。
1.WhathappenedtoSophiaWuonFebruary27?
A.Herhousewasburnedinafire.
B.Shedreamedaterribledream.
C.Herfamilydiedinaterribleaccident.
D.Aseriousearthquakehitthecityshewasin.
2.Whichisthecorrectorder(顺序)?
a.Wugotupandfoundherwholeroomwasmoving.
b.Wuwantedtorundownstairsandgoout.
c.Thewallgotbrokenandthelightswentout.
d.Wuwaswokenupbyshaking.
A.a-b-c-d
B.d-a-b-c
C.d-b-a-c
D.c-a-b-d
3.WhichisTRUEabouttheChileEarthquake?
A.Ithadnoaftershocks.
B.Itdestroyedfivemillionhomes.
C.ItcausedatsunamiinthePacificOcean.
D.Ithasbeenthefourthstrongestearthquakesince1900.
4.Fromthepassageweknowthataboutoftheearthquakescausedamageeveryyear.
A.20%
B.10%