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Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Magnitude(震级)—8. 6, Date—March 28, 2005
An earthquake happened at Sumatra Islands in the touristy month of March. Being an island area, the earthquake gave rise to a tsunami(海啸)wave and spread to areas as far as SriLanka. The number of deaths is about 1, 500 with more than 400 people getting injured.
Rat Islands, Alaska
Magnitude—8. 7, Date—April 02, 1965
This earthquake only happened inside water and all the losses were because of the tsunami waves caused by it. The quake gave rise to a huge tsunami causing a loss of thousands of dollars. The good news in this quake was that no human loss or injuries were reported in these islands.
Bio Bio, Chile
Magnitude—8. 8, Date—February 27, 2010
This quake happened to take the lives of more than 500 people. The tsunami caused by this quake added to the effects by forcing hundreds of thousands of people to leave their home, of which about 50 are still missing. The number of injured people reached a level of 12, 000, thus making one of the worst earthquakes of the human history.
Sumatra, Indonesia
Magnitude—9. 1, Date—December 26, 2004
Having its name twice in the list, it is clear that Sumatra comes in the area that is most prone(易于……的)to earthquakes. Just 3 months before the earthquake of 8. 6 magnitude, this quake caused much more loss of life and wealth than the later one! The earthquake gave rise to a huge tsunami killing about 300 thousand people all around the countries of South Africa and South Asia.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了历史上发生的几次地震以及其带来的危害。
21. The earthquake during which nobody was injured happened in 
.
A. 2005 B. 1965 C. 2010 D. 2004
【解析】选B。细节理解题。由文章第二段The good news in this quake was that no human loss or injuries were reported in these islands可知, 没有人员伤亡的地震发生在1965年。
22. Which area is most likely to be hit by an earthquake?
A. Sumatra. B. Rat Islands.
C. Bio Bio. D. South Asia.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。由文章最后一段it is clear that Sumatra comes in the area that is most prone to earthquakes可知, Sumatra是最容易发生地震的地区。
23. Where did one of the worst earthquakes of the human history happened?
A. Rat Islands. B. Bio Bio.
C. South Asia. D. Sumatra.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。由文章第三段The number of injured people reached a level of 12, 000, thus making one of the worst earthquakes of the human history可知, 史上危害最严重的地震之一发生在Bio Bio。
