Unit 4 1 Listening and Speaking（限时检测）-2021-2022学年高中英语必修第一册新课标辅导【精讲精练】人教版

[限时检测] [限时30分钟] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2021·北京高一检测) For Worst Earthquakes in This World 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 Sri Lanka.The number of deaths is about，1，500 with more than 400 people getting injured. Rat Islands，Alaska Magnitude—8.7，Date—April 2，1965 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. [语篇解读]　本文是说明文。介绍了人类历史上的四次大地震的情况。 1．The earthquake during which nobody was injured happened in ． A．2005 B．1965 C．2010 D．2004 解析　细节理解题。根据第二则地震消息的介绍，最后一句The good news in this quake was that no human loss or injuries were reported in these islands.可知，1965年的地震无人员伤亡。故选B。 答案　B 2．Which area is most likely to be hit by an earthquake? A．Sumatra. B．Rat Islands. C．Bio Bio. D．South Asia. 解析　细节理解题。根据最后一则消息中的第一句Having its name twice in the list，it