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1 高三一轮复习40分钟周测卷 十七 （十七）选择性必修1 Unit 1 2 （考试时间40分钟,满分100分） 一、阅读（共8小题;每小题5分,满分40分） 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, people living in San Francisco were awakened by a 40-second earthquake. After a 10-second stop, an even stronger earthquake struck, lasting 25 seconds. Survivors saw the ground move in waves as high as three feet. The earthquake damaged streets, and streetcar rails. 衡水金卷先享题周测卷 英语·新高考 3 Fires broke out soon after the earthquake, caused primarily by overturned stoves （炉子） or damaged electrical wiring. Because the city’s water mains had suffered more than 300 breaks, no water was available to fight the fires, which rapidly burned beyond control. To control the fire, firefighters began to dynamite （炸毁） buildings in its path. Unfortunately, this method sometimes spread the fire. By the evening of April 18, 1, 700 soldiers had arrived in San Francisco to help both local people and the firefighters. After burning uncontrolled for three days, the fire finally burned itself out by the morning of April 21. More than 28, 000 buildings had been destroyed, resulting in about ＄500 million in damage. 衡水金卷先享题周测卷 英语·新高考 Although the official number of deaths was 311, it is now believed that about 3, 000 people were killed. About 250, 000 people （two-thirds of the city’s population） were left homeless. They were forced to live in tents in public parks. Among the earthquake’s survivors was the famous Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso. On the night of April 17, he had performed the role of José in Georges Bizet’s 1875 opera, “Carmen”, and had been scheduled for another performance on April 18. Caruso was so shocked by the earthquake that he made up his mind never to return to San Francisco again. Ansel Adams, aged 4, survived the earthquake along with his family, though their house and many things were damaged. An aftershock threw young Adams face-first into a garden wall, giving him what his friend Ced