Having lived in California until 1970，my family has felt a number of earthquakes.We have been fortunate，however，to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.

There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present.The site lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震級(jí)) and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and，luckily，none is shown in the website.So，my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.

There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us (my daughter，I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.

The second one was in 1963.Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the_famous_landmark.

My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the building started to shake，I quickly headed for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayer—something like，“Help me get out of here in time，Dear Heavenly Father”．Minutes later，I was safe outside.

1．The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about________.

A．a(chǎn) new film about an earthquake

B．how to survive an earthquake

C．his three earthquake experiences

D．how to save children in an earthquake

2．The earthquakes the author has experienced________.

A．a(chǎn)ll caused bodily harm 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)re all recorded in a website

C．a(chǎn)ll measured more than 6.0　　 　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)ll happened in California

3．When the first earthquake happened，the author________.

A．was staying with his daughter 　　　　　　 B．was planting fruit trees

C．held on to a tree for hours 　　　　　　　　 D．was in a hotel

4．What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to?

A．A church.

B．Disneyland.

C．A building destroyed by an earthquake.

D．The place where the author was born.

5．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the third earthquake?

A．It happened in the author’s sixties.

B．the author succeeded in getting outside.

C．When it happened，the author was in a church.

D．The author was too afraid to walk when it happened.

作者意圖題。作者主要是向讀者介紹了自己經(jīng)歷的三次地震。

答案：　C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的The first was one in 1955...in California和第四段第2句以及第五段的My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California可知答案。

答案：　D

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的All three of us (my daughter and I，and the tree) shook for two or three minutes可知作者和他的女兒共同經(jīng)歷了這場(chǎng)地震。

答案：　A

推理判斷題。根據(jù)Our entire family was visiting Disneyland可知答案。

答案：　B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I quickly headed for the door to go outside可知作者很快就跑出去了。

答案：　D

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