Question

【題目】閱讀理解。
Many animals do strange things before an earthquake．This news may be important．
Earthquakes can kill people and knock down houses．Animals may help to save lives．
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake．Farmers know about this．Dogs that are usually quiet start to bark．Horses on farms run around in circles．Mice leave their holes and run away．Cows give less milk．
In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group．That happened only a few hours before an earthquake．In San Francisco．a(chǎn) man kept tiny pet frogs．One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever．They made loud noise．That night, an earthquake struck the city．People want to know when an earthquake is coming．Then they could get away safely．Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time．Maybe the best way is to watch the animals．
（1）This story is mostly about _________．
A.how animals act before an earthquake
B.how an earthquake starts
C.how mice leave their homes
D.when an earthquake begins
（2）Before an earthquake, quiet dogs ________．
A.run away
B.start to bark
C.climb trees
D.race down streets
（3）Before an earthquake, the frogs ________．
A.Sing
B.leave their homes
C.jumped around a lot
D.become quiet
（4）According to the passage, there were earthquakes in _______．
A.most countries
B.Italy and San Francisco, the USA
C.Chicago and Spain
D.all the western countries
（5）People want to ______．
A.be in an earthquake
B.find out early about an earthquake
C.run around in circles
D.get away from earthquakes

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）B
（3）C
（4）B
（5）B
【解析】文章大意：本文主要內(nèi)容是在地震來臨時(shí)，人們可根據(jù)動(dòng)物的異常表現(xiàn)預(yù)測地震。
（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中第一段第一句“Many animals do strange things before an earthquake (地震).” 的理解，故選A。
（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中第二段第三句“. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl(吠).”的理解，故選B。
（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中第三段第五句 “One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs.” 的理解，故選C。
（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中第三自然段的語句理解，故選B。
（5）查理解歸納題，根據(jù)文中語句“Many animals do strange things before an earthquake (地震). This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.” 的理解，故選B。