Fifty people died, over 11,000 were injured, and 100,000 houses were heavily damaged or destroyed in an earthquake that struck North China's Hebei Province.
The quake, measuring 6. 2 on the Richter scale (里氏6 .2級) , hit the area 220km northwest of Beijing at 11: 50 a. m. on January 10, 1998.
Scientists made a report of the recent quake. They said that the area of northwestern Beijing, the joint of Shanxi and Hebei Provinces and the Inner Mongolia (內蒙古) were most easily attacked by earthquakes measuring 6 to a bit over 7 on the Richter scale.
However, scientists did not see the recent earthquake earlier. Clouds covered a large area in the northern part of North China before the earthquake and experts say that this prevented satellites from correctly watching the temperature at the correct altitude (緯度).
Experts say that in the last ten years, about 305 earthquakes have taken place in China with 9 measuring over 7 on the Richter scale, 60 measuring over 6, and 236 measuring over 5.
Tens of thousands of people died or were injured. Loss(損失) valued over 10 billion yuan.
小題1:When the earthquake attacked the area, most people there were unlikely（不太可能的）to ____.
A．sleep in bedB．work in the fieldsC．walk in the streetsD．stay at home
小題2:The report shows that about nine earthquakes in the past ten years are measured over ____ on the Richter scale.
A．7B．5C．9D．6
小題3:It can be inferred（推斷） from the report that the damage caused by the earthquakes could be much less heavy if ____.
A．all the people stayed outside
B．the earthquake happened at midnight
C．the people had been warned earlier
D．the earthquake scale was lower than 6. 2 only
小題4:Which of the following can be reasonable except ____.
A．We can not stop earthquakes
B．Scientists are working hard at the researches on earthquakes
C．We can do our best to have fewer damages than ever
D．Nothing can be done on earthquakes

小題1:Ａ
小題2:Ａ
小題3:Ｃ
小題4:Ｄ
文章介紹了在河北省發(fā)生的一起地震，及其影響。
小題1:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段第2行at 11: 50 a. m. on January 10, 1998.可知在上午11點人們不可能在床上睡覺。故A正確。
小題2:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一行by earthquakes measuring 6 to a bit over 7 on the Richter scale.可知A正確。
小題3:C 推理題。如果人們事先被提醒有地震，那么他們就由可能做好預防，那么損失會小很多。
小題4:D 常識題。雖然我們不能阻止地震，但是我們可以做一些事情讓地震的影響與破壞變的小一點，故D正確。
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