B
(2019—2020学年吉林实验中学高一下学期第二次月考)
John Farish,an engineer who was staying at one of the city’s finest hotels in St.Francis,remembered the very early morning of Wednesday,April 18,1906.I was awakened by a loud noise,which might be compared to the mixed sounds of a strong wind flowing through a forest and the breaking of waves against a rock.In less time than it takes to tell,a shake,similar to that caused by a nearby explosion (爆炸),shook the building to its bases and it began a series of the most lively movements.Together with a frightening sound,it was followed by big crashes (碰撞) as the neighboring buildings and chimneys fell to the ground.
A few blocks away,in a comfortable room in the Palace Hotel,the world’s greatest singer,Enrico Caruso,was asleep after a good performance at the Opera House the night before.He awoke to find:Everything in the room was going round and round.The light was trying to touch the ceiling and the chairs were all chasing each other.Crash — crash — crash!It was a terrible scene.Everywhere the walls were falling and clouds of yellow dust were rising.My God,I thought it would never stop!
And at the same moment,in another part of the city,Jesse Cook,a policeman,reported:The whole street was undulating (起伏波动).It was as if the waves of the ocean were coming toward me,and waving as they came.
It was,of course,an earthquake,one of the largest ever that hit North America,and the first of 27 separate quakes that day.The first shock — at 5:12:05 a.m.— lasted more than 40 seconds.It was by far the largest,about 8.3 on the Richter scale;its epicenter (震源) was just off the coast,around the Pacific.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要叙述了工程师约翰·法里什,歌手恩里科·卡鲁索和警察杰西·库克三个人在发生强震时的描述。
24.When the earthquake happened,Caruso was .
A.looking at the waves rushing against the rock
B.giving a performance at the Opera House
C.listening to the sounds of wind flowing
D.sleeping in the comfortable Palace Hotel
答案D
解析推理判断题。根据第二段“inacomfortableroominthePalaceHotel,theworld’sgreatestsinger,EnricoCaruso,wasasleepafteragoodperformanceattheOperaHousethenightbefore.Heawoketofind:Everythingintheroomwasgoingroundandround.”可知,地震发生时,恩里科·卡鲁索还在皇宫酒店的一间舒适的房间里睡觉,故选D项。
25.How did Jesse Cook describe the earthquake?
A.The street was flooded with ocean water.
B.The street was dancing like ocean waves.
C.The chairs in the room were chasing each other.
D.The light was falling to the ground heavily.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第三段“JesseCook,apoliceman,reported:Thewholestreetwasundulating(起伏波动).Itwasasifthewavesoftheoceanwerecomingtowardme,andwavingastheycame.”可知,“街道像海浪一样舞动”符合题意,故选B项。
26.What can we know about the earthquake according to the passage?
A.It was followed by 26 quakes that day.
B.It caused the most deaths in history.
C.It came from the center of the Pacific.
D.It struck the place at midnight.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第四段“Itwas,ofcourse,anearthquake,oneofthelargesteverthathitNorthAmerica,andthefirstof27separatequakesthatday.Thefirstshock—at5:12:05a.m.”可知,这次地震是当天27次独立地震中的第一次。由此可推断出那天还有26次地震,故选A项。
27.The purpose of writing this passage is to .
A.teach us how to protect ourselves in an earth-quake
B.find out why the earthquake happened
C.describe the happenings of a strong earthquake
D.introduce what harm the earthquake did to people
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据文中约翰·法里什、歌手恩里科·卡鲁索、警察杰西·库克对地震的描述,以及最后一段对北美有史以来最大的地震的描述。可知,本文都是对强震发生的描述,故选C项。
