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Moderate Earthquake Strikes England
A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power in Kent County. One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.
"It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride," said the woman.
The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the English Channel, about 8.5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.
Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.
"I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me." Said Hendrick van Eck,27, of Canterbury about 60 miles southeast of London." I then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier. It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down."
There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year, but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4.8-magnitude quake struck the central England city of Birmingham.
The country's strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 193 l, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France. Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England. However, people should not be scared too much by this prediction, Musson said, as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.
41. The biggest earthquake took place in Britain__________.
A. in 1931.
B. in 1580.
C. in2002.
D. in2007.
42. Theword "collapsed" in Paragraph 4 most probably means__________.
A. fell apart.
B. flew off.
C. shook up.
D. blew out.
43. The phrase "this scale" in Paragraph 6 refers to__________.
A.4.8-magnitude quake.
B.4.3-magnitude quake.
C.5.8 on the Richter scale.
D.6.1 on the Richter scale.
44. The following statements are true EXCEPT__________.
A. the quake caused a power failure in Kent County.
B. the tremor lasted for 10-15 seconds.
C. people in Canterbury felt strong quake.
D. the quake was centered under the Channel Tunnel.
45. It can be learnt from the last paragraph that__________.
A. moderate earthquakes often strike London in the history.
B. earthquake warning system of Britain can predict them.
C. another earthquake is predicted to occur in England.
D. the French also felt the earthquake taking place on 28, April.
答案與解析41.A。題幹：英國最大的地震發生在__________。細節題。該題定位選項更容易，分別定位選項中的四個時間，可以定位到第七段的第一句，可知這個國家最嚴重的地震是l931年發生於北海的那次，震級6.1，所以A(1931年)為正確答案。
42.A。題幹：第四段中的“collapsed”的意思是__________。猜詞題。collapse意為“倒塌，崩潰”;同時，利用題幹關鍵詞定位到第四段的首句，四個選項分別代入後，牆壁開裂，煙囪倒塌，比較符合語境，所以該題正確答案為A(散開，崩裂)。
43.B。題幹：第六段中的“this scale”指的是。指代題。從第六段的首句來看，每年全世界都有上千次這個震級的中型地震，因而this scale指的是第五段提到的地震，第五段是Hendrick回顧4月28號地震的情況，由此可以推知談論的是4月28日的地震這樣的震級，從第三段可知該次地震為4.3級，故該題答案為B(4.3級的地震)。
44.D。題幹：下列說法都是對的`，除了一。判斷題。利用選項A的關鍵詞Kent可以定位到第一段的倒數第二句，可知數千人離開沒有電力的Kent縣，題幹資訊與原文資訊一致;利用選項B的關鍵詞10一15 seconds可以定位到第四段第二句，可知地震持續了約10——15秒鐘，題幹資訊與原文資訊一致;利用選項C的關鍵詞Canterbury可以定位到第五段，來自Canterbury的Hendfick描述了地震發生時所感受的情況，題幹資訊與原文資訊一致;利用選項D的關鍵詞Channel Tunnel可以定位到第三段，可知震中是在English Channel，題幹資訊與原文資訊不一致;因此該題的答案為D(震中位於Channel Tunnel之下)。
45.B。題幹：根據最後一段可以推斷出__________。推斷題。最後一段however之前描述了4月28曰地震的情況，而且預測該地區發生另外一場地震只是時間問題，however之後說人們不用過分擔心，因為英國的預警系統可以探測到將要發生的地震，並可以在地震發生前幾小時予以宣佈，由此可以推斷英國的預警系統可以預測地震，故該題答案為B(英國的地震預警系統可以預測地震)。
