单元质量评估(四)(时间：100分钟满分：120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AOn 26th January，the biggest earthquake in India took the lives of 25，000 people.In the morning，when everybody was enjoying the holiday，the earthquake began.It was about 7.5 on the Ritcher scale.“There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.Everything has been pulled down.” said one of the villagers alive.“There is no water，no food and no one has come to help.”Nobody died in Pakistan，a country next to India.The city of Lahore was lucky.In Lahore American School，where I was studying，all of the students were safe.They were on the field，so most children didnt feel anything.The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor.However，though Mrs Young was also on the second floor，she didnt feel anything.She didnt know what happened until a teacher told her about it.Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings.Mr Emond，the maths teacher from Australia，said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him，but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake.Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didnt feel anything either.My mother didnt feel anything.She didnt even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking light.My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.【语篇解读】本文简单介绍了发生在印度的一次大地震。1The biggest earthquake in India happened on the_of January 26th.AnightBafternoonCnoon Dmorning解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“In the morning，when everybody was enjoying the holiday，the earthquake began.”可知这次地震发生在早晨。故选D。答案：D2People use “Riteher scale” to tell_Awhere the earthquake takes placeBhow serious the earthquake isCwhen the earthquake takes placeDhow long the earthquake lasts解析：推理判断题。根据“Ritcher scale”前面的数字7.5，可知人们用“Ritcher scale”来表示地震程度的大小。故选B。答案：B3We learn that _ from the sentence “There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.”AIndia is a large countryBthe Indian people had nothing after the earthquakeCthere is no tall buildings in IndiaDthe earthquake in India was serious解析：推理判断题。“There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.”这句话的意思是：在天空和地面之间没有什么东西留下了。再联系后一句“Everything has been pulled down.(一切事物都被摧毁了。)”，可知这次地震非常严重。故选D。答案：D4The city of Lahore is_Ain India Bin PakistanCin America Din Australia解析：细节理解题。根据第二段前两句“Nobody died in Pakistan，a country next to India.The city of Lahore was lucky.”可知这是一个巴基斯坦城市。故选B。答案：BBBuildings crashed to the ground in seconds.Thousands of people lost their lives in a flash.Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo around September 16，Japanese people havent been able to get these thoughts out of their minds.They heard the news from Yoshio Kushida，a researcher who used radio waves to predict that an earthquake would strike with a magnitude(量级) of at least seven.“It would be terrible not to warn people of a possible disaster in case a quake actually occurs，”he said.His warning had a big effect.Frightened Tokyo people have been stocking up on water，food and candles in preparation for the terrible day.But Kushida hasnt had much support from the experts.At present，predicting earthquakes is thought to be impossible.No one can tell exactly where or when the next major earthquake will occur.An earthquake begins tens of miles below the earths surface：its too faraway to see.Ancient Chinese and Italian scientists forecast earthquakes by special “earthquake clouds”They found that a week before an earthquake，there were often strange cloudsshaped like snakes，waves or feathersin the sky.They thought the clouds might come from a gas produced underground by an earthquake.People also used to watch animals to see if earthquakes were coming.When they saw birds fly away suddenly，dogs barking violently or fish jumping out of the water，they told people to leave the areASome scientists believed animals had a sharper sense of changes taking place underground.But the ancient methods were not reliable enough.Nowadays，scientists use special instruments to predict earthquakes more precisely(精确地)Satellite systems are very useful：they record small changes in the earths magnetic fields(磁场) which help show where and when an earthquake may strike.【语篇解读】要准确地预测地震很难，但从古至今人们都尝试用不同手段对地震进行预测。5Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo，Japanese people_Ahave had no mind to do their workBhave always thought great damage it may causeChave almost forgotten about itDhave bought all the foods in the markets解析：细节理解题。由第一段最后一句的“Japanese people havent been able to get these thoughts out of their minds”可知。答案：B6Which of the following is TRUE?ATokyo people were surprised at the warning.BGreat disasters would happen if people are not warned of before an earthquake.CPredicting eart