Question

In March 1964, Alaska began to shake. There was a great earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake the country ever had.

Shops and houses fell down. One street dropped 30 feet. One island rose about 11 metres into the air. Parts of the sea bottom became dry land. People felt the earthquake hundreds of kilometers away.

Each year there are many earthquakes. Most of them are small. They happen in different parts of the world. We are not sure what makes them. But if you are near, you can see the earth move. You may see a big crack(裂缝) in the ground. Sometimes the land drops on one side of the crack. It goes up on the other side of the crack. There is a new hill, The old world has a new shape.

1.The strongest earthquake in Alaska happened in_______.

A. April 1967 B. June 1864

C. March 1964 D. May 1867

2.The word "earthquake" in the story means_______.

A. a sudden dropping of the island

B. the making of a new hill

C. a strong shaking or moving of the ground

D. the rising and falling of the sea bottom

3.The story wants to tell us_______.

A. earthquakes change the land

B. houses fall down and streets are broken

C. Alaska shakes a lot

D. how the strongest earthquake happened

4.From the story we know earthquakes happen _______.

A. in shops and other buildings

B. only in big cities

C. in small countries

D. in different parts of the world

5.From this story we can see_______.

A. earthquakes often do a lot of harm

B. people are trying to stop earthquakes

C. the bottom of the sea is nearly dry

D. most people are afraid of earthquakes

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