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    The earthquake that shook Japan with historic strength on March 11th, 2011 created a tsunami wave ten meters high. The water washed away boats, cars and houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. It also led to tsunami warnings across the Pacific.
    Scientists recorded the magnitude(震级) of the earthquake at 8.9.The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since nineteen hundred. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile in nineteen sixty.
    The quake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan's main island. It was centered under the sea about one hundred thirty kilometers east of Sendai.The tsunami washed away whole neighborhoods in Sendai.
    So far (April 4th), the tsunami has taken 12, 0009 people's life away.
    Now Japanese are all trying to rebuild their hometown, but there are too many difficulties.
    The first, Japan is the world's third largest importer(进口商)of oil. The shortage of oil makes it almost impossible to carry the food, medicine and water to the quake area by cars.
    The second, the Fukushima nuclear(核) power station was damaged by the March eleventh earthquake and tsunami. The extent of the problems is still not clear. Japan’s nuclear crisis(危机) may mean greater need of imported food.
    小题1:The underlined word in Paragraph 1 means______ in Chinese.
    A．地震B．核辐射C．海浪D．海啸
    小题2:The largest earthquake happened in ______.
    A．TokyoB．the United StatesC．ChileD．Japan
    小题3:Japanese are facing ______ kinds of problems when trying to rebuild their hometown.
    A．one B．twoC．threeD．four
    小题4:Why did the food, medicine and water can hardly carry to the earthquake area soon?
    A．Because of the shortage of oil.
    B．Because of the damage of the roads.
    C．Because of the nuclear crisis.
    D．Because of the tsunami.

    小题1:D
    小题2:C
    小题3:B
    小题4:A

    试题分析：
    【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了2011年3月11日日本发生的海啸所导致的严重后果及重建家园的困难。
    小题1:D考查猜测词义。根据文章第一段中的The earthquake that shook Japan with historic strength on March 11th, 2011 created a tsunami wave ten meters high.可知，地震导致了10米巨浪的海啸。故选D。
    小题2:C考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile in nineteen sixty.可知，最大的地震是1960年发生在智利的9.5级地震。故选C。
    小题3:B考查细节理解。根据文章倒数后两段中的The first, Japan is the world's third largest importer(进口商)of oil. The second, the Fukushima nuclear(核) power station was damaged by the March eleventh earthquake and tsunami.可知有两种。故选B。
    小题4:A考查细节理解。根据文章倒数第二段中的The shortage of oil makes it almost impossible to carry the food, medicine and water to the quake area by cars.可知，因为油的短缺使食物、药品和水无法用车运送到地震灾区。故选A。
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