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問題詳情：

  When the earthquake hit Japan on March 11,workers in a supermarket in Japan didn’t run away when they felt the shaking. Instead, they held on to the shelves and tried to stop the goods(貨物)from falling down.

  Reporters from NHK, the country’s largest TV station, stayed calm in front of cameras during the earthquake, even though some were facing real danger.

  The earthquake was the most powerful one to hit Japan in the country’s history. But Japan’s reaction(反應) to the accident has shown that it is the most earthquake-prepared country in the world. The calm the Japanese showed during and after the quake has impressed the world.

This is because Japan has “an earthquake culture”nese people are taught how to prepare for and react to earthquakes from a young age.

  Schools in Japan organize earthquake practices every month. They make students become familiar with being in an earthquake.

  Japan also has a good earthquake warning system（*報系統）ings were broadcast on television, radio and mobile phones nine seconds after experts(專家)first knew about the quake on March 11.

  The warning system is unable to predict earthquakes. But it can usually alert people about 15 seconds before they feel the effects. Even 15 or 20 seconds can be enough time to save people’s lives.

did Japanese people react when the big earthquake hit Japan on March 11?

  A. They felt angry.                    B. They were scared.

  C. They stayed calm.                  D. They were frustrated.

h of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

  A. Japan’s reaction to the earthquake impressed the world.

  B. Japanese schools organize earthquake practice every day.

  C. Japan has a warning system that can predict earthquakes.

  D. Japanese people learn about earthquake safety only from universities.

r experts first knew about the quake on March 11,warnings were not broadcast ____.

  A. on radio           B. on the movie        C. on television     D. on mobile phones

does the underlined word “alert”mean in Chinese?

  A.改善             B.提高              C.提醒            D.改變

does the story mainly tell us about?

  A. Japan’s earthquake culture.

  B. The bad results caused by the earthquake.

  C. Japanese people were scared after the earthquake.

  D. Japanese people were homeless after the earthquake.

【回答】

【主旨大意】：本文是記敍文。本文講述了在2011年3月11號的日本大地震，人們面對地震表現的非常鎮靜；並且講述了日本的地震文化以及介紹了日本先進的地震*系統。

1.C        細節理解題  由第一段Works in supermarket in Japan didn’t run away when they felt the shaking. Instead, they held on to the shelves and tries to stop the goods from failing down. 以及第二段Reporters from NHK,…stayes calm ….可知人們面對地震表現的很鎮靜。

2.A  細節理解題  由短文第三段最後一句話Te calm the Japanese showed during and after the quake as impressed the world. 可知：在地震中或者地震後日本*表現出來的鎮靜給世界留下了很深的印象。故選A。

3.B  細節理解題  由短文第六段中Warnings were broadcast on television, radio and mobile phone nine seconds after experts first knew about the quake on March 11. 可知:沒有在電影中演出。故選B。 。

4.C 詞義猜測題  “*系統”當然是“提醒”人們了。故選B。

5.A  主旨大意題  本文主要講述了日本的人們在地震面前表現的非常鎮靜，以及講述了日本的“地震文化”。

難句釋解:

But Japan’s reaction to the accident has shown that it is the most earthquake-prepares country in the world. 但是日本對這次事故的反應説明了它是世界上應對地震準備最充分的國家。Japanese people are taught how to prepare for ad react to earthquakes from young age. 日本*從很小就被教如何準備應對地震。

知識點：説明文

題型：閲讀理解