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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 1931, 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 mush 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.

单选题 During the April 28 earthquake, whole England was left without power.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】答案相关句(画线句)没有提到停电的情况,但接下来的句子继续提到地震造成的危害: “电力中断,几千名居民无电可用”,由此问题句没有提供正确信息。
单选题 The Channel Tunnel was closed for 10 hours after the earthquake occurred.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】该句中根本没有出现与时间相关的词语,因此判断问题句的内容在文章中没有出现。
单选题 It was reported that one lady had got her head and neck injured, but not seriously.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】问题句的内容与第1段第3句的内容相符,因此问题句提供了正确信息。
单选题 France and several other European countries sent their medical teams to work side by side with the British doctors.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】在文章中查找答案相关句,结果发现European countries及其相关词.Europe根本没有在文章中出现,因此判断问题句提供的信息在文章中没有被提到。
单选题 The country's strongest earthquake took place in London in 1580.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】答案相关句说“英国遭受了几次最大地震,其中包括1580年发生的地震”,而该段段首句已经明确指出“英国最强烈的地震于1931年发生在北海”,因此问题句提供了错误信息。
单选题 Musson predicted that another earthquake would occur in southeast England sooner or later.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】最后一段Masson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England.“Masson预言另一次地震将袭击英格兰东南部,至于地震什么时候发生只是个时间问题”。显然该句内容与问题句的内容一致。
单选题 It can be inferred from the passage that England is rarely hit by high magnitude earthquakes.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】利用问题句中的细节信息词(high magnitude earthquakes/高震级的地震)作为答案线索,在文章第6段中查找答案相关句。该段说“4月28号发生的那场地震是从2002年以来震级最强的地震了,全球每年发生强度为中等的地震有几千次,但是这种中等强度的地震英格兰很少发生。”据此可以容易地推断出,高震级的地震在英格兰就更少见了。