【答案解析】[听力原文]17-20
A great earthquake happened on July 28, 1976 in Tangshan, China. 250,000 persons died in it. It also cut off electricity and water supply, many houses caught fire and a great many people lost their homes. We can not stop it but we can do something to avoid suffering a great loss again. We can't build houses along the lines where earth's two of the plates join together. We must build them on rock not on sand. And the buildings have to be made as strong as possible.
[解析] 这是一道独白材料中的数字题，需要考生认真听取数字信息，对于数字的读音和写法都要掌握，才能获取材料中给出的信息July28，1976，也就能相应地选出答案B。
单选题
How many people died in the earthquake?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 这也是一道数字题，注意相近数字的读音，材料中给出250,000 persons died in it，所以答案选C。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true? A. We can stop earthquake. B. We can avoid suffering such a great loss again. C. We can not stop earthquake.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道综合判断题，而且问题用了否定形式is not true，考生需要格外注意。根据材料中的信息We can not stop it but we can do something to avoid suffering a great loss again，所以与材料信息不相符的选项应该是A。
单选题
Where should we build the houses? A. Along the lines where two plates join together. B. On sand. C. On rock.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 修建房屋的住址应该选在什么地方?根据材料中的信息We must build them on rock not on sand，所以答案选C。