课时跟踪检测(十七)Ⅰ.阅读理解AItwastimeforaschoolholidayandIwasathome.Myfamily'shousewaslocatedin(位于)anareabythesea.Ijustsatdowninfrontofthetelevision.SuddenlyIheardaloudnoiseandthenthefirstshockstartedtohit.MymomandIrantothefrontdoor.Wegotoutandwewerestandinginthestreetholdingontoeachothertostandup.Thegroundwascoveredwithsnow.Icouldrememberwatchingblackcracksintheearthsnakingtheirwayalongtheground.Atreeinourbackyardwasactuallycutinhalf.Assuddenlyastheearthquakestarted,itwasover.Deadsilence.Thenalightsnowbegantofall.Allthepowerwasoff—noradio,noTVandnocommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.Wefoundoutlaterthatthegroundareawasloweredanaverageof35feet.Mydadsucceededingettinghomefromwhereheworkedinthecitycentre.Laterthateveningweweretoldtoleavetheareabecauseaterribleoceanwavewasexpected.Wespentthenightandthenextdayandnightawayfromhomeattheshelter.Ioftenthinkaboutthecouragemydadshowedduringthattime.BeforeDadretired,hewasaseniormanagerofafamouslocalcompany.Thiscompanywasdamagedbecauseofthequake.Dadstayedinthecompanytorebuildthebusinessandrebuildourfamilyhome.[语篇导读]本篇是记叙文。文章讲的是一个冬天，一个小镇发生了地震，以及地震后的一些情况。1．Inwhichseasondidtheearthquaketakeplace?A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.D[推理判断题。根据第二段第五句话“Thegroundwascoveredwithsnow.”可知是冬天。]2．Aftertheearthquake，thewriter'sfather______________.A．openeduphisowncompanyB．livedwithhisfamilyanddidabetterjobC．helpedneighborsbuildtheirhousesD．becameafamouspersonintheirtownB[细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“Dadstayedinthecompanytorebuildthebusinessandrebuildourfamilyhome.”可知，那次地震后，作者的父亲留在公司重建公司，重建家园。]3．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MyFatherB．MyMotherandIC．AQuakeinMyTownD．EarthquakeTipsC[主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章讲的是一个冬天，一个小镇发生了地震，以及地震后的一些情况。所以C项是文章主题。]BAlittleknowledgeandafewprecautionarymeasures(预防措施)cangreatlyincreaseyourchancesofsurvivinganearthquake.Thekeysareeducationandpreparinginadvance.Orwhenithappens,itistoolatethatyoutakeabooklettolearnthen.Theearthquakesafetytipsbelowwillnotmakeyouanexpert.However,theycouldmakealife－savingdifferenceifyoufindyourselfinanearthquakesituation.BeforetheEarthquakeTeachallmembersofyourfamilyaboutearthquakesafety.Thisincludestheactionsyoushouldtakewhenanearthquakeoccurs，thesafeplacesinaroomsuchasunderastrongdesk,alonginteriorwalls,andplacestoavoidsuchasnearwindows,largemirrors,hangingobjects，heavyfurnitureandfireplaces.DuringtheEarthquakeIfyouareindoors,staythere.Quicklymovetoasafelocationintheroomsuchasunderastrongdesk,underastrongtable,oralonganinteriorwall.Ifyouareoutdoors,movetoanopenareawherefallingobjectsareunlikelytostrikeyou.Moveawayfrombuildings，powerlines(电线杆)andtrees.Ifyouaredriving,slowdownsmoothlyandstoponthesideoftheroad.Avoidstoppingonorunderbridgesandoverpasses(天桥)，orunderpowerlines，treesandlargesigns.Stayinyourcar.AftertheEarthquakeCheckfordamage.Ifyourbuildingisbadlydamagedyoushouldleaveitquicklyuntilithasbeeninspectedbyasafetyprofessional.Ifyousmellorhearagasleak(煤气泄漏),geteveryoneoutsideandopenwindowsanddoors.Ifyoucandoitsafely,turnoffthegasatthemeter.Reporttheleaktothegascompanyandfiredepartment.Donotuseanyelectricalappliancesbecauseatinysparkcouldmakethegasburnsuddenly.[语篇导读]本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了震前、震中和...
