Module3TheViolenceofNature地震是自然灾害之一。当发生地震时，房屋倒塌，铁路线损毁，火车出轨，最为严重的是人员伤亡。让我们阅读下文去了解有关地震的一些情况吧。Somecountrieshavealargenumberofearthquakes.Japanisoneofthem.Othersdonothavemany;forexample,therearefewearthquakesinBritain.Thereisoftenagreatnoiseduringanearthquake.Thegroundshakesandhousesfalldown.Railwaylinesarebroken.Trainsrunoffthelines.Sometimesthousandsofpeoplearekilledindifferentways.About60,000werekilledin1783inSouthItaly.Aterribleearthquakein1883killed35,000peopleinIndonesia.Firesoftenfollowearthquakes.TheTokyoearthquakeof1923happenedjustbeforethemiddleoftheday.Peoplewerecookingmealsontheirfiresatthattime.Whenthegroundshook，thefiresshooktoo.Hotmaterialswerethrownontodifferentpartsofthehouseswhichweremadeofwood.Soon134fireswereburninginthecity.AnotherterribleearthquakehappenedinIndiain1896.Thegroundsuddenlymoved0.45mtooneside.Thenitmovedbackagain.Itmovedabout200timesaminute.Nearlyallthebuildingsandtreesfelldownwhenthatwashappening.1．terribleadj.可怕的，危害极大的2．materialn.材料，原料1．WhydidtheTokyoearthquakeof1923causemuchdamagetopeople?________________________________________________________________2．WhatwasthemostdangerouspartoftheIndiaearthquakein1896?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】1.Becausetheearthquakehappenedjustbeforethemiddleofthedayandpeoplewerecookingmealsontheirfiresatthattime.2．Thegroundmovedabout200timesaminuteandnearlyallthebuildingsandtreesfelldownwhentheearthquakewashappening.
