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.