The earthquake happened ________.

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• 1Which of the following is true、________.

  A.Some tubes were broken into pieces and stopped the old clock

  B.The professor lit a candle because of power failure

  C.Boston is in the southeast of Canada

  D.The shocks were slight in one way

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• 2The text suggests that _________.

  A.Boston was badly destroyed

  B.earthquakes are common in Boston

  C.John Winthrop had difficulty sleeping

  D.John Winthrop was a scientist

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• 3The text proves that _______.

  A.the power of nature is terrible

  B.earthquakes happen most often during nighttime hours

  C.the direction of an earthquake can be discovered

  D.universities study the cause of earthquakes

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• 4The best title for the passage may be ________.

  A.Loss or Growth

  B.Hair Loss

  C.Healthy Sign

  D.Change with Seasons

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• 5The sentence “This, however, is not the end of the world” means _______.

  A.man is sure to find the best way of curing his hair loss in the future

  B.the writer believes the earth exists for ever

  C.we can’t destroy the world by any means

  D.the last day will never come to our people

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• 6Choose the right order according to the text.

  A.The bed was shaking and John Winthrop awoke.

  B.John Winthrop looked attentively at this watch.

  C.John Winthrop got up to light a candle.

  D.The earthquake happened in Boston in 1755.

  E.B.John Winthrop looked attentively at this watch.C.John Winthrop got up to light a candle.D.The earthquake happened in Boston in 1755.E.John Winthrop knew the quake’s direction.

  G.John Winthrop knew the exact quake’s time.

  H.A.The bed was shaking and John Winthrop awoke.B.John Winthrop looked attentively at this watch.C.John Winthrop got up to light a candle.D.The earthquake happened in Boston in 1755.E.John Winthrop knew the quake’s direction.F.John Winthrop knew the exact quake’s time.G.John Winthrop looked at the key on the floor.

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• 7The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on ________.

  A.an academic aspect

  B.a military aspect

  C.a business aspect

  D.an international aspect

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• 8It was ________ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.

  A.the American Navy

  B.some early intercontinental travelers

  C.those who earned a living from the sea

  D.the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable

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• 9The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was _______.

  A.to make some sounding experiments in the oceans

  B.to collect samples of sea plants and animals

  C.to estimate the length of cable that was needed

  D.to measure the depths of the two oceans

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• 10“Defied” in the 5th paragraph probably means “________”.

  A.doubted

  B.gave proof to

  C.challenged

  D.agreed to

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