题文
Fifty people died, over 11,000 were injured, and 100,000 houses were heavily damaged or destroyed in an earthquake that struck North China's Hebei Province.The quake, measuring 6. 2 on the Richter scale (里氏6 .2级) , hit the area 220km northwest of Beijing at 11: 50 a. m. on January 10, 1998.
Scientists made a report of the recent quake. They said that the area of northwestern Beijing, the joint of Shanxi and Hebei Provinces and the Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) were most easily attacked by earthquakes measuring 6 to a bit over 7 on the Richter scale.
However, scientists did not see the recent earthquake earlier. Clouds covered a large area in the northern part of North China before the earthquake and experts say that this prevented satellites from correctly watching the temperature at the correct altitude (纬度).
Experts say that in the last ten years, about 305 earthquakes have taken place in China with 9 measuring over 7 on the Richter scale, 60 measuring over 6, and 236 measuring over 5.
Tens of thousands of people died or were injured. Loss(损失) valued over 10 billion yuan.
小题1:When the earthquake attacked the area, most people there were unlikely（不太可能的）to ____.A．sleep in bedB．work in the fieldsC．walk in the streetsD．stay at home小题2:The report shows that about nine earthquakes in the past ten years are measured over ____ on the Richter scale.A．7B．5C．9D．6小题3:It can be inferred（推断） from the report that the damage caused by the earthquakes could be much less heavy if ____.A．all the people stayed outside B．the earthquake happened at midnightC．the people had been warned earlierD．the earthquake scale was lower than 6. 2 only小题4:Which of the following can be reasonable except ____.A．We can not stop earthquakesB．Scientists are working hard at the researches on earthquakesC．We can do our best to have fewer damages than everD．Nothing can be done on earthquakes 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:Ａ
小题2:Ａ
小题3:Ｃ
小题4:Ｄ
解析
文章介绍了在河北省发生的一起地震，及其影响。小题1:A 细节题。根据第2段第2行at 11: 50 a. m. on January 10, 1998.可知在上午11点人们不可能在床上睡觉。故A正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据第三段最后一行by earthquakes measuring 6 to a bit over 7 on the Richter scale.可知A正确。
小题3:C 推理题。如果人们事先被提醒有地震，那么他们就由可能做好预防，那么损失会小很多。
小题4:D 常识题。虽然我们不能阻止地震，但是我们可以做一些事情让地震的影响与破坏变的小一点，故D正确。
考点
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为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
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4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
