When the earthquake hit Japan on March 11,workers in a supermarket in Japan didn

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When the earthquake hit Japan on March 11,workers in a supermarket in Japan didn’t run away when they felt the shaking. Instead, they held on to the shelves and tried to stop the goods(货物)from falling down.
Reporters from NHK, the country’s largest TV station, stayed calm in front of cameras during the earthquake, even though some were facing real danger.
The earthquake was the most powerful one to hit Japan in the country’s history. But Japan’s reaction(反应) to the accident has shown that it is the most earthquake-prepared country in the world. The calm the Japanese showed during and after the quake has impressed the world.
This is because Japan has “an earthquake culture”.Japanese people are taught how to prepare for and react to earthquakes from a young age.
Schools in Japan organize earthquake practices every month. They make students become familiar with being in an earthquake.
Japan also has a good earthquake warning system（警报系统）.Warnings were broadcast on television, radio and mobile phones nine seconds after experts(专家)first knew about the quake on March 11.
The warning system is unable to predict earthquakes. But it can usually alert people about 15 seconds before they feel the effects. Even 15 or 20 seconds can be enough time to save people’s lives.
小题1:How did Japanese people react when the big earthquake hit Japan on March 11?

A．They felt angry.	B．They were scared.
C．They stayed calm.	D．They were frustrated.

小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Japan’s reaction to the earthquake impressed the world.

B．Japanese schools organize earthquake practice every day.

C．Japan has a warning system that can predict earthquakes.

D．Japanese people learn about earthquake safety only from universities.

小题3:.After experts first knew about the quake on March 11,warnings were not broadcast ____.

A．on radio

B．on the movie

C．on television

D．on mobile phones

小题4:What does the underlined word “alert”mean in Chinese?

A．改善

B．提高

C．提醒

D．改变

小题5:What does the story mainly tell us about?

A．Japan’s earthquake culture.

B．The bad results caused by the earthquake.

C．Japanese people were scared after the earthquake.

D．Japanese people were homeless after the earthquake.

答案

小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A

解析

【主旨大意】：本文是记叙文。本文讲述了在2011年3月11号的日本大地震，人们面对地震表现的非常镇静；并且讲述了日本的地震文化以及介绍了日本先进的地震报警系统。
小题1:细节理解题由第一段Works in supermarket in Japan didn’t run away when they felt the shaking. Instead, they held on to the shelves and tries to stop the goods from failing down. 以及第二段Reporters from NHK,…stayes calm ….可知人们面对地震表现的很镇静。
小题1:细节理解题由短文第三段最后一句话Te calm the Japanese showed during and after the quake as impressed the world. 可知：在地震中或者地震后日本人民表现出来的镇静给世界留下了很深的印象。故选A。
小题1:细节理解题由短文第六段中Warnings were broadcast on television, radio and mobile phone nine seconds after experts first knew about the quake on March 11. 可知:没有在电影中演出。故选B。。
小题1:词义猜测题“报警系统”当然是“提醒”人们了。故选B。
小题1:主旨大意题本文主要讲述了日本的人们在地震面前表现的非常镇静，以及讲述了日本的“地震文化”。
难句释解:
But Japan’s reaction to the accident has shown that it is the most earthquake-prepares country in the world. 但是日本对这次事故的反应说明了它是世界上应对地震准备最充分的国家。Japanese people are taught how to prepare for ad react to earthquakes from young age. 日本人民从很小就被教如何准备应对地震。