首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Why do the countries like Iran have a lot of earthquakes?
Why do the countries like Iran have a lot of earthquakes?
admin
2010-06-30
40
问题
Why do the countries like Iran have a lot of earthquakes?
Earthquakes are something that most people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Some places, like Iran and Guatemala have them frequently. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.
The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 500 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska. Some earthquakes are not always tile ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 20,000 people died.
In 1923, a very powerful earthquake hit the Tokyo-Yokohana area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.
One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China. 400,000 people were killed or injured in this quake, which happened in 1556.
Earthquakes are not the only acts of nature which people fear. Floods and tidal waves also cause people to be afraid. So do bad storms like typhoons and cyclones. Sometimes these things cause lots of deaths. In 1970, a cyclone and tidal wave killed over 200,000 people in Pakistan.
These kinds of things make people afraid and they are very dangerous. But they probably do not worry people as much as earthquakes, especially in these modern times. The reason is that we often know they are coming, we have some warning. Someday we may be able to know an earthquake is coming. So far, however, no sure way is known to predict an earthquake. When one comes, it is a surprise. People can not prepare for it.
选项
答案
Floods,tidal waves,and bad storms.
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/iNJd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语四级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语四级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Payandproductivity,itisgenerallyassumed,shouldberelated.Buttherelationshipseemstoweaken【C1】______peoplegetolder
YouwillhearaninterviewwithMikeRowe,hostoftheAmericanTVshowDirtyJobs.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompl
A、Changehisenergycycle.B、Overcomehislaziness.C、Getupearlierthanusual.D、Gotobedearlier.C
A、Badweather.B、Humanerror.C、Breakdownoftheengines.D、Communicationssystemfailure.B
Somepeopleclaimthattelevisionisgoodforchildrenbecauseitgetschildrenclevererbywatchingit,whileothersthinkthat
Culturalglobalization,formany,meansWesternizationorAmericanization.Animportantdistinctionconcerningtoday’scultural
America—thegreat"meltingpot"—hasalwaysbeenarichblendofculturaltraditionsfromallovertheworld.ManyAmericanfamil
Youwillhearatalkonthetechniqueusedtomodelmilkinmovies.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTRUEor
Duetohistoricalreasons,peopleintheCzechRepubliclacked________.
随机试题
关于脑垂体的叙述,正确的是
不合法的原始凭证是指原始凭证表述的事项与实际经济业务不符。()
虽然小明的期末测验成绩不高,但与期中相比有所提高,老师仍颁给他“学习进步奖”。这种评价属于()。
设函数=f(x)=+|x-a|(a>0).若f(3)<5,求a的取值范围.
某地级市人大制定《推进生态文明城市建设条例》,行使了地方立法权。()
行使管制权的主体是乡级以上人民政府的公安机关。( )
设圆盘x2+y2≤2ax内各点处的面密度与该点到坐标原点的距离成正比,试求该圆盘的重心.
(1)将考生文件夹下WIN文件夹中的文件WORK更名为PLAY。(2)在考生文件夹下创建文件夹GOOD,并设置属性为隐藏。(3)在考生文件夹下WIN文件夹中新建一个文件夹BOOK。(4)将考生文件夹下DAY文件夹中的文件WORK.DOC移动到考生文件
PersonalDetailsFamilyname:PetersAddress:7【L4】_______Crescent,MountLawleyPhonenumber:
Don’tletvacationsorbusinesstravelsideline(使退出)yourexerciseroutine.Physicalactivityisagreatwayto【C1】______stress
最新回复
(
0
)