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On 26th January，the biggest earthquake in India took the lives of 25,000 people.In the morning，when everybody was enjoying the holiday，the earthquake began.It was about 7.5 on the Ritcher scale.“There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.Everything has been pulled down.”said one of the villagers alive.“There is no water，no food and no one has come to help.”
Nobody died in Pakistan，a country next to India.The city of Lahore was lucky.In Lahore American School，where I was studying，all of the students were safe.They were on the field，so most children didn't feel anything.The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor.However，though Mrs.Young was also on the second floor，she didn't feel anything.She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it.Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings.Mr.Emond，the maths teacher from Australia，said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him，but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake.Mrs.Davis and Mr.Frost didn't feel anything either.
My mother didn't feel anything.She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking light.My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.
1．The biggest earthquake in India happened on the ________ of January 26th.
A．night B．afternoon
C．noon D．morning
D [细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“In the morning，when everybody was enjoying the holiday，the earthquake began.”可知这次地震发生在早晨。故选D。]
2．People use “Ritcher scale”to tell ________.
A．where the earthquake takes place
B．how serious the earthquake is
C．when the earthquake takes place
D．how long the earthquake lasts
B [推理判断题。根据“Ritcher scale”前面的数字7.5，可知人们用“Ritcher scale”来表示地震程度的大小。故选B。]
3．We learn that________from the sentence “There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.”
A．India is a large country
B．the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake
C．there is no tall building in India
D．the earthquake in India was serious
D [推理判断题。“There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.”这句话的意思是：在天空和地面之间没有什么东西留下了。再联系后一句“Everything has been pulled down.(一切事物都被摧毁了。)”可知这次地震非常严重。故选D。]
4．The city of Lahore is ________.
A．in India B．in Pakistan
C．in America D．in Australia
B [细节理解题。根据第二段前两句“Nobody died in Pakistan，a country next to India.The city of Lahore was lucky.”可知这是一个巴基斯坦城市。故选B。]
