北京市2021届初三第二学期第一次月考英语试卷

英语试卷

（考试时间为120分钟，试卷满分为120分）

听力理解（共30分）

一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图

片。每段对话读两遍。（共5分，每小题1分）

A.B.C.

3.

A.B.C.

二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共15分，每小题L5

分）

请听一段对话，完成第6至第7小题。

6.WhataretheygoingtodoonSaturdaymorning?

A.Haveatraininglesson.

B.Gotothecinema.

C.Walchafootballmatch.

7.Whenaretheygoingtohaveatrainingclass?

A.At4pm.B.At7pm.C.At8am.

请听一段对话，完成第8至第9小题。

8.Whoisthewoman'srolemodel?

A.BillGates.B.WangXuan.C.LiuYang.

9.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodofirst?

A.Trytoimprovecomputerskills.

B.Trytofinishthehomework.

C.Trytoworkhard.

请听一段对话，完成第10至第11小题。

1().Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Atabusstop.B.Inapark.C.Inanoffice.

11.Whataretheymainlytalkingabout?

A.Theweather.B.Thebus.C.Thework.

请听一段对话，完成第12至第13小题。

12.Whereisthenewlibrary?

A.Nexttothebank.B.Nexttothemuseum.C.Nexttothepostoffice.

13.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewlibrary?

A.ThelibraryisnexttotheCultureRoad.

B.Thereisavideoreadingroominit.

C.YoucanseeafreefilmonSaturday.

请听一段独白，完成第14至第15小题。

14.Howmanyskillsarementionedinthispassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

15.Whafsthespeakerdoing?

A.Explainingwhyweneedtoread.

B.Tellinguswhattoread.

C.Introducinghowtoreadfaster.

三、听对话，记录关键信息。本段对话你将听两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）

请根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相

应位置上。

InternationalSchooIDanceTeacher

Name：16_

Phone：17

18teacherinprimaryschool,

Jobexperience：

3years

19stayingwithchildren;

Reasons：

Theschoolis20thenewhouse.

知识运用（共35分）

四、选择填空（共15分，每小题1分）

从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳

选项。

21.TinaandIwentboatingyesterday.hadagoodtime.

A.WeB.TheyC.SheD.It

22.NewYorkisagoodplacetovisitMayorDecember.

A.onB.toC.atD.in

23.Peterisverytired,hedoesn'twanttogotobed.

A.orB.butC.soD.and

24.一isatickettothePalaceMuseum?

—It'sabout60yuan.

A.HowmuchB.HowmanyC.HowlongD.Howoften

25.Wholistened,Tom,JackorBill?

A.themostcarefullyB.morecarefully

C.themostcarefulD.morecareful

26.Youbehungryafterthelongwalk.Helpyourselftosomecakes.

A.can'tB.shouldn'tC.needD.must

27.Everyonewantsthebookassoonaspossible.

A.readB.readsC.readingD.toread

28.—Wherewereyouthismorning?

一Iinthesupermarket.

A.willshopB.amshoppingC.wasshoppingD.haveshopped

29.一Waitaminute,Ihavetotellyou.

—Whatisit?

A.somethingimportantB.importantsomething

C.anythingimponantD.importantanything

30.Mygrandfatherinthiscitysincehewasborn.

A.livedB.livesC.haslivedD.havelived

31.—Haveyouseenmydictionary?

一Yes,Iitonyourdeskfiveminutesago.

A.sawB.seeC.haveseenD.willsee

32.Look!Somanypassengerswiththeirphonesontheunderground.

A.playB.willplayC.areplayingD.haveplayed

33.Stopsmoking,Joe!Youyourselfifyoukeepondoingitlikethat!

A.willkillB.havekilledC.killD.killed

34.Theseboxesforkeepingthefoodcleanandcool.

A.useB.areusedC.haveusedD.wereusing

35.一CouldyoutellmetheSummerPalace?

一Thedayaftertomorrow,Ithink.

A.whenwillwevisitB.whendidwevisit

C.whenwewillvisitD.whenwevisited

五、完形填空（共20分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四

个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantown.Hewasstayingwithhis36at

thebesthotelthere.Onenighthewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmall

streetwasdarkandquiet.Suddenlyhefelt37behindhim.Heturnedhishead

andsawanItalianyoungmanwho38walkedpasthim.Themanwasnearlyout

ofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathis39wasgone.Hethought

thatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.Hedecidedto40andget

backthewatch.

SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.41ofthemunderstoodthe

otherslanguage.TheFrenchman42theItalianwithhisfist（拳头）pointingto

theItalian'swatch.IntheendtheItalian43hiswatchtotheFrenchman.

44hereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.

Hewasgreatly45whenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.Nowhe

realizedthatbymistakehehadrobbed（抢劫）thewatchanditwastheItalian's.

36.A.daughterB.wifeC.sonD.friend

37.A.nooneB.anyoneC.someoneD.none

38.A.quicklyB.suddenlyC.dangerouslyD.slowly

39.A.purseB.bagC.watchD.money

40.A.leaveB.followC.stopD.interrupt

41.A.NeitherB.EitherC.BothD.All

42.A.askedB.sharedC.shoutedD.frightened

43.A.gaveawayB.putawayC.gaveupD.putup

44.A.BeforeB.SinceC.AssoonasD.Until

45.A.amazedB.gladC.interestedD.surprised

B

Grandfatherwasawiseman.Nomatterhowbadly-behavedIhadbeen,Icouldtell

Grandpaanythingandmy46weresafe.Helovedmeandwouldnevergive

themaway.

IrememberatimewhenagroupofuswereplayingbaseballbehindMrs.

Ferguson5shouse.Ihitonepitch（投球）justrightand...slam!Itendedupbreaking

Mrs.Ferguson?skitchenwindow!Weail47!

AfterIgothome,ItoldGrandpaaboutit.Heknewwehadbeenwarnedmany

limesaboutthedangersofplayingwhereweshouldn't48hejustlistened.

“Iwaswrong,“Itoldhim,withmyheaddown.hatemyselfforwhatIdid.Isthere

away49?”

“Well,“hesaid,"Mrs.Fergusonhasaproblem,justlikeyou.Ifsheknewyou50

andyouwereafraidofher,shewouldbesad.I'llbetshewishesyouwouldgivehera

chancetobeunderstanding.It'syourdecision.Areyouplanningtopretendnothing

happened?Justkeepquietandhidewhatyou'renotproudof?,,

"Idon'tknow,“Isighed."Thingsmightgetworse...

"Let'sthinkitthrough,hesaidfinally.4uIfyouwereMrs.Ferguson,whatwould

youdo?”Ididn'tknov/whatshemightdo.1hadbeenafraidthatMrs.Ferguson

wouldstaymadatme,soIran.OnthewayhomeI51thatshewasamean

witch（女入K）runningafterme.

“WcU,"Isaid,takingadeepbreath,"OnesolutionistotellMrs.FergusonI'msorry

andoffertofixherwindow.”

“Ifyoucallher,^^askedGrandpa,"What'sthe52thatcanhappen?”Ihadto

thinkforamoment.Irealizedthatevenifshedidnotacceptmyapology（道歉），it

couldnotbeanyworsethanseeingthe53onMomandDad'sfaces.

GrandpasmiledwhenheknewIhadfigureditout.

“Doingwhat'srightisnotalwayseasy,“hesaid,handingmethephone."I'mproud

ofyou."Grandpadidnotmakemedoit.Itwasalwaysmy54.Asitturned

out,Mrs.Fergusonwasverykindandweevenbecamereallyclosefriends.

GrandpapassedawayayearagoandImisshimsomuch.Hegavemethetools

tofixmanyproblemsandmostofallheshowedme1was55

46.A.storiesB.secretsC.inventionsD.thoughts

47.A.ranB.jumpedC.criedD.cheered

48.A.AndB.SoC.OrD.But

49.A.backB.aroundC.outD.off

50.A.finishedB.changedC.stoppedD.cared

51.A.expectedB.believedC.imaginedD.regretted

52.A.strangestB.worstC.fairestD.rudest

53.A.tirednessB.fearC.disappointmentD.surprise

54.A.problemB.dutyC.dreamD.choice

55.A.braveB.activeC.friendlyD.independent

阅读理解（共40分）

六、阅读下面的六篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D

四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共20分，每小题1分）

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56.WhendoestheChessClubopen?

A.5:00p.m.B.6:00p.m.C.10:00a.m.D.4:15p.m.

57.Youcancalltohaveindoortennislessons.

A.314-914-2385B.314-842-7265

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58.Kidscanmakepuppets.

A.intheChessClubB.atBurnBootCamp

C.inPuppetTheaterClassD.attheDaysInnMotel

B

Johnisthirteennow.Hebegantostudyinamiddleschooltwoyearsago.His

homeisinasmallvillageandit'snearlyfivekilometersfromtheschool.Hehasto

getupearlyinthemorning.Afteraquickbreakfasthehastoruntoschoolandget

thereontime.Hisfatherhopestoborrowsomemoneytobuyabikeforhim,buthe

knowshismotherisalwaysillandhisfatherspendsmuchmoneyonmedicine.He

doesn'tagreewithhisfatherandkeepsrunningthereeveryday.Nowhe'sverystrong.

Heisneverlateforclassandhisteachersoftenpraisehim.

Lastweektherewasasportsmeetinginhisschool.Johnranfasterthananyother

boyandwontheboy's80()meters,1,500metersand3,()0()meters.Thewholeschool

knewhim.Hewasveryhappy.Hetoldhisgrandmaaboutthegoodnewsassoonas

hegothome.UIbroketwoschoolrecordstoday,Granny,calledouttheboy.Tbhis

surprise,theoldwomanwasn'thappy.Shethoughtforawhileandsaid,"I'msonyto

hearthat.Wehavenomoneytopayforthem,youknow!”

59.Johnbegantostudyinamiddleschoolattheageof.

A.nineB.elevenC.thirteenD.fifteen

60.Johnrunstoschooleverydayinorderto.

A.keephealthyB.wintheboy'srace

C.makehisteachershappyD.gettoschoolontime

61.Johndoesn'taskhisfathertobuyhimabikebecause.

A.hedoesn'tlikeridingabike

B.hedoesn'tlikehisfather

C.hishomeisneartheschool

D.heknowshisfatherdoesn'thaveenoughmoney

62.John'sgrandmawasn'thappybecause.

A.shethoughtJohnhadbrokensomethingsandtheyhadtopayforthem

B.shethoughtJohnhadn'ldonewellintheschoolsportsmeeting

C.John'sfathercouldn'taffordabikeandrefusedtobuyitforhim

D.John'smotherwasillandtheyspentmuchmoneyonmedicine

C

AlettertoEdward,acolumnist（报刊专栏作家）

DearMr.Expert,

Igrewupinanunhappyandabusive（虐待的）home.Ialwayspromisedmyself

thatrdgetoutassoonaspossible.Now,atage20,1haveagoodjobandanicehouse,

andI'mreallyproudoftheindependenceI'veachieved.

Here'stheproblem:severalofmyfriendswhostilllivewiththeirparentswish

theyhadplaceslikeminesomuchsothattheymakeminetheirs.

Itstartedoutwithacoupleofthemspendingtheweekendswithme.Butnow

theyseemtotakeitforgrantedthattheycanshowupanytimetheylike.Theybring

boyfriendsover,talkonthephoneandstayoutforever.

Ienjoyhavingmyfriendsheresometimes—itmakestheplacefeelcomfortable

andwarm-butthisismyhome,notapartyhouse.Iwasoldenoughtomoveouton

myown,sowhycan'tIseemtoaskmyfriendstorespectmyprivacy?

Joan

Edward'sreplytoJoan

DearJoan,

Ifyourfamilydidn'tpayattentiontoyourneedswhenyouwereachild,you

probablyhavetroublelettingothersknowyourneedsnow.

Andifyou'vegatheredyourfriendsaroundyoutorebuildahappyfamily

atmosphere（氛围），youmayfearthatsayingnowillbringbackthekindofconflict（冲

突）yougrewupwitherdestroytheniceatmosphereyounowenjoy.Youneedto

understandthatintruefriendshipit'sokaytoputyourownneedsfirstfromtimeto

lime.

Beclearaboutthemessageyouwanttosend.Forexample,“Ireallyloveyour

companybutIalsoneedsomeprivacy.Sopleasecallbeforeyoucomeover.”

63.Wecaninferfromthefirstletterthat.

A.Joanconsidersherfriendsmoreimportantthanherprivacy

B.Joan'sfriendsvisithermoreoftenthanshecanaccept

C.Joandoesn'tlikethepartiesatall

D.Joandislikestheboyfriendsherfriendsbringover

64.AccordingtoMr.Expert,whycan'tJoantellherfriendsherfeelings?

A.Sheisafraidofhurtingherfriends.

B.Shedoesnotunderstandtruefriendship.

C.Herfamilyexperiencestopsherfromdoingso.

D.Shedoesnotputherneedsfirst.

65.ThesecondlettersuggeststhatMr.Expert.

A.isworriedaboutJoan'sproblem

B.warnsJoannottoquarrelwithherfriends

C.advisesJoanonhowtorefusepeople

D.encouragesJoantobebraveenough

D

Mostpeoplehopetohaveamemorywhichhelpsthemsucceedinstudy,work

andlife.Canmemorybeimproved?Luckily,hundredsofstudiesinthepast50years

havealreadygivenusadefiniteanswer.

Ahealthylifestylekeepsyourbrainyoungandmemorysharp.Firstofall,itis

necessarytohaveahealthydiet.EatingmorefoodrichinVitaminBandVitaminE,

suchasvegetablesandleanmeat,helpsyouhaveabettermemory.Doingexercisecan

keepyourbrainalive,too.Properexerciseprovidesmuchneededoxygen（氧气）for

thebrain.Running,ridingabike,swimmingandevenwalkingtwoorthreelimesa

weekarehelpful.Moreover,gettingenoughsleepisimportant.Onlywhenyourbrain

getsagoodrest,canitworkwell.Thehealthieryourlifestyleis,thebetteryour

memorywillbecome,butdonotexpectasuddenchange-ittakesalongtimeto

makeadifference.

Memoryskillshelpyourememberthingsbetter.Thefollowingthreearethemost

widelyused.Chunkingisawayofrememberingapieceofinformationbycuttingit

intosmallerones.Forexample,tomemorizeaten-digittelephonenumber

2127983630,youcandividethedigitsintothreegroups:first212,then798,andlastly

3630.Thismethodisfarmoreeffectivethanrememberingastringof10digits.

Organizationmeansorganizinginformationintogroupsofthesamekind.For

example,trees,grassandflowersareplants;tigers,pandas,horsesandcowsare

animals.Imageryisrememberingnewlyleamtinformationbyusingyourimagination

andconnectingitwithsomethingthatyouarefamiliar（熟悉的）with.

However,memoryskillswillhardlyworkifyoudon'tunderstandthe

information.What'smore,onlyaregularreviewcanmakethememorylastlong.That

iswhystudentsarealwaysadvisedtogooverwhattheyhavelearntafteronedayand

thenafterthreedays,andthenuseitasregularlyaspossible.

Humanbrainsarelikemusclesthatneednutrientsandexercisetobecome

stronger.Ifyoumakeafewlifestylechangesandtrysomememoryskills,youcan

certainlyimproveyourmemory.

66.Howmanywaysofkeepingahealthylifestylearementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

67.Whichofthefollowingexamplesistheuseoftheskilluorganization,,7

A.Rememberingtheword"sad"byputtingitintothegroupof“feeling”.

B.Rememberingthemeaningoftheword“red"byconnectingitwithfire.

C.Rememberingalonganddifficultpassagebyunderstandingitsmeaning.

D.Rememberingthepostnumber0708591bydivingitinto070and8591.

68.Thepassageiswrittentotellus.

A.noteveryonehasagoodmemory

B.memoryskillsarenotdifficulttolearn

C.memorycanbeimprovedinsomeways

D.itisimportanttohaveahealthylifestyle

E

Beforeanewtypeofairplanegoesintoservice,everypanofitistestedagainand

again.Buttherearetwoteststhataremoreimportantthanalltheothers.

Thefirstiscalledthe“tanktest."Amodernairplanemustflyveryhighinthesky.

Airmustbepumped（给...打气）intotheairplanesothatthepassengerscanbreathe.

Themetalstructureoftheplanehastobeverystrongforthisreason.Whentheplane

isfilledwithair,theairpressesagainsttheskinoftheplaneinside.Thepressureona

smallwindowislikeahugefootthatistryingtogetout.Ifasmallpartoftheplane

weretofail,theplanewouldexplode（爆炸）inthesky.Totestthestructureofthe

plane,theplaneisloweredintoahugetankorcontainerofwater.Thenitisfilledwith

air.Thepressureinsidetheplaneisgreaterthaniteverwillbewhenitishighupin

theair.Finally,thereisanexplosion.Thisdoesnotcausesomuchdamageinsidethe

watertankasitwouldanywhereelse.Engineerscandiscoverwhichpartoftheplane

hasbroken.Thenthatpartwillbemadestronger.

Themostdangerouslesthappenswhenthenewplaneisgoingthroughlestflights

intheair.Thetestpilotmustfindoutexactlywhathappenswhentheenginesareall

shutoffatonce.Theplanebeginstofalllikeastone.Itisthepilot'sjobtofindout

howhecangetcontroloftheplaneagain.Thesetwotestsareexamplesofhowplanes

aremadebeforetheyevercarrypassengers.

69.Bydoingthe“tanktest'',theengineerscanfindout.

A.theamountofairintheplane

B.thestrengthoftheplanestructure

C.lhepressureinsideandoutsidetheplane

D.thepoweroftheairplaneengines

70.Whatwillhappentotheplaneunderthe“tanktest”?

A.Itwillbebroken.B.Itwillbemadestronger.

C.Itwillbefilledwithwater.D.Itwillbetestedbypilots.

71.Accordingtothetext,whyaretestflightsmostdangerous?

A.Theplanemayexplodeintheair.

B.Thepilotmaylosecontroloftheplane.

C.Theenginesmaybedamaged.

D.TDOmuchairmaygetintotheplane.

72.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TwoImportantTestsonAirplane

B.TheImportanceofFlyingSafely

C.TheDangerofTestingAirplanes

D.HowAirplanesAreMadeandTested

Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnatural

environments—mostlyforentertainmentpurposes—isfairandrespectful?

Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain

“conections"ofinteresting“things"ratherthanprotectivehabitats（栖，息t也）.Zoos

teachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheir

naturalbones.

Zoosclaim（声称）toeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies（物种）.but

visitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals'

naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,

andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies'name,diet,andnaturalrange（分布区）.The

animals5normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon'tusuallytakecareof

theanimals'naturalneeds.

Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittle

opportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualand

self-destructivebehaviorcalledzeochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfindsthat

zoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudy

showsthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovements

orbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,a

signofunhappinessandpain.

Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding（圈养繁

殖）ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheir

beingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprograms

becausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,baby

animalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven'tweseenenoughcompetitions

tonamebabyanimals?

Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandput

anendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupport

groupsthatworktoprotectanimals,naturalhabitats.

73.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals.

A.remainincagesB.behavestrangely

C.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround

74.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?

A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.

B.Zoosfailintheirattempt（尝试）tosaveanimals.

C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.

D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.

75.Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstilladmit（承认）that.

A.zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcages

B.mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspecies

C.someendangeredanimalsarcreproducedinzoos

D.it'sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats

七、阅读还原句子。（共10分，每小题2分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳

选项。

Librariesgivekidsaquietandsafeplacetoreadandlearn.Forover100years,

librarieshaveplayedanimportantroleinAmericans'education.76.Youmaybe

surprisedtofindout.

BenjaminFranklinfamouslyfoundedAmerica'sfirstlendinglibraryin1731.But

thepubliclibrarysystemgotitsbiggestdevelopmentintheAmericanhistoryinthe

late1800's.BusinessmanAndrewCarnegiedonated（捐赠）millionsofdollarstohelp

buildfreepubliclibrariesacrossthecountry.77.

78,youngandold.Heknewthatthemorelibrariestherewere,themore

peoplewouldhaveopportunitiestoreadandusebooks,speechesandnews.

Ifyoucaneasilyfindapubliclibraryinyourcommunity,you'llgetmore

chances.Afterall,theUnitedStateshas9,225publiclibraries.Today,librarieskeep

growing.SevententhsofthelibrarieshavefreeInternet.79.

80ThenewprogramRead!Build!Play!addsreadingintoplaytime.As

kidslistentoabookthatisbeingreadaloud,theyuseLegos（乐高积木）lobuild

images（图像）fromthestoryhappily.Today'slibrariesarealwayslookingfor

creativeprogramstobringpeopleintothelibrary.

BenjaminFranklinoncesaid,“Thedoorsofwisdom（智慧）arenevershut."As

longasthedoorsofpubliclibrariesareopen,whathesaidismostcertainlycorrect!

A.Librariesareaisoteachingkidsaboutthefunofreading.

B.CarnegiebelievedthatlibrariescouldofferthechancestoAmericans,

C.Between1886and1919,Carnegie'sdonationshelpedbuild1,679newlibraries.

D.Itprovidemuchmoreinformationandopportunitiestoaskforjobsonline.

E.Buthowarethesebook-filledbuildingschangingwiththetimes?

八、阅读与表达。阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。阅读短文回答问题。

（共10分，每小题2分）

Suddenshakingofthegroundmakesanearthquake.Itiscausedbyasudden

rockmovementunderground.Earthquakesusuallyhappeninlongnarrowbelts,where

differentlargeplatesofrockmeet.

Inspiteofmuchresearchandwonderfulequipment（设备），itisimpossibleto

predictanearthquakeaccurately（准确地），althoughexpertscanestimateroughly（大

概推测）anearthquakecominginaparticularregion.Soeveryoneneedstolearnabit

abouthowtokeephimselfsafeinanearthquake.Asyoumayknow,thegreatest

dangerofanearthquakecomesfromfallingbuildingsandstructuresandflyingglass,

stonesandotherobjects.Pleasereadonforsometipsabouth