In the future，scientists will be able to tell when and where an earthquake will be before they happen.They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.

　　江蘇中考英語閱讀練習題目：

　　( ) 1.The reason for an earthquake is _______.

　　A.that there are so many plates on the earth

　　B.that the sea is too deep

　　C.rocks' cracking open

　　( ) 2.A lot of earthquakes often happens _______.

　　A.in the area

　　B.next to mountains

　　C.at night

　　( ) 3.A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people _______.

　　A.what kind of houses to build

　　B.what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquake

　　C.where earthquake may happen

　　( ) 4.Which is Not True according to the passage?

　　A.During an earthquake people are killed or hurt.

　　B.The scientists can tell when and where an earthquake is now.

　　C.we should build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.

　　( ) 5.In the future，we'll be no longer so afraid of earthquakes _______.

　　A.with the help of scientists' exact prediction

　　B.because of a map showing the "earthquake belts"

　　C.because we can guess the date and place of earthquakes

　　江蘇中考英語閱讀練習答案：

　　1.A 根據(jù)文章第一段中“When some plates of the earth move suddenly，an earthquake happens."可知，地球是由許多板塊構成的，板塊的移動產(chǎn)生了地震，所以根源在板塊。

　　2.B 根據(jù)短文第一段內容可知，地震常發(fā)生在山脈附近。

　　3.C 根據(jù)短文第三段內容可知，地圖將告訴我們地震帶常發(fā)生地震。

　　4.B 根據(jù)短文最后一段內容可知，專家預測將來能判定地震發(fā)生的時間和地點，而不是現(xiàn)在。

　　5.A 根據(jù)短文最后一段內容可以推測出專家能預測地震發(fā)生的時間和地點，所以我們不必擔心將來發(fā)生地震。