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十五必修3Module3TheViolenceofNature(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A“Frightening,itdestroyseverything.”That’showoneschoolgirldescribedatsunami(海啸).OnDec.26,2004,anearthquakeinIndonesiasetoffaterribletsunami.Itkilledmorethan230,000peopleacrossfourcountriesandcostabout$10billionindamage.Nov.5isWorldTsunamiAwarenessDayandattheUnitedNationsWednesday,disasterriskreductionwashighontheagenda.“WhatIcantellyouisthatthetsunamiwavecannotbestopped,”saidBulgariansU.N.AmbassadorGeorgiVelikovPanayotov.HewasonvacationinThailandin2004andsurvivedthetsunami.“Whatwecandoisbuildearlywarningsystemsand,ofcourse,educatethepopulationaboutthedamagingpowerofthetsunamiwave,”hesaid.OnMarch11,2011,anotherstrongearthquakerockednortheasternJapan,causingafiercetsunamithatalsodamagedtheFukushimaDaiichinuclearplant,southofSendai.“WhenthebigearthquakehitJapanin2011,peoplethoughtthatwewerepreparedforit,”saidJapan’sU.N.AmbassadorKoroBessho.“Itcausedseveredamage.Wehaddams;wehaddrills.However,wehadbeencountingonsomethingthathitsevery100yearsandtheearthquakewasofthesizeofpossiblyevery500yearsorthousandyears,”hesaid.Thesetwoeventssentthecountriesoftheareaintooverdrivetoreviewandimprovedisasterpreparedness.In2015theSendaiFrameworkforDisasterRiskReductionwasborn.Itaimstohelpcreateabetterunderstandingofdisasterriskandimprovepreparednessforaneffectiveresponse.Indonesiaconsistsofthousandsofislandswhichareeasilydisaster-stricken.WillemRampangilei,headoftheDisasterManagementAgencyofIndonesia,saidhisgovernmentnowhasplansforeverycityinthearea.Countriesatriskarealsoexpandingtheireducationprograms.Childrenfromanearlyagearetaughthowtoreactincaseofatsunamiandthengowiththeirclassmatestohighergroundawayfromcoastalareastoavoidthewallsofwaterthetsunamicauses.【文章大意】本文是说明文。海啸频发的国家从灾难中吸取教训,采取措施以减少海啸带来的损失。1.WhatdoesGeorgiVelikovPanayotovmainlytalkabout?A.Hishopelessnessinatsunami.B.Hissufferinginthe2004tsunami.C.Waysforhumanstofaceatsunami.D.Lossescausedbythe2004tsunami.【解析】选C。推理判断题。在第四段中,GeorgiVelikovPanayotov说:“我们能做的是建立早期预警系统,当然,也要教育人们