第一部分：阅读判断(第1～10题。每题1分。共10分)下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息。选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息.选j筝B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及.选择C。
Moderate Earthquake Strikes England
A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power in Kent County. One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.
\said the woman.
The British Geological Survey said the 4. 3-magnitude quake struck at 8.. 19 a. m. and was centered under the English Channel, about 8.5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.
Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.
\next to me. \southeast of London. \getting heavier and heavier. It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down. \
There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year,but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4. 8-magnitude quake struck the central England city of Birmingham.
The country’s strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931 ,measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France. Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England. However, people should not be scared too much by this prediction, Musson said,as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours be- fore it takes place. This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.
1.During the April 28 earthquake,the whole England was left without power. ( )
A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
2.The Channel Tunnel was closed for 10 hours after the earthquakeoccurred. ( )
A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
3.It was reported that one lady had got her head and neck injured but not seriously. ( )
A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
4.France and several other European countries sent their medical teams to work side by side with the British doctors. ( )
A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
5.Many walls and chimneys were damaged during this quake. ( ) A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
6.The April 28 quake was stronger than the one of 2002. ( ) A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
7.The cotmtrys strongest earthquake took place in London in 1580. ( )
A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
8.Musson predicted that another earthquake would occur in southeast England sooner or later. ( )
A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
9.It can he inferred from the passage that England is rarely hit byhigh magnitude earthquakes. ( )
A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
10.The modern earthquake warning system of Britain could detect aforthcoming quake. ( )
A.Riht B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第二部分：阅读选择(第11～15题，每题2分，共10分)阅读下面，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项。
Centers of the Great European Cities
The centers of the great cities of Europe are meeting places by tradition. People gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night. A mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting, metropolitan atmosphere.
Squares, plazas (广场) and arcades (拱廊) form the heart of Europe's cities.
Venice in Italy has the Piazza San Marco--a beautiful square surrounded by shops, churches, restaurants and cafes. In Barcelona Spain, La Bosqueria is a lively market with hundreds of stalls selling all kinds of goods. London's Covent Garden is filled with fruit and vegetable stalls by day and musicians, acrobats(杂技演员) and artists by night. The government buildings at the center of many cities often are architecturally impressive. In London, they serve as a beautiful
backdrop(背景)to the coffee tables that line the streets and the banks of the Thames.
These vibrant(有活力的)hearts are the product of centuries of evolution, social historian Joel Garreau told US News and World Report recently. \see all the mistakes. \
2020年4月自学考试英语二模拟题
