Couldithavebeenworse?MorethanaminutebeforetheearthundertheirfeetbegantoshakemanymillionsofJapanesepeoplegotcellphonealerts;TVnetworksinterrupted(打断中断)theirbroadcastsandturnedtothelatestannouncemen

　　Couldithavebeenworse?

　　MorethanaminutebeforetheearthundertheirfeetbegantoshakemanymillionsofJapanesepeoplegotcellphonealerts;TVnetworksinterrupted(打断中断)theirbroadcastsandturnedtothelatestannouncementofJapanesegovernment;loudspeakersstartedsuddenlytowarnpeopleofthecomingtsunami;bullettrainscametoastop.TheearthquakeonMarch11wasthefirsttestofthenation’searthquakeearly-warningtechnology(地震预警技术).HoweverinthefightofManvsNatureNaturewonagain.HundredsifnotthousandsofpeoplelosttheirlivesinJapan.Scientistsbelieveitisthefifth-strongestquakeintheworldsince1900andthemostpowerfulonrecordevertohitJapan.

　　Lintellsofcalmsurvivors

　　Whentheofficebegantoshakehisfriendswerecalmandstillworking.Buttheshakingbecamestronger.Peopleshoutedathim:“Runoutofthebuildingnow!”ThiswasLinJia’sfirstexperienceofanearthquake.Lin26hasbeeninJapanforthreemonthsworkingasasoftwareengineerinShinagawaTokyo.Linstayedwithothersinabusstationallafternoon.Buildingswereshakenbyaseries(系列)ofaftershocks.Hewasnervousbutthepeoplearoundhimweresocalmandorganizedthathegradually(逐渐)calmeddown.

　　1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“alert”mean?

　　A.闹钟 B.警报 C.短信 D.铃声

　　2.Howmanywaysofearthquakeearly-warningarementionedinthepassage?

　　A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5

　　3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

　　A.LinJiahasnevermetwithanearthquakeinJapan.

　　B.TherehavebeenfiveearthquakesinJapansince1900.

　　C.TheearthquakeisthemostpowerfulonrecordevertohitJapan.

　　D.Thelocalgovernmentwarnedpeopleofthecomingearthquakeinsomeways.

　　4.Whatisthemostimportantafteranearthquakeaccordingtothearticle?

　　A.Keepawayfromthenuclearpowerplants.

　　B.Runningoutofthebuilding.

　　C.Keepcalmandorganized.

　　D.Getthecellphonealerts

　　5.Wheredoesthisarticleprobablycomefrom?

　　A.anewspaper B.anadvertisement