Questions 22 to 24 are based on the following news.

(22) The earthquake was felt as far away as Dhaka in Bangladesh and Lhasa in China. Buildings cracked in Guwahati. the capital of the northeast Indian state of Assam. The epicenter of the quake was in the eastern part of the remote nation of Bhutan，between India and China.

Bhutan Home Minister Minjur Dorji，speaking from the capital，Thimbu, told VOA News there are fatalities and buildings collapsed in the Monggar region.

Monasteries and forts, which are used as government administration centers, have also been damaged.

The Home Minister also says some roads have cracked or been blocked, meaning it could be some time before officials are able to reach some of the remote communities. But the Home Minister says mobile telephone service is working? enabling communications with local officials who are rendering aid.

Dorji adds Bhutan’s government is still gathering information about the extent of the casualties and damage and it is premature to say whether the country will request outside assistance.

(23) The U. S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the quake was near the border of Bhutan and India，about 125 kilometers from Guwahati and at a shallow depth of 7. 2 kilometers.

The region is considered to be seismically active and last suffered a devastating 8.5 magnitude quake in 1950, blamed on a collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. (24) That temblor killed more than 1.500 people in Assam.

 

题目

Questions 22 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions ?

Now, listen to the news.

22.  According to the news, all the following countries except____ felt the quake.

A. Bangladesh B. China C. India D. Vietnam

23.  The epicenter of the quake was at a shallow depth of ____kilometers.

A. 7.2 B. 45 C. Ill D. 125

24. The 1950 quake in the region claimed more than____ lives in Assam.

A. 500 B. 1,000 C. 1,500 D. 2,000

 

答案解析

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22. D 细节题。 新闻提到中国、孟加拉国、印度均有震感，唯独越南没有提及，因此选 D。

23. A 细节题。 震源位于地下7.2公里的浅层，所以选A。

24. C 细节题。 1950年的地震造成阿萨姆邦超过1500人死亡，因此选C。