Unit 2 Reading Comprehension 第二单元阅读理解

The following activity will assess your reading comprehension. Therefore, no Chinese translations will be provided. If you find the reading easy then you are making good progress towards developing fluency. If this reading difficult to comprehend without a translation then you will want to continue learning more vocabulary words and practice your reading and writing skills. But most importantly, don’t get discouraged. It takes time to master a second language.

以下活动是阅读理解练习，将不提供中文译本。如果你觉得做起来很容易的话，说明你在稳步前进。如果觉得没有中文翻译而影响你理解文本的话，那么你还需要继续学习更多的词汇。记住不要气馁，学习一门语言是需要时间的。

The South Asian Tsunami

On December 26^th, 2004 a deadly earthquake occurred on the west coast of Sumatra. The earthquake was caused when the Indian Plate was forced under the Burma Plate during a massive earthquake. This type of fault is know as a subjective or convergent fault. Subjective faults create devastating earthquakes know as “Mega Thrusts”, and if the epicenter is located under water deadly tsunamis can form.

The Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3. The tsunami that followed was one of the most deadly natural disasters in recorded history. When the tsunami hit the costal regions surrounding the Indian Ocean, the waves were up to 3 meters high. Entire communities were washed away and over 230,000 people in fourteen countries were killed.

Indonesia was the region hit hardest by tsunami and had over 170,000 casualties. According to relief agencies, one-third of deaths were small children who were the least able to resist being overcome by the surging waters. The devastation was so bad that a state of emergency was declared in several countries. Soon after the tsunami, the worldwide community donated more than $14 billion American dollars to assist with humanitarian aid in the effected regions.

World Wide Casualties of the South Asian Tsunami

Country	Confirmed Dead	Estimated Dead	Displaced
Indonesia	130,736	167,799	500,000
Sri Lanka	35,322	35,322	516,150
India	12,405	18,045	647,599
Thailand	5,3953	8,212	7,000
Maldives	82	108	15,000
Somalia	78	289	5,000
Malaysia	68	75	n/a
Myanmar (Burma)	61	400	3,200
Other	40,737	23	11,051
Total	184,167	230,273	1,690,000

Short Answer

What is the title of the Article?
What earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded?
How many people were killed as a result of this disaster?
How much money was donated for relief efforts?
According to the chart, how many people were displaced by the disaster?

Multiple Choice

The Earthquake occurred on ____?
- 2005/12/26
- 2004/12/26
- 2004/11/25
- 2004/12/24
The Indian Plate was forced under the ____ Plate?
- Sumatra-Andaman
- Mega Thrusts
- Sumatra
- Burma
Indonesia estimated death toll was _____?
- 18,045
- 167,799
- 35,322
- 130,736
What was the magnitude of the earthquake?
- 9.1-9.2
- 9.1-9.3
- 9.2.-9.4
- 9.1-9.4
According to relief agencies, one-third of deaths were ____?
- Small children
- Elderly
- Indonesians
- tourist