甘肃省武威第十八中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语+Word版含解析.docx

1、202（）.2021学年甘肃省武威第十八中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题第I卷第一部分阅读理解（两节共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小题2分，共30分）APOETRY CHALLENGEWrite a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.Prizes3 Grand Prizes:Trip to Washington, D.C. f

2、or each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winners choice. Trip includes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and （he office of National Geographic World.6 First Prizes:The book Sky Pioneer:A Photobiography of Amelia Ea

3、rhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.50 Honorable Mentions:Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earharts final flight.RulesFollow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification.Write a poem using 100 words or fewer

4、. Your poem can be any format, any number of lines.Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper.On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date. Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.1. How m

5、any people can each grand prize winner take on the free trip?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Six.2. What will each of the honorable mention winners get?A. A plane ticket.B. A book by Corinne Szabo.C. A special T-shirt.D. A photo of Amelia Earhart.3. Which of the following will result in disqualification?

6、A. Typing your poemout.B. Writing a poem of 120 words.C. Using both sides of the paper.D. Mailing your entry on October 30.【答案】l.A 2.C3. B【解析】【分析】这是一篇应用文。本文是一篇诗歌大赛的征稿启事。文章就参赛作品的内容、奖项、参赛规则等 做了介绍。【1题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们仅坐了几个小时的火车就到达了这座美丽城市的中心。A. remote遥远 的：B. warm温暖的：C. beautiful美丽的；D. industrial!业的。根据下

7、文对作者和朋友到阿姆斯特丹旅 行的描述可知，这座城市在作者的眼里是很美丽的。故选C项。【25题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们一下火车就被令人惊叹的建筑和如织的运河包围了。A. train火车；B. taxi 出租车：C. boat船；D. flight航班。由上文第3小题信息可知，我和朋友们是坐火车到达这座城市的。 故选A项。【26题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们一下火车就被令人惊叹的建筑和如织的运河包围了。A. strange奇怪的：B. modern 现代的；C. low 低的；D. amazing 令人惊叹的。巾下文中 14 空的 fantastic architecture

8、and canals可知，建筑在作者眼里是令人惊叹的。故选D项。【27题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:我喜欢住青年旅社。A. regret后悔；B. enjoy喜欢；C. imagine想象；D. miss 想念。下文提到作者认为住青年旅社给他提供绝佳的机会来认识世界各地的朋友，由此可以判断作者是 喜欢住青年旅社的。故选B项。【28题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：住青旅是一个绝佳的机会来认识世界各地的朋友。A. difference不同；B. pity 遗憾；C. decision决定；D. chance机会。a great chance lo do sth表示“做某事的绝佳机会”。故选D项。

9、【29题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：住青旅是一个绝佳的机会来认识世界各地的朋友。还可以和他们分享不同的经 历和文化。A. protect保护；B. declare宣称：C. share分享；D. ignore忽视。认识朋友之后就可以和他 们分享经历、文化。故选C选项。【30题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：住青旅是一个绝佳的机会来认识世界各地的朋友。还可以和他们分享不同的经 历和文化。A. clothes衣服：B. cultures文化；C. attitude态度；D. knowledge知识。这里的空格处的词 和experiences成并列关系，因为青旅的旅客来自世界各地，所以这里指分享不同

10、的文化。故选B项。31题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我和个阿根廷人住一个房间，我们很快就成了朋友。还-起度过了很长段 时间。A. time 时间；B. money 金钱；C. energy 精力；D. effort 努力。根据本段中的 We stayed in a room with an Argentinian, who we befriended right away . together 可知，作者和朋友跟一个阿根廷人住 同一个房间，大家很快就成为了朋友，还一起度过了很长一段时间（time）。故选A项。【32题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在旅行期间，我和朋友确保我们最大限度地享受到了

11、阿姆斯特丹能够给予我们 的一切。A. create 创造；B. teach 教；C. offer提供；D. promise 承诺。根据空前的 During our stay, we made sure to make the most of what Amsterdam .可知，在旅行期间，作者和朋友确保他们最大限 度地享受到了阿姆斯特丹能够“给予（offer） ”他们的一切。故选C项。【33题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们乘船穿过了这座城市。A. cily城市；B. country国家；C. field领域、田 地；D. bridge桥梁。前面一句话提到他们要尽情享受阿姆斯特丹的美景，可

12、以判断这里指他们乘船游览 整个城市。故选A项。【34题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们乘船穿过了这座城市，建筑以及河道的美景尽收眼底。A. news新闻；B. expectations 期望；C. views 景色；D. ideas 观点。根据本段中的 We took a boat trip through . the fantastic architecture and canals可知，作者和朋友坐着船游览这座城市，看到了这里建筑以及河道的 美景。故选C项。【35题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们还参观了梵高博物馆，那里收藏有大量梵高的作品。A. recent最近的：B. huge大

13、量的；C. daily每天的;D. growing增长的。a huge collection of表示“大量的”。故选B项。【36题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我和朋友还参观了梵高博物馆，那里收藏有大量梵高的作品，还有许多他的人 生故事以及另夕I、一些与他交好的艺术家的作品。A. performance表演；B. life生活；C. team小组；D. progress 进步。detail of his life表示“他的生平事迹”。故选B项。【37题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢的另一段旅行是去参观安妮弗兰克博物馆，尽管这与一个悲伤的故 事有关。A. interesting有趣的;

14、B. terrible可怕的；C. crazy疯狂的；D. sad悲伤的。由下文可知，这个 犹太小姑娘和父母藏在家中两年，后来纳粹发现了他们，把他们送去了死亡集中营。这是一个令人悲伤的 故事。故选D项。【38题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个犹太小姑娘和父母藏在家中两年，后来纳粹发现了他们，把他们送去了死 亡集中营。A. found发现；B. served提供、服务；C. blamed指责；D. misunderstood误解。他们藏起来 了，所以纳粹应该是后来找到了他们然后送到集中营。故选A项。【39题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一段动人的经历，非常值得一看。A. subjecti

15、ve主观的；B. common 普通的：C. direct直接的；D. moving动人的。市前面对犹太小女孩事迹的描述，可知这次值得一看的经 历是动人的。故选D项。【40题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿姆斯特丹是我最喜欢的城市之一，我希望有一天白己能再回到这里。A. visit 参观；B. travel旅行；C. relum回来；D. go去。站在作者的角度，他现在在描述自己去阿姆斯特丹的经 历，他希望自己有一天能再来这个城市。有再来的意思只有C项。故选C项。第II卷第二节 语法填空(给出词的填词的正确形式，没有给出词的填冠词，介词，连词或副词。 每空1.5分，共15分。)阅读下面材料，

16、在空白处填入适当的内容(I个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Christmas is no fun when youre poor. Twenty years ago, I was a young, 41 (struggle) substitute teacher (代课老师)whose calls into work had been few. Money was tight, but bills were due and my wife and I couldnt even afford 42 (get) Christmas gifts for each other. The only gi

17、fts we could get for our children 43 (be) a few soft toys that I had found(sell) at half price in (he supermarket. I opened (he door and broughtin the gifts I had hidden in our old cars trunk. Then I handed them to my son 45 daughter. I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the

18、 wrapping (包装)paper. As they pulled out their 46 (toy), though. I noticed their eyes lit up and they jumped up and down. My daughter 47 (happy) hugged her toy and then hugged her mom and me as well. I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys 48 hours, and I thanked God for the 49 (great

19、) gift I had ever been given. Till today I still treasure the gift of pure love50 my son and daughter gave me that day.【答案】41. struggling42. to get 43. were44. sold45. and46. toys47. happily48. for 49. greatest50. that【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。对于没有钱的人来说，圣诞节是个非常尴尬的日子，二十多年前，作者因为 财力有限，只能给孩子们买了超市打折的玩具当礼物，但是当孩子们看

20、到玩具时那欢快的表情却让作者心 情立马愉悦起来。孩子们的笑声也成了送给作者最好的圣诞礼物。(41题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：二I年前，我是一名年轻的、努力工作的代课老师。根据结构可知此处是做定语， 被修饰名词teacher与struggle之间是主动关系，用现在分词作定语。故填struggling。【42题详解】考查短语。句意：手头很紧，但账单到期了，我和妻子甚至没有钱给对方买圣诞礼物。afford to do sth.负担 得起做某事。故填to geto【43题详解】考查时态和主谓一致。句意：我们能给孩子们的唯一礼物是几件毛绒玩具，我发现这些玩具在超市里以半 价出售。句中主语为复数名词gi

21、fts,所以谓语动词用复数。陈述过去的事情，用一般过去时。故填were。【44题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：我们能给孩子们的唯-礼物是几件毛绒玩具，我发现这些玩具在超市里以半价出 售。句中名词soft toys与sell之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词作定语。故填sold。【45题详解】考查连词。句意：然后我把它们递给我的儿子和女儿。根据句意可知，这里用并列连词and连接两个名词。 故填ando【46题详解】考查名词的数。句意：然而，当他们拿出玩具的时候。我注意到他们的眼睛一亮，欣喜若狂。根据前文中 a few soft toys和形容词性物主代词lheir提示可知，用名词的复数形式。故填toy

22、s。47题详解】考查副词。句意：我的女儿高兴地抱着她的玩具，然后又抱着她的妈妈和我。修饰副词hugged,用副词形 式o故填happilyo【48题详解】考查介词。句意：当我看着我的孩子们玩了几个小时的玩具时，我笑了。表示时间的长短用介词for+时间 段。故填for。【49题详解】考查形容词最高级。句意：我感谢上帝给了我有生以来最好的礼物。根据句意以及后面出现的ever可以判 断此处应该用形容词最高级做定语。故填greatesto【50题详解】考查定语从句。句意：直到今天，我仍然珍惜我的儿子和女儿那天给我的纯洁爱的礼物。句中先行词为the gift of pure love,在定语从句中作gi

23、ve的宾语，指物，所以用关系代词that引导。故填that。第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题:每小题1分，满分10分）51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错 误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余 词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1 .每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第II处起）不计分。I have always dreamt ret

24、urning to my childhood. Just as many people say, childhood is the happier time in ones life.I grow up in the countryside. There are many highly mountains, colorful flowers and different kind of trees. Often my parents took me to go hiking and catching insects. My grandma, whose seemed to be full of

25、memories, always shared his stories with me. She told me that I was such gentle and quiet that she never felt worried about me. Now it has been 5 years since （hen she passed away. I still miss her very much!【答案】1. dreamt后加of/about2. happier happiest3. grow grew4. highly high5. kind kinds6. catching

26、catch7. whose who8. his her9. such so10. 去掉 then【解析】【分析】这是-篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者关于童年生活的回忆，也表达了作者对奶奶的思念。【详解】1.考查固定短语。句意：我一直梦想回到我的童年.句中涉及固定短语“dreamof/about doing sth.” , 意为“梦想做某事”，句中指我一直梦想回到我的童年，符合句意。故在dreamt后加。f/about。2. 考查形容词最高级。句意：正如许多人所说，童年是一个人一生中最快乐的时光。根据句中“inoncslifc” 和定冠词“the”可知，句了应用最高级，表示“一生中最快乐的时光”，ha

27、ppy意为“快乐的”，形容词 词性，最高级为happiest。故将happier改为happiest。3. 考查时态。句意：我在乡下长大。根据文章内容可知，文章在回忆自己的童年生活，故应用一般过去时， 动词要用过去式，“grow叩”意为“长大”，为动词短语，grow的过去式为grew。故将grow改为grew。4. 考查形容词。句意：那里有许多高山，五颜六色的花和不同种类的树。根据文章内容可知，mountains 意为“山”，名词词性，前面应用形容词修饰,highly意为“非常，高度地”，副词词性，对应的形容词 为high,意为“高的”，句中指高山。故将highly改为high。5. 考查固定

28、短语。句意：那里有许多高山，五颜六色的花和不同种类的树。句中涉及固定短语differentkinds of”，意为“不同种类的，各种各样的”，句中指不同种类的树，符合句意。故将kind改为kinds。6. 考查固定短语。句意：我父母经常带我去远足和捉昆虫。句中涉及固定短语“take sb. to do sth.,意为 “带某人去做某事”，to后接动词原形，句中t。后是由and连接的两个并列短语，故catching应用原形catch,表示“捉昆虫”。故将catching改为catch。7. 考查定语从句。句意：我奶奶，似乎充满了回忆，总是和我分享她的故事。根据句意和句子结构可知， 句了为非限制性

29、定语从句，先行词为grandma,为人，在从句中作主语，故应用关系代词who引导从句。 故将whose改为who。8. 考查代词。句意：我奶奶，似乎充满了回忆，总是和我分享她的故事。根据句意可知，句子主语为“My grandma”，是奶奶和我分享“她的”故事，stories意为“故事”，为名词词性，前应用形容词性物主代词 修饰，her意为“她的”，为形容词性物主代词，句中指“她的故事” o故将his改为her。9. 考查固定句型。句意：她告诉我，我是如此的温柔和安静，以至于她从不为我担心。句中涉及固定句型 “so+adj./adv.+that+从句”,意为“如此以至于,gentle意为“温柔的

30、”,形容词词性，quiet意为“安静的”，形容词词性，故前面应用so, such后一般接名词，不符合句子内容。故将such改为so。10. 考查固定句型。句意：现在她己经去世五年了。句中涉及固定句型u It is/has bccn+段时间+since从 句，意为“自从以来己经多久了 ，since后接从句，从句用一般过去时，since then意为“从那以 后”，不符合句式和句意。故将then去掉。第二节 书面表达（满分25分）52. 假如你是李华，你的英国朋友George不久前去美国留学，他给你发email说很不适应那里的生活、请 你根据以下提示用英语给他回一封email,鼓励他勇敢面对。1.

31、 尊重当地的风俗习惯2. 与美国学生多交流；3. 积极参加户外活动。注意：1、词数100左右，文章开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3. 参考词汇：礼仪manners；适应adapt toDear George,How nice to hear from you again!Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】Dear George,How nice to hear from you again! I think it is natural for you not to get used to the life there. Here I

32、have some suggestions for you.First of all, you should respect (he local customs there and try to involve yourself in the natives lives. Just as the saying goes, When in Rome, do as Romans do. Secondly, dont be afraid to communicate with American students and make friends with them. Friendship will

33、bring you happiness. Whats more, it is better for you to join in more outdoor activities with your friends, which may help you relax and have fun. Finally, mind your won manners and remain modest and honest when getting along with your friends.I do hope my suggestions will help. May you adapt to you

34、r new life and enjoy your stay there.Yours sincerely, Li Hua【解析】【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一封回夏询问信，得知不久前去美国留学的英国朋友George 很不适应那里的生活，鼓励他勇敢面对。【详解】第一步：审题体裁：应用文时态：根据提示，时态应为一般现在时和一般将来时。结构：总分法总分法指把主题句作为总说，把支持句作为分说，并以这种方式安排所写内容。要求：1.收到来信，得知对方的情况并引出建议。2. 具体建议1）尊重当地的风俗习惯2）与美国学生多交流3）积极参加户外活动。第二步:列提纲（重点词组）hear from:

35、get used to； involve .in； communicate with； make friends with； whats more； have fun: gel along with: adapt to 第三步：连词成句1.1 think it is natural for you not to get used to the life （here.2. Here I have some suggestions fbr you.3. First of all, you should respect the local customs there and try to invol

36、ve yourself in the natives* lives.4. Just as the saying goes, When in Rome, do as Romans do.5. Whats more, it is better fbr you to join in more outdoor activities with your friends, which may help you relax and have fun.6. Finally. mind your won manners and remain modest and honest when getting alon

37、g with your friends.7.1 do hope my suggestions will help.根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。第四步：连句成篇（衔接词）1 .表文章结构顺序：First of all, Firstly/First, Secondly/Second- And （hen. Finally, In the end. At last2. 表并列补充关系：What is more. Besides, Moreover, Furthermore, In addition As well as, not only-but （also）, inc

38、luding,3. 表转折对比关系：However, On the contrary, but. Although+clause（从句），In spite of+n/doing,On the one hand,On the other hand Some , while others .as fbr, so-that-4. 表因果关系：Because, As, So, Thus, Therefore, As a result连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，第五步：润色修改【点睛】范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯，符合

39、逻辑关系。 作者在范文中使用 了较多主从复合句，如：Whats more, it is better for you to join in more outdoor activities with your friends, which may help you relax and have fun.这句话运用 了 which 引导的定语从句，使用了一些固 定词组,如 hear from； get used to； involve .in； communicate with； make friends with 等。全文中没有中国 式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，文章思路清晰、

40、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文 章增色添彩。细节理解题。根据 Prizes 部分中第一段中的Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winners choice,可知，每位获奖者都可以带,名家长和另名由获奖者选择的人员。因 此，每位获奖者可以带两个人。故选A。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据 Prizes 部分中第三段 t450 Honorable Mentions: Judges will choose upto 50 honorable mention wi

41、nners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earharts final flight”可知，每位优秀奖获奖者都将获得一 件纪念埃尔哈特最后一次飞行的T恤。故选C。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据最后部分中的Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification. Write a poem using 100 words or fewer可知，所写的诗字数不能超过10。字。否则，将会被取消资格。故结合选项，B选项（写一 首120字的诗）是会被取消资格的。故选B。BGetting les

42、s sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. According to a new survey（调查）by the National Sleep Foundation, 51 % of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights, even though they have to get up early. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- to 12-year-okl

43、s said they felt tired during the day, and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school.How much sleep you need depends a lot on your age. Babies need a lot of rest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! Aduhs need about eight hours. For most school-age children, ten hours is ideal（理想的）.But the new

44、National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hours. And guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime? Watch TV.More children are going to bed with TVs on, and there are more opportunities（机会）to stay awake, with more homewor

45、k, the Internet and the phone, says Dr. Mary Carskadon, a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical School. She says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and make il hard fbr them to calm down and sleep. Other experts say part of the problem is chemical. Changing levels of body ch

46、emicals called hormones not only make teenagers bodies develop adult characteristics, but also make it hard fbr teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm.Because sleepiness is such a problem fbr teenagers, some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used to. Three yea

47、rs ago, schools in Edina, Minnesota, changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am. Students, parents and teachers are pleased with the results.4. What is the general idea of the first paragraph?A. All American kids get less sleep.B. American kids have bad habits.C. Most Americans kids get less sle

48、ep and the bad influence of it.D. American kids feel asleep in class.5. Which of the following statements is correct?A. When you sleep depends on your age.B. Most children watch TV before they sleep.C. Sonic children arc lacking in sleep.D. Adults will be healthier if they get more sleep.6. Why do c

49、hildren find it hard to fall asleep?A. They get too excited before 11 p.m.B. Hormones get high at night.C. Their bodies develop adult characteristics.I）. They may watch too much TV.7. What is the authors attitude toward the change of school start time?A. ObjectiveB. IndifferentC. PositiveD. Negative

50、【答案】4.C5.C6.D7. A【解析】【分析】这是篇记叙。睡眠不足己成为大多数美国孩子的坏习惯。短文介绍了不同年龄人的睡眠时间， 孩子难以入睡的原因以及一些学校采取的措施。【4题详解】主旨大意题。根据第-段Getting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- （o 12-year-olds said （hey felt tired during the day, and 15% said they ha

51、d fallen asleep at school.（睡眠不足己成为大多数美国孩子的坏习惯。去年，该基金会报告称，7至12岁的 孩子中，近60%的人白天感到疲劳，15%的人说他们在上课时睡着了。）由此可知，第一段主要在说大多 数美国孩子睡眠不足及其不良影响。故选C项。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第段 aGetting less sleep has become a bad habi（ for most American kids.（睡眠不足己 成为大多数美国孩子的坏习惯）由此可知，有些孩子缺乏睡眠。故选C项。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段u More children are goin

52、g to bed with TVs on, ”（越来越多的孩子在上床睡 觉时还在看电视）由此判断出，孩子难以入睡的原因可能是因为他们看了太多的电视。故选D项。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据最后段 *Because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers, some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used to. Students, parents and teachers are pleased with the results.（

53、因为困倦对青少年来说是个大问题，一些学区已经决定推迟高中课程的上课时间。学生、家长 和老师都对结果感到满意。）由此可知，作者只是说了学生、家长、老师对于改变上学时间的态度，并没 有说明自己是支持还是反对，由此判断出作者的态度是客观的。故选A项。CEarthquakes usually happen on the edges of large sections of the Earths plates. These plates slowly move over a long period of time. Sometimes the edges, which are called fault

54、lines, can get stuck, but the plates keep moving. Pressure slowly starts to build up where the edges are stuck and, once the pressure gets strong enough, （he plates will suddenly move causing an earthquake.Generally before and after a large earthquake there will be smaller earthquakes. The ones that

55、 happen before are called foreshocks. The ones that happen after are called aftershocks. Scientists dont really know if an earthquake is a foreshock until the bicker earthquake occurs.Shock waves from an earthquake that travel through (he ground are called seismic waves (地震波).They are most powerful

56、at the center of the earthquake, but they travel through much of the earth and back to the surface. They move quickly at 20 times the speed of sound.Scientists use seismic waves to measure how big an earthquake is. They use a device called a seismograph (地 点仪)to measure the size of the waves. The si

57、ze of (he waves is called (he magnitude.To tell (he strength of an earthquake scientists use a scale called the Moment Magnitude Scale or MMS (it used to be called the Richter scale). The larger the number on the MMS scale, the larger the earthquake. You usually wont even notice an earthquake unless

58、 it measures at least a 3 on the MMS scale. Here are some examples of what may happen depending on the scale:4.0-Could shake your house as if a large truck were passing close by. Some people may not notice.5.0-If you arc in a car, it may shake. Glasses and dishes may rattle. Windows may break.6.0- Items will