1. Why do people often choose to rebuild cities in the same location after an earthquake?
(A) To avoid the cost of relocating to a new area.
(B) Due to personal ties and economic values.
(C) Because they can get lots of government aid.
(D) Because earthquakes rarely happen twice in the same place.

Most cities that have been damaged by earthquakes are rebuilt.
大多數遭受地震破壞的城市都會重建。

People usually choose to do reconstruction in the same location even though they know another earthquake might occur.
即使人們知道未來可能還會發生地震，他們通常仍選擇在原來的地點進行重建。

Why do they take the risk?"
為什麼他們願意冒這個風險？
         
Some of the reasons are personal. People want to stay where they work, play, go to school, and have family and friends.
其中一些原因是個人的。人們希望留在自己工作、娛樂、上學以及有家人和朋友的地方。

Other reasons are economic. Cities can be important centers for transportation, business, and tourism.
其他原因則是經濟上的。城市可能是重要的交通、商業和觀光中心。

San Francisco is one example that has been redeveloped many times following earthquake damage. It is not only a vital commercial and sightseeing town, but also a thriving port and cultural center.
舊金山就是一個例子：它在多次遭受地震破壞後，都曾重新發展。它不僅是一個重要的商業和觀光城市，也是繁榮的港口及文化中心。



On April 18, 1906, San Francisco was rocked by an enormous earthquake.
1906年4月18日，舊金山遭受了一場巨大的地震。

Some of the city’s 410,000 residents were thrown out of bed by the force of the shock.
當時城市有41萬名居民，其中一些人被強烈的震動從床上震了下來。

People rushed for doorways or headed to open streets in case their buildings collapsed.
人們趕快跑向門口，或前往空曠的街道，以防建築物倒塌。

Fires were already breaking out across the area.
當時各地已經開始發生火災。

The quake, estimated to have been 8.25 on the Richter scale, still ranks as the most devastating natural disaster in US history.
這場地震估計達到芮氏規模8.25，至今仍被列為美國歷史上破壞最嚴重的自然災害。

It was followed by major aftershocks that caused many damaged buildings to topple.
地震之後又發生了強烈的餘震，導致許多已受損的建築物倒塌。

The city’s 30,000 telephones were cut off.
城市裡的3萬部電話全部中斷。

The entire rail system was damaged.
整個鐵路系統也受到破壞。

Most importantly, water pipes were shattered.
最重要的是，供水管線破裂。

This meant that firemen did not have enough water to put off the fires.
這表示消防員沒有足夠的水來撲滅火災。

Fires burned for more than three days, destroying homes, business, and government buildings.
大火持續燃燒了三天以上，摧毀了住宅、商業建築和政府大樓。

People grabbed whatever belongings they could and headed to safe ground.人們拿起能帶走的物品，前往安全的地方。

Some 300,000 people were left homeless.
大約有30萬人無家可歸。

Within a month, luckily, plans were underway to repair the city.
幸運的是，不到一個月，修復這座城市的計畫就已經開始進行。

Sometimes cities that had been ruined by big tremors cannot be rebuilt in the same location.
有時候，被強烈地震摧毀的城市無法在原來的位置重建。

It is simply too dangerous.People do not want to live there anymore.
因為那個地方實在是太危險了。人們也不再願意住在那裡。

An example of this is the town of Valdez on the coast of Alaska.
阿拉斯加海岸的Valdez就是一個例子。

During an earthquake in 1964, half of the town was sucked into the ocean.
1964年的一次地震中，這座城鎮有一半被吸入海中。

Valdez was built up again, but not in the same place.
Valdez 後來重新建造，但並不是在原來的位置。

The new Valdez is in a safer area nearby without sitting on a fault line.
新的 Valdez 位於附近較安全的地區，不在斷層線上。

Why do people often choose to rebuild cities in the same location after an earthquake?
地震後，人們為什麼常選擇在同一個地點重建城市？

(A) To avoid the cost of relocating to a new area.為了避免搬遷到新地區的費用。
(B) Due to personal ties and economic values.因為個人連結以及經濟價值。
(C) Because they can get lots of government aid.因為他們可以獲得大量政府援助。
(D) Because earthquakes rarely happen twice in the same place.因為地震很少在同一個地方發生兩次。


第一段:
Some of the reasons are personal. People want to stay where they work, play, go to school, and have family and friends.
其中一些原因是個人的。人們希望留在自己工作、娛樂、上學以及有家人和朋友的地方。

Other reasons are economic. Cities can be important centers for transportation, business, and tourism.
其他原因則是經濟上的。城市可能是重要的交通、商業和觀光中心。