1. (2021高一下·南宁月考) 阅读理解

Yesterday morning I was having breakfast in the 37th floor club lounge(休息室) at the InterContinental Bangkok, quite enjoying my conversation with Julia. She is a lovely Bavarian lady who works in the club lounge. Suddenly I felt really dizzy(晕眩的). I hadn't drunk anything the night before and had got a great night of sleep, so I found that a bit strange. But it continued. After a few moments I realized what was going on -- I wasn't dizzy, but it was an earthquake. For over 20 seconds the club floor was shaking.

Julia tried to remain calm and asked us to go down the stairs. When I walked past the rooftop pool, I saw water rushing out of it, which terrified me even more. I skipped down the 37 flights of stairs as if I were taking part in the Olympics.

However, as I was trying to get to the ground floor, I found it strange that nobody else was escaping. Eventually I made it to the ground floor. Again, I had never been in an earthquake before, so I had no sense of what it was like during an earthquake. I was kind of expecting disorder on the streets, a thousand people in the hall, and a general Armageddon style setting.

Sure enough I hurriedly got through the doors on the first floor and went straight to the reception desk, thinking the girl at the desk knew what was going on. But she looked quite confused, not knowing what I was talking about. Then I asked another one but I got the same response. I believed the world was coming to an end, while everyone looked at me as if nothing had happened.

Well, as it turned out, nothing did happen to them. Clearly there was an earthquake in Myanmar, and it was only felt at the top of some of the taller buildings in Bangkok.

Julia kept the club lounge closed for safety for some time, while I was happy just to be on the ground level.

1. （1） How did the author most probably respond after knowing his situation?

   A . He remained calm. B . He became frightened. C . He asked others to go down the stairs. D . He thought for a while about what to do.
3. （2） What did the author find after he got to the ground floor?

   A . Nothing seemed to have happened. B . Many people were trying to escape. C . People were looking at him nervously.

   D  There were no other people in the street.

5. （3） Why did the girl at the reception desk look confused?

   A . Because no one was running. B . Because the author looked strange. C . Because she didn't feel any shaking at all. D . Because she didn't speak the author's language.
7. （4） What is the text mainly about?

   A . A joke others played on the author. B . How the author survived an earthquake. C . The author's most unforgettable experience. D . The author's experience in an earthquake.