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A 2-year-old girl has been rescued from a collapsed building nearly 91 hours after a devastating earthquake hit the Aegean coastal Turkish city of Izmir on Friday. Rescuers found Ayda Gezgin next to a dishwasher that apparently shielded her from the impact of the damage. Rescue workers called the space she was lying in a "life triangle". Ayda called out for her mother as she was carried to an ambulance. "Mom. I want my mom," she said. Rescuers discovered Ayda's mother's dead body just hours after the girl's rescue. She was lying next to Ayda under the rubble.

At least 105 people died and 1,027 were injured in Turkey after the earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Friday, shaking parts of Greece and Turkey. The quake struck 14 kilometers northeast of the town of Néon Karlovásion on Samos, at a relatively shallow depth of 21 kilometers, making its impact powerfully felt at ground level around the epicenter.

More than 1,508 aftershocks have been registered since the initial quake, 44 of them with a magnitude above 4.0, Turkey's disaster agency said. The earthquake also caused what authorities called a "mini tsunami", causing streets to flood on Friday in parts of Turkey's wider Izmir province, as well as on Samos.

"We heard her voice. We asked her what her name is. She said, 'I'm fine.' We asked her to wave her hand and she did," rescue worker Nusret Aksoy said. The video of the search efforts showed rescue workers crying, clapping and praying as the 2-year-old was pulled from the rubble and wrapped in a blanket.

Ayda, who will turn 3 years old next month, appeared awake and responsive. Rescue workers said the girl asked for water and Ayran, a Turkish yogurt drink popular with children. Ayda's father was not in the building during the quake. During the search efforts, he was guiding rescue workers through his family's destroyed home. Rescue efforts are going on at five of the 17 collapsed building sites in Izmir.

1.Why could people feel the powerful impact of the earthquake?

A The epicenter lied in Turkey.

B It just struck the Aegean sea.

C It didn’t happen in a deep place.

D The ground was rather shallow.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句The quake struck 14 kilometers northeast of the town of Néon Karlovásion on Samos, at a relatively shallow depth of 21 kilometers可以得知是因为震源深度不是太深，所以人们的震感才这么强烈，故选C。

2.Why was there flood in the street of Izmir province?

A There were 1,508 aftershocks.

B A mini tsunami took place there.

C The province had very wide streets.

D The authorities did something wrong.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句causing streets to flood on Friday in parts of Turkey's wider Izmir province, as well as on Samos可以得知地震造成的小海啸让街道被洪水淹没，故选B。

3.What protected the girl from being hurt in the earthquake?

A The special structure where she hid.

B The food that she had eaten before.

C The officials whom she stayed with.

D The impact that the dishes caused.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二句Rescuers found Ayda Gezgin next to a dishwasher that apparently shielded her from the impact of the damage可以得知是洗碗机构建的一个空间保护了孩子，也就是孩子所在的特殊结构让孩子免受伤害，故选A。

4.How did the girl feel when trapped?

A Anxious.

B Calm.

C Thirsty.

D Hungry.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第二句Rescue workers said the girl asked for water and Ayran, a Turkish yogurt drink可以得知在获救后小女孩要水和饮料，据此可以推知小女孩在被困后很渴，故选C。