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1、备考神器 备考神器 第二篇 Earthquake 1 Every year earthquakes are responsible for a large number of deaths and a vast amount of destruction in various parts of the world.Most of these damaging earthquakes occur either rn a narrow belt which surrounds the Pacific Ocean or in a line which extends from Burma（1）to

2、the Alps（2）in Europe.Some of the destruction is directly caused by the quake itself.An example of this is the collapse of buildings as a result of the quake itself.Other damage results from landslides(3)or major fires which are initiated by the quake.2 There are about a million quakes a year.Fortuna

3、tely,however,not all of them are destructive.The intensity of an earthquake is measured on the Richter Scale,(4)which goes from 0 upward.The highest scale recorded to date is 8.9(5):Major damage generally occurs from quakes ranging upwards from 6.0.3 The actual cause of the quake itselfis the breaki

4、ng of rocks at or below the earths surface.This is produced by pessure which scientists believe may be due to a number of reasons,two of which are the expansion and contraction of the earths crust and continental drift.4 In order to limit the damage and to prevent some of the suffering resulting fro

5、m earthquakes,scientists are working on ways to enable accurate prediction.Special instruments are used to help people record:for example,shaking of the earth.Scientists are trying to find methods that will enable them to indicate the exact time,location and size of an earthquake.5 Certain phenomena

6、 have been observed which are believed to be the signs of imminent earthquakes.These include strange behaviours of some animals,the changes in the content of mineral water,etc.The magnetic properties of rocks may also display special pattern before major earthquakes happen.词汇：vast/va:st/adj巨大的 cruis

7、t/krst/n地壳 备考神器 备考神器 belt/belt/n带，带状物 drift/drift/n浮动，漂浮 initiate/inii it/v引发，引起 accurate/kjur t/adj.准确的 intensity/intensiti/n强度 phenomenon/flnmin n/n现象 rock/rk/n岩石 imminent/imin nt/adj.即将发生的 expansion/rkspn n/n扩张 magnetie/mgn tik/adj.带有磁性的 contraction/k ntrk n/n收缩 注释：1Burma:缅甸 2the Alps:阿尔卑斯山 3land

8、slide:滑坡 4he Richter Scale:里氏震级 5he highest scale recorded to date is 8.9：迄今为止记录到的最高震级为 8.9 to date:迄 今为止；到此为止。如：To date we have received more than a hundred applications.到此刻为止，我们收到了一百多份申请书。练习：1Paragraph2 A Earthquakes Forecast 2Paragraph 3 B Historical Records of Earthquakes C Intensities of Earthq

9、uakes 3Paragraph 4 D Cause of Eathquakes E Indications of Earthquqakes 4Paragraph 5 F Damaging Earthquakes 备考神器 备考神器 5Not all damage during an earthquake is causea (by)6Not all earthquakes are strong enough(to do).7Scientists have been working hard to warn people(of against)8Earthquakes can be predi

10、cted by observing(缺宾语)A by the quake itself B C D not De preventeci to cause damage of property and loss of lives of a possiole eartnquake E the unusual behaviors of some animials F the strong behaviors ofhuman beings 答案与题解：1C 本段简述在里氏震级表上反映出来的不同震级。2D 本段简述了地震的起因。3A 本段介绍了科学家为预报地震所做的一些工作。4E 本段介绍了震前可能会出现的一些异常情况。5A 句中的被动语态.is caused 提示可能会跟一个 by 短语。6C 形容词加上 enough 后面常会跟一个动词不定式，文中第二段也讲到有些地震震级不高，不会造成重大破坏和伤亡。7D 动词 warn 后面或跟 agamst，或跟 of,警告别人将有事情发生。8E 动词 observing 后面应该有一个宾语，故应选一个名词短语。人类的的行为变化跟地震并没有关系，因此 F 不是正确的选项。