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1、2010年职称英语考试理工类(C级)考试真题及答案解析 来@源
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3、网/XuEHuiedu.C 第2部分:阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分) 下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断:如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C。 AGreatQuakeComing?xuehuiedu.com - 学
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5、交/流%社/区/bbs.xuehuiedu.com EveryonewholivesinSanFranciscoknowsthatearthqua
6、kesarecommoninthebavarea.Theyhadkeendevastatingin1906,forexample,amajorquakedestroyedabout28.000buildingsandkilledhundreds,perhapsthousandsofpeople.Residentsnowwonderwhenthenext"bigone"willstrike.It'sboundtohappensomeday.Atleastsevenactivefault(断层)linesrunthroughtheSanFranciscoarea.Faultsarep
7、laceswherepiecesofearth'scrust(地壳)slidepasteachother.Whenthesepiecesslip,thegroundshakes. Toprepareforthatday。scientistsareusingnewtechniquestoreanalyzethe1906earthquakeandpredicthowbadthedamagemightbewhenthenextonehappens.Onenewfindingaboutthe1906quakeisthattheSanAndreasFaultsplitapartfaste
8、rthanscientistshadassumedatthetime.Duringsmallearthquakes,faultsruptureatabout2.7kilometerspersecond.Duringbiggerquakes,however,rupturescanhappenatratesfasterthan3.5kilometerspersecond.XueHuiEdu.Com_Bbs.XueHuiEdu.Com Atsuchhighspeeds,massiveamountsofpressurebuildup,generatingundergroundwaves
9、thatcancausemoredamagethanthequakeitself.LuckyforSanFancisco,thesepressurepulses(脉冲)traveledalwayfromthecityduffngthe1906event.Asbadasthedamagewas,itcouldhavebeenfarWorse. Lookingahead,scientistsaretryingtopredictwhenthenextmajorquakewilloccur.Recordsshowthatearthquakeswerecommonbefore1906ev
10、ent.Sincethen,theareahasbeenrelativelyquiet.Pattemsinthedata,however,suggestthattheprobabilityofamajorearthquakestrikingthebayareabefore2032isatleast62percent. NewbuildingsinsanFranciscoarequitesafeincaseoffuturequakes.Still,morethan84percentofthecity'sbuildingsareoldandweak.Analysessuggestt
11、hatanothermassiveearthquakewouldcauseextensivedamage. PeoplewholivetheretodaytendtofeelsafebecauseSanFranciscohasremainedprettyqmetforawhile.Accoedingtothenewresearch,however,it'snotamatterofwhetherthebigonewillhit.It'sjustamatterofwhen. 16
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