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1、2009年职称英语教材阅读判断新增部分(理工类) StudyHelpsPredictBigMediterraneanQuake ScientistshavefoundevidencethatanoverlookedfaultintheeasternMediterranean1islikelytoproduceanearthquakeandtsunamievery800yearsaspowerfulastheonethatdestroyedAlexandria2inAD3365. Usingradiocarbondatingt
2、echniques,simulationsandcomputermodels,theresearchersrecreatedtheancientdisasterinordertoidentifytheresponsiblefault.‘Wearesayingthereisprobablyarepeattimeof800yearsforthiskindofearthquake,'saidMsBethShaw,anearthquakescientistattheUniversityofCambridge,wholedthestudy
3、.Scientistsstudypastearthquakesinordertodeterminethefuturepossibilityofsimilarlargeshocks. IdentifyingthefaultfortheAD365earthquakeandtsunamiisimportantforthetensofmillionsofpeopleintheregion,Ms.Shawsaid.ThefaultclosetothesouthwestcoastofCrete4lastproducedabigenough
4、quaketogenerateatsunamiabout1300,whichmeansthenextpowerfulonecouldcomeinthenext100years,sheaddedinatelephoneinterview. Ms.Shawandhercolleaguescalculatethelikelyintervalsbymeasuringthemotionofeithersideofthefaulttofindhowoftensuchlargeearthquakeswouldhavetooccurtoacc
5、ountforthatlevelofmotion,shesaid.Theircomputermodelsuggestedan8magnitudequakeonthefaultwouldproduceatsunamithatfloodsthecoastalregionsofAlexandriaandNorthAfrica,thesoutherncoastofGreece5andSicily6allthewayuptheAdriati7toDubrovnik8.Thiswouldbesimilartotheancientquakei
6、nAD365thatcausedwidespreaddestructioninmuchofGreeceandunleashedatsunamithatfloodedAlexandriaandtheNileDelta9,likelykillingtensofthousandsofpeople,shesaid. 词汇: faultn.断层intervaln.间隔 tsunamin.海啸magnituden.等级 radiocarbonn.放射性碳destructionn.破坏,毁灭 simulationn.模拟unleas
7、hv.放出,释放 注释: 1.theeasternMediterranean:地中海东部 2.Alexandria:阿里山大[埃及北部港市] 3.AD:公元后(AD是拉丁文AnnoDomini首字母的所写) 4.Crete:[希腊]克里特岛 5.Greece:希腊 6.Sicily:[意大利]西西里岛 7.Adriati:亚得利亚海 8.Dubrovnik:杜布罗夫尼克[克罗地亚港市] 9.NileDelta:尼鲁河三角洲[埃及] 练习: 1.Thefault,whichwasoverlookedbefo
8、re,hasbeencloselystudiedbyscientists. ARight.BWrongCNotmentioned 2.ItisfuntoidentifythefaultfortheAD365earthquakeandtsunami. ARi
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