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1、快速阅读 PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes) Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1. Forquestions1-7,mark Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
2、N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage; NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage. Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage. Earthquake CanScientistsPredictKillerEarthquakes? Thedatewas
3、November23,1980.PeoplenearNaples,insouthernItaly,felttheEarthrollandshake.Earthquake!Suddenlybuildingscametumblingdown.Cracksappearedintheearth.Withinminutes,entiretownsweredestroyed.Thousandsofpeopleweredead.Thousandsmorewereinjured. Asrescuerssearchedthroug
4、htherubble,manypeoplemusthavewondered,ofonlythevictimshadknownaheadoftime,manylivescouldhavebeensaved. Actually,anItalianscientistdidpredictthatsuchaquakewouldhappen.In1977Dr.M.CaputooftheUniversityDegilesStudiinRomewarnedthatalargequakewouldsoonstriketheeast
5、ofNaples.Unfortunately,hecouldn’tpredicttheexacttimeanddateofthequake. Dr.Caputomadehisgeneralpredictionaftertalkingwithscientistsat54earthquakemonitoringstationsthroughoutItaly.HelearnedthatmanyearthquakeshadrecentlyrockeddifferentareasaroundNaples.Butnoneha
6、doccurredinoneparticularspoteastofNaplesformanyyears.Dr.Caputofeltthattheareawaslongoverdueforalargequake.Anditwas. EarthquakeStrikesinGap ThequakeoccurredinaregionthatDr.Caputocalledaseismicgap.Aseismicgapisanareainanactiveearthquakeregionwherenoearthquakeo
7、rseismicactivityhasbeenrecordedinalongtime.SeismicgapsarelocatedwheretwolargeplatesintheEarthhavebecomestuck. Whentheplatesslidepasteachother,theysometimesbecamelockedinplace.Asimilarthinghappenswhenyoumakearunningleaponasidewalkwhilewearingsneakers.Whenyoula
8、ndonbothfeet,thesneakersgrabontoroughsurface.Frictiontendstoholdyourfeetbackwhiletherestofyourbodygoesforward.Youmayendupfallingflatonyourface. Inthecaseofplates,however,theuneven
