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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