2014考研英语模拟阅读3
<p> <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Andreas">Andreas</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>? <span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1811 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1812, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="centered">centered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>, <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span>. <span word="Property">Property</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="severe">severe</span>. <span word="Buildings">Buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>. <span word="Whole">Whole</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sulfurto">sulfurto</span> <span word="filter">filter</span> <span word="upward">upward</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="rapids">rapids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whirlpools">whirlpools</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="observers">observers</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="backwards">backwards</span>.<span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Marid">Marid</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1811; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Charleston">Charleston</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>. <span word="Buildings">Buildings</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="wer">wer</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Andreas">Andreas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horizontal">horizontal</span> <span word="boundary">boundary</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="masses">masses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>. <span word="California">California</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="masses">masses</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="lurches">lurches</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vertical">vertical</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>; <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>. <span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span> <span word="cooled">cooled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="downwards">downwards</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="motions">motions</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="layer">layer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="extends">extends</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="northeastArkansas">northeastArkansas</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="lllinois">lllinois</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="quakes">quakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1811; <span word="these">these</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="quakes">quakes</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="predictingwhen">predictingwhen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="occur">occur</span>. 1. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="about">about</span> . <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Andreas">Andreas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="current">current</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> 2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="is">is</span> . <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horizontal">horizontal</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vertical">vertical</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Andreas">Andreas</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span> 3. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="that">that</span> . <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="California">California</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> 4. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="that">that</span> . <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="horizontal">horizontal</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="vertical">vertical</span> <span word="faults">faults</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Vertical">Vertical</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="horizontal">horizontal</span> <span word="faults">faults</span> <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Earthquakes">Earthquakes</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="California">California</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> 5. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="means">means</span> . <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> 1.<span word="B">B</span> 2.<span word="B">B</span> 3.<span word="A">A</span> 4.<span word="C">C</span> 5.<span word="C">C</span></p>
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