2015考研英语阅读日本大地震的真相
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> 日本大地震的神秘与真相</p><p> <span word="BACK">BACK</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="seismologists">seismologists</span> <span word="warnedthat">warnedthat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tectonic">tectonic</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="colliding">colliding</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PacificOcean">PacificOcean</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>-<span word="east">east</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="poisedto">poisedto</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="catastrophically">catastrophically</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="reckoning">reckoning</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="wasa">wasa</span> 99% <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> 8.0<span word="occurring">occurring</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Miyagi">Miyagi</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> 90% <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="ofone">ofone</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Ibaraki">Ibaraki</span> <span word="prefecture">prefecture</span>, <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> 9.0 <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unleashedwhen">unleashedwhen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 11<span word="th">th</span>.</p><p> 早在今年一月的时候，日本地震学家就曾警告说太平洋洋底日本东北海岸下的板块相互冲撞会导致造成倾斜、引起灾难。根据他们的估计，30年内，宫城县海岸附近发生8.0级大地震的可能性为99%，而茨城县海岸附近的几率则为90%。3月11日板块终于释放能量、发生9.0级强震，地震学家仅仅惊讶震级如此之高。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rupture">rupture</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="acrossgaps">acrossgaps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="boundaries">boundaries</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fissure">fissure</span>, <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extendthe">extendthe</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="alarmingly">alarmingly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>-<span word="segmentation">segmentation</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seismology">seismology</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="notallow">notallow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fateful">fateful</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="slid">slid</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacificplate">Pacificplate</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subduction">subduction</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="running">running</span> 130<span word="km">km</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="leapt">leapt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="segment">segment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="zonesome">zonesome</span> 400<span word="km">km</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30-<span word="fold">fold</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="placeonly">placeonly</span> 24<span word="km">km</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seabed">seabed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="violently">violently</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span>, <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="waves">waves</span>.</p>
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