2015考研英语阅读西海岸担心地震影响
<p> <span word="Earthquake">Earthquake</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>西海岸担心地震影响</p><p> <span word="Fingers">Fingers</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span>老天保佑</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rickety">rickety</span> <span word="viaduct">viaduct</span>一场关于山区高速路的争吵</p><p> <span word="AFTERSHOCKS">AFTERSHOCKS</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="rattled">rattled</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="westcoast">westcoast</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="tobuy">tobuy</span> <span word="iodine">iodine</span> <span word="tablets">tablets</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="politiciansin">politiciansin</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="bickered">bickered</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>-<span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="highwaymany">highwaymany</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demolish">demolish</span>.</p><p> 上周，日本地震的后续灾变震动了美国西海岸地区，加州消费者疯狂购买并非急需的碘片。西雅图的官员为地震受损的高速公路争吵，其中大部分需要拆除。</p><p> <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="onpotassium">onpotassium</span> <span word="iodide">iodide</span> <span word="pills">pills</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absorption">absorption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="iodine">iodine</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>.<span word="Californian">Californian</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="thepills">thepills</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="intestinal">intestinal</span> <span word="distress">distress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="rashes">rashes</span>.</p><p> 专家指出，危害性放射物质不会横跨太平洋，从而影响西岸地区。因此疯购碘片并认为其能减少辐射伤害的想法是错误的。加州卫生部告知居民，不要因为恐惧胡乱食用碘片，否者易患肠道疾病和严重皮疹。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>, <span word="meanwhile">meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="north">north</span>-<span word="west">west</span> <span word="isprimed">isprimed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="catastrophe">catastrophe</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="TheCascadia">TheCascadia</span> <span word="subduction">subduction</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="just">just</span> 50 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="tosouthern">tosouthern</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accumulating">accumulating</span> <span word="stresses">stresses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="unleash">unleash</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="ofmagnitude">ofmagnitude</span> 9.0 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="andWashington">andWashington</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1700, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thechance">thechance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="occurring">occurring</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span>.</p>
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