英语六级考试快速阅读提高练习8
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Atwater">Atwater</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="schoolroom">schoolroom</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> ___4___<span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="quakes">quakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Geophysical">Geophysical</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="the">the</span>___5___<span word="uncovered">uncovered</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="unconvinced">unconvinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="earthquakeswith">earthquakeswith</span> <span word="magnitudes">magnitudes</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="higherdo">higherdo</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>___6___<span word="this">this</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="shocks">shocks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span>.</p><p> <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="worrisome">worrisome</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Portland">Portland</span>, <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> ___7___<span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> ___8___ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="seismologist">seismologist</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Somerville">Somerville</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Woodward">Woodward</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="Somerville">Somerville</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> ___9___<span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span>. <span word="Portland">Portland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> ___10___<span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="displayed">displayed</span></p><p> <span word="E">E</span>. <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="attends">attends</span> <span word="G">G</span>. <span word="type">type</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="strike">strike</span></p><p> <span word="I">I</span>. <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="participates">participates</span> <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="L">L</span>. <span word="mild">mild</span></p>
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