英语阅读理解练习及答案详解(43)
<p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994, <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> __1__ <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998 <span word="claimed">claimed</span> 25,000 <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p> <span word="Injuries">Injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> __2__ <span word="less">less</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4:31 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="highway">highway</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, __3__ <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="codes">codes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="strengthened">strengthened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="more">more</span> __4__ <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quakes">quakes</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>-<span word="resist">resist</span>-<span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> __5__ <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bend">bend</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insert">insert</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="to">to</span> __6__ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="vibrations">vibrations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> __7__ <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="supports">supports</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="organisms">organisms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="vibrations">vibrations</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="shakes">shakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="would">would</span> __8__ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> __9__ <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="ofen">ofen</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> __10__ <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>.</p>
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