题目内容
After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll(死亡人数)could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity(强度)that shook America in 1988 claimed 25, 000 victims.
Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city's highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city's buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes(抗震).
Despite the good news, civil engineers aren't resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints(蓝图)for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, which bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake's vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.
The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.
6.One reason why the loss of lives in the Log Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that______.
A.new computers had been installed in the buildings
B.it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways
C.large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday
D.improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways
7.The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to______.
A. counterbalance(起平衡作用)an earthquake's action on the building
B. predict(预测)the coming of an earthquake with accuracy
C. help strengthen the foundation of the building
D. measure the impact of an earthquake's vibrations
8.The smart buildings discussed in the passage________.
A. would cause serious financial problems
B. would be worthwhile though expensive
C. would reduce the complexity of architectural design
D. can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes
9.It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing(使……最小)the damage caused by earthquakes, attention should be focused on________.
A.the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction
B.the development of flexible building materials
C.the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations
D.early forecasts of earthquakes
10.The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to________.
A.compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the US
B.encourage civil engineers to make more extensive use of computers
C.outline the history of the development of quake-resistant building materials
D.report new developments in constructing quake-resistant buildings
6.解析:选D。细节理解题。由文中第三段第二句话可知,应选D。
7.解析:选A。推理判断题。由文中倒数第二段最后一句“当地面震动,建筑物倾斜时,电脑会使楼房向相反的方位移去”。
8.解析:选B。推理判断题。文中最后一段可推断此题的答案。
9.解析:选C。推理判断题。文中第三段告诉我们,在过去,为使建筑物防震用的是坚固又柔韧的材料。以后,人们又试图使建筑物抬高上升,在地基与房子间插入橡胶和钢材以减轻地面震动时的撞击。
10.解析:选D。推理判断题。通读全文可知本文主要介绍了建设防震房屋的发展过程。
After the long journey, the three of them went back home, _________.
A.hungry and tiredly | B.hungry and tired |
C.hungrily and tiredly | D.hungrily and tired |
Lucy complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to 36 because she didn’t know how to______37___ her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one ___38____ had been solved, another came.
Her father, a cook, took her into the ___39____. He poured water into three pans. After the water ___40____, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the __41____ some coffee. He waited without any 42 .
The girl closed her mouth and waited, 43 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father 44 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was ____45___ into a cup.
Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you 46 ?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.
Her father suggested she 47 the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were 48 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and 49 them. After peeling(剥)them, she felt that the eggs were hard. Lastly, he asked her to smell the __50____. She asked impatiently , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that 51 had felt the same misfortune to be put into the __52___ water, but had reacted 53 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily ___54___eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.
“ 55 are you? ”asked her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”
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