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体裁	文章话题	词数	建议时间	难度	自测正确率
说明文	可以发出地震警报的应用程序	228	10分钟	★★★☆☆

A new phone app uses vibrations from smartphones to alert people about earthquakes. 1 phone app recognizes sudden shaking of the earth’s surface through sensors in smartphones.

The new app is called MyShake. It is the work of four 2 (research) at the University of California, Berkeley. They said they created a worldwide warning system 3 would inform people and give them time to prepare. Other earthquake apps include QuakeFeed, Quakes and Earthquake. They show 4 earthquakes have happened, at what strength, and the aftershocks. Those use data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Smartphones 5 (equip) with accelerometers(加速计). These instruments measure movement, like that of a car or airplane. 6 (probable), they can also measure the shaking of a machine, a building or other structures. Accelerometers are used in activity trackers and apps that count steps or other exercise. They also are used in global positioning system apps, also 7 (call) GPS.

MyShake uses phone accelerometers to measure seismic(地震的) activity. It has been designed 8 (know) the difference between normal activity and earthquake movement. The software developers say their app is right 93 percent of the time.

A smartphone sends seismic 9 (inform) to the app developers. If the developers receive several warnings from one area, it recognizes that an earthquake may be taking place 10 will take place soon.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】The

【2】researchers

【3】that/which

【4】where

【5】are equipped

【6】Probably

【7】called

【8】to know

【9】information

【10】or

【解析】

【文章大意】本篇为说明文，介绍了智能手机上一款可以发出地震警报的应用程序——MyShake。

【1】 考查定冠词的用法。由首句信息可知此处为第二次提到这个手机程序，表示特指，所以用定冠词The。

【2】 考查词形转换以及名词复数形式。由关键词four可知需要用名词，而且需要用复数形式，故填researchers。

【3】 考查定语从句。此处用that/which指代system，并在从句中作主语。

【4】 考查名词性从句。句意：它们能显示地震发生的地点、强度和余震。所填词引导宾语从句，并在从句中作地点状语，故用where。

【5】 考查动词的被动语态。主语Smartphones为复数，与动词equip之间为逻辑上的被动关系，且为一般情况，故用are equipped。

【6】 考查词形转换。此处需要副词修饰整个句子，故用Probably。

【7】 考查过去分词作定语。global positioning system apps与call之间为逻辑上的被动关系，故此处用过去分词作非限制性定语。

【8】 考查不定式作目的状语。句意：设计的目的是为了了解正常活动与地震运动的区别。

【9】 考查词形转换。此处需要用该词的名词形式，故用information。

【10】 查连词的用法。上下文之间为逻辑上的选择关系，故用or。