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Earthquake

1．Every year earthquakes are responsible for a large number of deaths and a vest amount of destruction in various parts of the world．Most of these damaging earthquakes occur either in a narrow belt which surrounds the Pacific Ocean or in a line which extends from Burma to the Alps in Europe．Some of the destruction is directly caused by the quakes itself．An example of this is the collapse of buildings as a result of the quake itself,0ther damages result from landslides or major fires which are initiated by the quake．

2．There are about a million quakes a year．Fortunately，however，not all of them are destructive．The intensity of an earthquake is measured on the Richter Scale，which goes from zero upward. The highest scale recorded to date is 8. 9. Major damage generally occurs from quakes ranging upwards from 6.0.

3. The actual cause of the quake itself is the breaking of rocks at or below the earth' s surface. This is produced by pressure which scientists believe may be due to a number of reasons, two of which are the expansion and contraction of the earth's crust and continental drift.

4. In order to limit the damage and to prevent some of the suffering resulting from earthquakes, scientists are working on ways to enable accurate prediction. Special instruments are used to help people record, for example, shaking of the earth. Scientists are trying to find methods that will enable them to indicate the exact time, location and size of an earthquake.

5. Certain phenomena have been observed which are believed to be signs of imminent earthquakes. These include strange behaviors of some animals, the changes in the content of mineral water, etc. The magnetic properties of rocks may also display special, pattern before major earthquakes happen.

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A. Earthquake forecast

B. Historical records of earthquakes

C. Intensities of earthquakes

D. Cause of earthquakes

E. Indications of earthquakes

F. Damaging earthquakes

27. Not all damage during an earthquake is caused

28. Not all earthquakes are strong enough

29. Scientists have been working hard to warn people

30. Earthquakes can be predicted by observing

A. by the quake itself

B. not be prevented

C. to cause damage of property and loss of lives

D. of a possible earthquake

E. the unusual behaviors of some animals

F. the strong behaviors of human beings

參考譯文

地 震

地震每年都會在世界各地造成許多死亡和重大危害。大部分破壞性的地震都發生在環太平洋的狹窄地帶或者是從緬甸到歐洲的阿爾卑斯山沿線。一些破壞是直接由地震引起的。這其中的一個例子就是由地震所引起的建築物的倒塌。其他的災害起因於由地震所導致的滑坡或者大火。

一每年大約會發生l00萬次地震。幸運的是，不是所有的地震都具破壞性。地震的強度用里氏震級測定，從零級遞增。迄今有記錄的最高震級是8.9級。重大災害一般是由6.0級以上的地震引起的。

地震真正的起因是由於地球表層或者表層以下岩層的.斷裂所引起的。科學家們相信造成斷裂的壓力是由多種原因產生的。其中兩個主要原因就是地殼的膨脹和收縮以及大陸板塊的漂移。

爲了減少損害，使人們免受地震之苦，科學家們正在尋求準確的預報方法。科學家們藉助一些特製的儀器來記錄地球的震動，並正在努力尋求能夠預報確切時間、地點和震級的方法。

人們觀察到某些現象是地震即將到來的徵兆。這包括一些動物奇怪的行爲，水裏礦物質成分的變化。在大地震到來之前，岩石磁性也會呈現出特殊的狀態。