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  3. On the morning of November 18, 1755, an earthquake shook Boston, Massachusetts. John Winthrop, a professor at Harvard College,【3

On the morning of November 18, 1755, an earthquake shook Boston, Massachusetts. John Winthrop, a professor at Harvard College,【3

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问题     On the morning of November 18, 1755, an earthquake shook Boston, Massachusetts. John Winthrop, a professor at Harvard College,【36】the quake and awoke. "I【37】," Winthrop wrote, "【38】a candle, looked at my watch and【39】it to be 15 minutes after four." John Winthrop【40】downstairs to the grandfather clock. It had stopped three minutes before, at 4:11. Except for stopping the clock, the quake had only thrown a key from the mantel (壁炉台) to the floor. The clock stopped, for Winthrop had put some glass tubes he was using for an experiment【41】the case for safekeeping. The tubes were knocked over by the quake and blocked the pendulum (钟摆). Winthrop, therefore, had the【42】time that the earthquake【43】Boston. He looked at the key on the floor. The quake had thrown it【44】in the direction of the quake’s motion by a shock【45】the northwest, perhaps in Canada.
选项 A、upward
B、downward
C、forward
D、backward
答案C
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