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Nowadays groups of scientific workers, often【C1】______ by their governments, spend their time【C2】______ the occurrence of earthq
Nowadays groups of scientific workers, often【C1】______ by their governments, spend their time【C2】______ the occurrence of earthq
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2010-02-17
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Nowadays groups of scientific workers, often【C1】______ by their governments, spend their time【C2】______ the occurrence of earthquakes. It is very likely that they will be able to【C3】______ earthquakes or influence the direction of their movements,【C4】______ determined by events far below the surface of the earth. But the facts they report and the theories【C5】______ by those facts may enable scientists to【C6】______ the centers of future earth quakes and even【C7】______ the time of their【C8】______ . It is only when the【C9】______ of events that we call an earthquake can be seen as a pattern that【C10】______ can be made. Part of its pattern is external and visible, or capable of being【C11】______ by sensitive instruments above the earth’s surface.
Scientists and engineers studied the shock waves of the San Francisco earthquake. The city was rebuilt and new features were【C12】 ______ to strengthen buildings and【C13】______ a constant water supply【C14】______ the event of another earthquake. Large underground tanks were constructed to supply water if【C15】______ supplies could not be tapped. Special measures were【C16】______ to prevent fires, which often do more damage than earth quakes themselves. The San Francisco earthquake【C17】______ scientists with valuable information. Since the effects of the break were【C18】______ at the surface, scientists could【C19】______ what actually happened, and reports of the incident were an important【C20】______ to the world’s store of knowledge a bout earthquakes.
【C19】
选项
A、inquire
B、amplify
C、sense
D、observe
答案
D
解析
此题考查动词词义。该句中visible“可看的;看得见的”是一个关键词,据此它可以使科学家们能够D项observe“观察”,而不是A项inquire“问询”、B项amplify“扩大;详述”或C项sense“感觉”到底发生了什么。
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