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Every year throughout the world【C1】______6,000 earthquakes are detected. The vast majority of these are【C2】______too small or to
Every year throughout the world【C1】______6,000 earthquakes are detected. The vast majority of these are【C2】______too small or to
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Every year throughout the world【C1】______6,000 earthquakes are detected. The vast majority of these are【C2】______too small or too far from populated areas to be felt. Several hundred, however, are felt and the majority of these, while frightening, are relatively harmless. A small number of earthquakes, however, are severe enough to cause serious damage to【C3】______as well as injuries and even deaths. Earthquakes are a serious concern in major cities such as Tokyo, Mexico City, Los Angeles and San Francisco which lie on or near earthquake faults.
Major earthquakes, while uncommon, rank among the deadliest of natural【C4】______. In the 20th century an average of 15,000 people have died every year due to earthquakes. Many deaths are caused by【C5】______buildings, houses, bridges and other structures. Much damage—both to material and to humans—however, is the result of【C6】______effects of earthquakes such as tidal wave, landslides, avalanches, fires and the collapse of dams. Additionally, serious earthquake may
【C7】______a city’ s infrastructure resulting in【C8】______drinking water, impassable roads, and disruptions in the supply of power and phone service. If damage to a city’ s sanitation system and disruption of food and water supplies lasts long, earthquakes can cause significant injury and death long after the shaking of the earthquake itself has subsided.
Because earthquakes are【C9】______, a program of hazard reduction is the only way to combat the severe damage earthquakes can inflict on life and property. Seismologists still cannot accurately predict the timing of earthquakes, but they can identify areas which are subject to seismic risk. Education of the population about the dangers of the earthquakes and what to do in the event one occurs are important in【C10】______damage.
A)collapsing B)increasingly C)Devastate D)approximately
E)contaminated F)neither G)catastrophes H)inevitable
I)either J)limiting K)possibility L)implement
M)side N)property O)originate
【C8】
选项
答案
E
解析
此空应填形容词。原句意思是,严重的地震会摧毁城市的基础设施,造成饮用水的 ,道路受阻,电力和电话的中断。选项E,“contaminated”(受污染的)符合题意。
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