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红 B What effects have geologists predictions of earthquakes had? The Chinese in Haicheng in 1974 were warned that an earthquake might occur within the next year or two. With the help of amateur seismogists'observations of animal behavior and the rise and fall of water in wells and measurements of quantities of radioactive gas in water, professional geologists were able in January 1975, to predict an earthquake within the next six months [C] As the plates separate from each other, a new sea floor is formed by the molten matter that was formerly beneath. Volcanic islands and large mountain ranges are created by this type [D] Geologists would like to be able to predict earthquakes accurately. Using laser beams, ismographs, gravity measuring devices, and radio telescopes, they are presently studying the San Andreas Fault to determine the rate of strain and the amount of ground slippage E] What effects have geologists' predictions of earthquakes had? The Chinese in Haicheng in 1974 were warned that an earthquake might occur within the next year or two. With the help of amateur seismogists' observations of animal behavior and the rise and fall of water in wells and measurements of quantities of radioactive gas in water, professional geologists were able in January 1975, to predict an earthquake within the next six month I F In spite of the geologists'theory of plate tectonics, there are still gaps in man s understanding and knowledge of the causes of earthquakes Text 9 Directions: In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 1-5, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are nvo extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Stars in Their Eyes The Scientific American Book of the Cosmos edited by David Levy, Macmillan, E20, ISBN 0333782933 Previous generations of scientists would have killed to know what we know. For the first time in history, we have a pretty good idea of the material content of the Universe, our position within it and how the whole thing came into being In these times of exploding knowledge there is a definite need to take stock and assemble what we know in a palatable(受欢迎的)form The essays in The Scientific American Book of the Cosmos have been selected by David Levy, cO-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which in 1994 struck Jupiter with the violence of several full-scale nuclear wars 42)This is certainly a great collection of essays, but it is not, as the book promises, a seamless(t])synthesis of our current nowledge Nobody can fault the range of articles Levy has included. There are essays on the planets moons and assorted debris(FF H)in the Solar System, and on our Galaxy, the Milky Way The contributions, too, are stars in their own fields. Not many books can boast chapte written by such giants as Erwin Schrodinger and Francis Crick. My personal favorites are a piercingly clear essay by Albert Einstein on general relativity and an article by Alan Guth and Paul 20/73新增题型全突破 20/73 [B] What effects have geologists' predictions of earthquakes had? The Chinese in Haicheng in 1974 were warned that an earthquake might occur within the next year or two. With the help of amateur seismogists’ observations of animal behavior and the rise and fall of water in wells and measurements of quantities of radioactive gas in water, professional geologists were able, in January 1975, to predict an earthquake within the next six months. [C] As the plates separate from each other, a new sea floor is formed by the molten matter that was formerly beneath. Volcanic islands and large mountain ranges are created by this type of movement. [D] Geologists would like to be able to predict earthquakes accurately. Using laser beams, seismographs, gravity measuring devices, and radio telescopes, they are presently studying the San Andreas Fault to determine the rate of strain and the amount of ground slippage. [E] What effects have geologists' predictions of earthquakes had? The Chinese in Haicheng in 1974 were warned that an earthquake might occur within the next year or two. With the help of amateur seismogists’ observations of animal behavior and the rise and fall of water in wells and measurements of quantities of radioactive gas in water, professional geologists were able, in January 1975, to predict an earthquake within the next six months. [F] In spite of the geologists’ theory of plate tectonics, there are still gaps in man's understanding and knowledge of the causes of earthquakes. Text 9 Directions:In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 1-5, choose the most suitable one from the list A—G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Stars in Their Eyes The Scientific American Book of the Cosmos edited by David Levy, Macmillan, £20, ISBN 0333782933 Previous generations of scientists would have killed to know what we know. For the first time in history, we have a pretty good idea of the material content of the Universe, our position within it and how the whole thing came into being. In these times of exploding knowledge there is a definite need to take stock and assemble what we know in a palatable(受欢迎的)form. ____________________ (41) The essays in The Scientific American Book of the Cosmos have been selected by David Levy, co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which in 1994 struck Jupiter with the violence of several full-scale nuclear wars. ____________________ (42) This is certainly a great collection of essays, but it is not, as the book promises, a seamless (完美的) synthesis of our current knowledge. Nobody can fault the range of articles Levy has included. There are essays on the planets, moons and assorted debris (碎片) in the Solar System, and on our Galaxy, the Milky Way. ____________________ (43) The contributions, too, are stars in their own fields. Not many books can boast chapters written by such giants as Erwin Schrodinger and Francis Crick. My personal favorites are a piercingly clear essay by Albert Einstein on general relativity and an article by Alan Guth and Paul
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