College English Achievement Test No.3 (Unit 5&6/Book 3) Part I Writing (30minutes) Directions:For this part.you are allowed 30 mimues to write a composition entitled Housing Shortage in Large Cities in no less than 120 words.Your composition must be based on the outline given below.Please write clearly. 1.我国城市住房的现状。 2.成住房紧张的原因。 3.你的建议。 Part II Reading Comprehension (35minutes) Diretions:ths par.Each pasage st choice and mark the coreponding leter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Questions 16 to20 are based on the following passage After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994,earthquake scientists had good and death toll could have been much wors in thisearthquake.By of similar intensity that shook America in 1988claimed 25,000 victims Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the earthquake occurred at 4:31 a m.on a holiday.when traffic was light on the city's highways.In addition.changes made to the onstruction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city's building and highways,making them quakes Despite the good news,civil engineers aren't resting on their success.Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. In the past,making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials,such as steel, and wood that bend eaking i ate ple buildingofis foundation and insert rubber and stee between the bulding and its foundation toreduce the im act of groun vibrations.The most recent designs give buildings brain as well as concrete()and steel supports.Called smart buildings,the structures respond like living organisms()to an earthquake's vibrations.When the ground shakes and the building tips forward,the computer would force the building to shift in the The new smart structures could be very expensive to build However,they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes. 16.One reason why the loss in the Los Angeles earthquake was relatively low is thatCollege English Achievement Test No.3 (Unit 5&6 / Book 3) Part I Writing（30minutes） Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Housing Shortage in Large Cities in no less than 120 words．Your composition must be based on the outline given below．Please write clearly． 1．我国城市住房的现状。 2．造成住房紧张的原因。 3．你的建议。 Part II Reading Comprehension（35minutes） Directions：There are 4 passages in this part． Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements．For each of them，there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center． Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims. Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the earthquake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes. Despite the good news, civil engineers aren’t resting on their success. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel, and wood, that bend without breaking. Later people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brain as well as concrete(混凝土) and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms(生物体) to an earthquake’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes. 16.One reason why the loss in the Los Angeles earthquake was relatively low is that _____________