注釋:
1. power:電力
2. Kent County:肯特郡[位于英格蘭東南部]
3. It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride:它(地震)給人的感覺(jué)是整幢房子就像游樂(lè)場(chǎng)的滑行機(jī)一樣在滑動(dòng)。ride 是“游樂(lè)場(chǎng)供人玩樂(lè)的乘坐式的活動(dòng)裝置”。as if 是 “好象……一樣;仿佛”,例如:
He treated me as if I were his son.
(他待我如同他的兒子一樣。)
4. the 4.3-magnitude quake:里氏4.3級(jí)地震
5. English Channel:英吉利海峽
6. Dover:多佛爾[英格蘭東南部港市]
7. Channel Tunnel:海峽隧道。Channel Tunnel (常簡(jiǎn)稱為Chunnel) 是連接英法兩國(guó)的海峽隧道。
8. Canterbury:坎特伯雷[英格蘭東南部城市,中世紀(jì)時(shí)曾是宗教朝圣圣地]
9. it was getting heavier and heavier:爆裂聲越來(lái)越響
10. Birmingham:伯明翰[英格蘭中部城市]
11. the Richter scale:里氏震級(jí)表。美國(guó)地震學(xué)家 Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985) 于1935年制定了地震震級(jí)表。
12. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France:英國(guó)地質(zhì)勘測(cè)所的科學(xué)家 Roger Musson 說(shuō),這次 4 月 28 日遭遇地震的地區(qū)就是經(jīng)受過(guò)襲擊英國(guó)烈的幾次大地震的同一地區(qū),其中的一次大地震發(fā)生在1580年,那次地震蹂躪了倫敦,巴黎也能感到它的震波。
13. a matter of time:時(shí)間問(wèn)題。又如:It’s not a matter of money (這不是個(gè)錢的問(wèn)題。)
練習(xí):
1. During the April 28 earthquake, whole England was left without power.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
2. The Channel Tunnel was closed for 10 hours after the earthquake occurred.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
3. It was reported that one lady had got her head and neck injured, but not seriously.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
4. France and several other European countries sent their medical teams to work side by side with the British doctors.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
5. The country's strongest earthquake took place in London .in 1580.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
6. Musson predicted that another earthquake would occur in southeast England sooner or later.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
7. It can be inferred from the passage that England is rarely hit by high magnitude earthquakes.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
答案與題解:
1. B題句說(shuō)2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格蘭都停電,與短文第一段第一句表達(dá)的內(nèi)容不符。短文說(shuō)地震殃及英格蘭東南部的肯特郡部分地區(qū),電力中斷,幾千名居民無(wú)電可用。所以,題句是錯(cuò)誤的,答案為B。
2. C本題所說(shuō)的意思是:地震發(fā)生后,海峽隧道關(guān)閉了10小時(shí)。題句表達(dá)的內(nèi)容短文中找不到,故答案為C。
3. A題句的意思是:地震中一個(gè)婦女的頭部和頸部受了點(diǎn)輕傷。題句表達(dá)的意思與第一段第一句表達(dá)的內(nèi)容相符。所以選項(xiàng) A 是答案。
4. C題句表達(dá)的意思是:法國(guó)和其他幾個(gè)歐洲國(guó)家派遣他們的醫(yī)療隊(duì)去英國(guó)與當(dāng)?shù)氐尼t(yī)生并肩工作。這一內(nèi)容短文中找不到,故答案為 C。
5. B題句所說(shuō)的英國(guó)烈的地震于1580 年發(fā)生在倫敦,這與短文表述的事實(shí)不符。短文第七段第一句明白無(wú)誤地說(shuō),英國(guó)烈的地震于1931年發(fā)生在北海。題句表達(dá)的信息是錯(cuò)誤的,故答案為 B。
6. A題句說(shuō) Musson 預(yù)言在英格蘭東南部遲早將發(fā)生另一次地震。這一說(shuō)法與短文最后一段第三句所表達(dá)的意思相符。短文中說(shuō),另一次地震將襲擊英格蘭東南部,這只是個(gè)時(shí)間問(wèn)題。所以答案是A。
7. A短文第六段第一句說(shuō),全球每年發(fā)生強(qiáng)度為里氏 4 級(jí)左右的地震有幾千次,但是這種中等強(qiáng)度的地震英格蘭很少發(fā)生。據(jù)此,讀者可以容易地推斷出,高震級(jí)的地震在英格蘭就更少見(jiàn)了。
1. power:電力
2. Kent County:肯特郡[位于英格蘭東南部]
3. It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride:它(地震)給人的感覺(jué)是整幢房子就像游樂(lè)場(chǎng)的滑行機(jī)一樣在滑動(dòng)。ride 是“游樂(lè)場(chǎng)供人玩樂(lè)的乘坐式的活動(dòng)裝置”。as if 是 “好象……一樣;仿佛”,例如:
He treated me as if I were his son.
(他待我如同他的兒子一樣。)
4. the 4.3-magnitude quake:里氏4.3級(jí)地震
5. English Channel:英吉利海峽
6. Dover:多佛爾[英格蘭東南部港市]
7. Channel Tunnel:海峽隧道。Channel Tunnel (常簡(jiǎn)稱為Chunnel) 是連接英法兩國(guó)的海峽隧道。
8. Canterbury:坎特伯雷[英格蘭東南部城市,中世紀(jì)時(shí)曾是宗教朝圣圣地]
9. it was getting heavier and heavier:爆裂聲越來(lái)越響
10. Birmingham:伯明翰[英格蘭中部城市]
11. the Richter scale:里氏震級(jí)表。美國(guó)地震學(xué)家 Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985) 于1935年制定了地震震級(jí)表。
12. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France:英國(guó)地質(zhì)勘測(cè)所的科學(xué)家 Roger Musson 說(shuō),這次 4 月 28 日遭遇地震的地區(qū)就是經(jīng)受過(guò)襲擊英國(guó)烈的幾次大地震的同一地區(qū),其中的一次大地震發(fā)生在1580年,那次地震蹂躪了倫敦,巴黎也能感到它的震波。
13. a matter of time:時(shí)間問(wèn)題。又如:It’s not a matter of money (這不是個(gè)錢的問(wèn)題。)
練習(xí):
1. During the April 28 earthquake, whole England was left without power.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
2. The Channel Tunnel was closed for 10 hours after the earthquake occurred.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
3. It was reported that one lady had got her head and neck injured, but not seriously.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
4. France and several other European countries sent their medical teams to work side by side with the British doctors.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
5. The country's strongest earthquake took place in London .in 1580.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
6. Musson predicted that another earthquake would occur in southeast England sooner or later.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
7. It can be inferred from the passage that England is rarely hit by high magnitude earthquakes.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
答案與題解:
1. B題句說(shuō)2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格蘭都停電,與短文第一段第一句表達(dá)的內(nèi)容不符。短文說(shuō)地震殃及英格蘭東南部的肯特郡部分地區(qū),電力中斷,幾千名居民無(wú)電可用。所以,題句是錯(cuò)誤的,答案為B。
2. C本題所說(shuō)的意思是:地震發(fā)生后,海峽隧道關(guān)閉了10小時(shí)。題句表達(dá)的內(nèi)容短文中找不到,故答案為C。
3. A題句的意思是:地震中一個(gè)婦女的頭部和頸部受了點(diǎn)輕傷。題句表達(dá)的意思與第一段第一句表達(dá)的內(nèi)容相符。所以選項(xiàng) A 是答案。
4. C題句表達(dá)的意思是:法國(guó)和其他幾個(gè)歐洲國(guó)家派遣他們的醫(yī)療隊(duì)去英國(guó)與當(dāng)?shù)氐尼t(yī)生并肩工作。這一內(nèi)容短文中找不到,故答案為 C。
5. B題句所說(shuō)的英國(guó)烈的地震于1580 年發(fā)生在倫敦,這與短文表述的事實(shí)不符。短文第七段第一句明白無(wú)誤地說(shuō),英國(guó)烈的地震于1931年發(fā)生在北海。題句表達(dá)的信息是錯(cuò)誤的,故答案為 B。
6. A題句說(shuō) Musson 預(yù)言在英格蘭東南部遲早將發(fā)生另一次地震。這一說(shuō)法與短文最后一段第三句所表達(dá)的意思相符。短文中說(shuō),另一次地震將襲擊英格蘭東南部,這只是個(gè)時(shí)間問(wèn)題。所以答案是A。
7. A短文第六段第一句說(shuō),全球每年發(fā)生強(qiáng)度為里氏 4 級(jí)左右的地震有幾千次,但是這種中等強(qiáng)度的地震英格蘭很少發(fā)生。據(jù)此,讀者可以容易地推斷出,高震級(jí)的地震在英格蘭就更少見(jiàn)了。

