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)給人的感覺是整幢房子就像游樂場的滑行機一樣在滑動。ride 是“游樂場供人玩樂的乘坐式的活動裝置”。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 (常簡稱為Chunnel) 是連接英法兩國的海峽隧道。
8. Canterbury:坎特伯雷[英格蘭東南部城市,中世紀時曾是宗教朝圣圣地]
9. it was getting heavier and heavier:爆裂聲越來越響
10. Birmingham:伯明翰[英格蘭中部城市]
11. the Richter scale:里氏震級表。美國地震學家 Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985) 于1935年制定了地震震級表。
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:英國地質(zhì)勘測所的科學家 Roger Musson 說,這次 4 月 28 日遭遇地震的地區(qū)就是經(jīng)受過襲擊英國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:時間問題。又如:It’s not a matter of money (這不是個錢的問題。)
練習:
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的內(nèi)容不符。短文說地震殃及英格蘭東南部的肯特郡部分地區(qū),電力中斷,幾千名居民無電可用。所以,題句是錯誤的,答案為B。
2. C本題所說的意思是:地震發(fā)生后,海峽隧道關(guān)閉了10小時。題句表達的內(nèi)容短文中找不到,故答案為C。
3. A題句的意思是:地震中一個婦女的頭部和頸部受了點輕傷。題句表達的意思與第一段第一句表達的內(nèi)容相符。所以選項 A 是答案。
4. C題句表達的意思是:法國和其他幾個歐洲國家派遣他們的醫(yī)療隊去英國與當?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題句所說的英國烈的地震于1580 年發(fā)生在倫敦,這與短文表述的事實不符。短文第七段第一句明白無誤地說,英國烈的地震于1931年發(fā)生在北海。題句表達的信息是錯誤的,故答案為 B。
6. A題句說 Musson 預言在英格蘭東南部遲早將發(fā)生另一次地震。這一說法與短文最后一段第三句所表達的意思相符。短文中說,另一次地震將襲擊英格蘭東南部,這只是個時間問題。所以答案是A。
7. A短文第六段第一句說,全球每年發(fā)生強度為里氏 4 級左右的地震有幾千次,但是這種中等強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,高震級的地震在英格蘭就更少見了。
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)給人的感覺是整幢房子就像游樂場的滑行機一樣在滑動。ride 是“游樂場供人玩樂的乘坐式的活動裝置”。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 (常簡稱為Chunnel) 是連接英法兩國的海峽隧道。
8. Canterbury:坎特伯雷[英格蘭東南部城市,中世紀時曾是宗教朝圣圣地]
9. it was getting heavier and heavier:爆裂聲越來越響
10. Birmingham:伯明翰[英格蘭中部城市]
11. the Richter scale:里氏震級表。美國地震學家 Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985) 于1935年制定了地震震級表。
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:英國地質(zhì)勘測所的科學家 Roger Musson 說,這次 4 月 28 日遭遇地震的地區(qū)就是經(jīng)受過襲擊英國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:時間問題。又如:It’s not a matter of money (這不是個錢的問題。)
練習:
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的內(nèi)容不符。短文說地震殃及英格蘭東南部的肯特郡部分地區(qū),電力中斷,幾千名居民無電可用。所以,題句是錯誤的,答案為B。
2. C本題所說的意思是:地震發(fā)生后,海峽隧道關(guān)閉了10小時。題句表達的內(nèi)容短文中找不到,故答案為C。
3. A題句的意思是:地震中一個婦女的頭部和頸部受了點輕傷。題句表達的意思與第一段第一句表達的內(nèi)容相符。所以選項 A 是答案。
4. C題句表達的意思是:法國和其他幾個歐洲國家派遣他們的醫(yī)療隊去英國與當?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題句所說的英國烈的地震于1580 年發(fā)生在倫敦,這與短文表述的事實不符。短文第七段第一句明白無誤地說,英國烈的地震于1931年發(fā)生在北海。題句表達的信息是錯誤的,故答案為 B。
6. A題句說 Musson 預言在英格蘭東南部遲早將發(fā)生另一次地震。這一說法與短文最后一段第三句所表達的意思相符。短文中說,另一次地震將襲擊英格蘭東南部,這只是個時間問題。所以答案是A。
7. A短文第六段第一句說,全球每年發(fā)生強度為里氏 4 級左右的地震有幾千次,但是這種中等強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,高震級的地震在英格蘭就更少見了。