2012年职称英语考试理工类C级阅读判断

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      阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)

      下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断;如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C。

      EasternQuakesCanTriggerBigShakes

      InthefirstweekofNovember 2011, peopleincentralOklahomaexperiencedmorethantwodozenearthquakes. Thelargest, amagnitude 5.6 quake, shookthousandsoffansinacollegefootballstadium, causedcracksinafewbuildingsandrattledthenervesofmanypeoplewhohadneverfeltaquakebefore. Oklahomaisnotanareaofthecountryfamousforitsquakes. IfyouwatchthenewsonTV, youseereportsaboutallsortsofnaturaldisastershurricanes, tornadoes, floodingandwildfires, tonameafew. Butthemostdangeroustypeofnaturaldisaster, andalsothemostunpredictable, istheearthquake.

      ResearchersattheU.S. GeologicalSurveyestimatethatseveralmillionearthquakesrattletheglobeeachyear. Thatmaysoundscary, butpeopledontfeelmanyofthetremorsbecausetheyhappeninremoteandunpopulatedregions. Manyquakeshappenundertheocean, andothershaveaverysmallmagnitude, orshakingintensity.

      Amagnitude 5.8 earthquakethatstruckcentralVirginiatheafternoonofAugust 23, 2011, wasfeltfromcentralGeorgiatosoutheasternCanada. Inmanyurbanareas, includingWashington, D.C., andNewYorkCity (WallStreetshown), peoplecrowdedthestreetswhileengineersinspectedbuildings. Credit: Wikimedia/AlexTabak

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