問題詳情

第 36 題至第 40 題為題組The earthquake that struck Coalinga, California in 1983 caused an estimated $10 million in property damageand injured 94 people. Damage was most severe in Coalinga, 36 the 8-block downtown commercial districtwas almost completely destroyed. It took residents by surprise. That’s because scientists cannot yet predict theexact spot and time an earthquake will occur. They do know, 37 , that quakes occur along faults—cracks inthe earth’s rocky crust. Here, movement of the crust causes built-up energy to be suddenly released. This releaseof energy is felt as an earthquake. To try to predict 38 a quake will occur, scientists use a variety of sensitiveinstruments—underground, on the surface, and in space. These instruments measure changes that might signal acoming quake. 39 , in a recently designed instrument, light from a laser flashes across a fault in California. Amirror will reflect the light back to the laser. If the land shifts, the time it takes the light to make a round-tripchanges. Scientists study past earthquakes for patterns of activity that can 40 warning signs. Theirobservations, they believe, are providing keys to more accurate earthquake predictions.
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(A) because
(B) where
(C) although
(D) which

參考答案

答案：B
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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