英语六级听力新题型模拟2021(第5套)-短文(1).docx

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英语六级听力新题型模拟2021(第5套)短文(1)

4faGK1A-nxRZN#i8|d^03)9Q)|e)&[8ayQuestions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.dOs!e8%eo0c99A.Seismologistshaven'tdevelopedanywaystopredictearthquake.B.Scientistscanforetellthespecifictimeandlocationofanearthquake.C.Theearthquakepredictionhelpspeoplepreventithappening.D.Theearthquakepredictioncanonlylocatepotentialareasofdanger.0m3io]r=~naP10A.Seismicactivity.B.AnopeningintheEarth'scrust.C.CrackintheEarth'score.D.Alotofnoisebeforeanearthquake.1Xjz.x5sfiz11A.Theytermedthesecondpredictionmodel.B.Theyobservedgroundtiltbeforeearthquakes.C.Theylearnedlessonsfrommajorearthquakes.D.Theyevacuatedpeoplefromthecityintime.xXaK&rT9t_12A.Hebelievesthethirdmodelwillbecombinedwiththefirstone.B.Hecouldn'tagreewiththesecondmodelanymore.C.Hehassomereservationsaboutallthethreemodels.D.Heobviouslydoesn'tfavoranyofthethreemodelsatall.kjs2GDQPDu)+unH.[VioIe4f7OJY31hp;WCfbCN)MdV-&#nYhH,JIS^tuZge4-vL+S)lnl4ehWhe8EXRXjgi|86[sG]a=wPassageOneiE3a3lcX+4Now,you'vebeenreadingarticlesaboutthetremendousdamagedonetolifeandpropertybyearthquakes.That'swhyseismologistshavebeenworkingsohardtodevelopmethodsofearthquakeprediction.(9)Wecannowpredictearthquakefairlywellbutthepredictionsonlylocatepotentialareasofdanger.Theydon'tpredictthespecifictimeandlocationatwhichanearthquakeislikelytooccur.TodayIwanttointroduceyoutothreepredictionmodelsthathavebeendeveloped.+ig]YRE+[B1=(l0)Thefirstpredictionmodellooksalongearthquakefaults,thosecracksintheEarth'scrust,tofindwhatareknownasseismicgaps.Seismicgapsareplaceswherethefaulthasshownlittleornoseismicactivityforalongtime.Thistheorypostulatesthatsuchplacesaredueforamajorshock.tBkEwQLPbNZd)Thesecondmodelreliesonphenomena—likegroundtilt.(11)Usinglongcylindricaltubescontainingwater,observersnotedthatgroundtilttendedtooccurbeforemajorearthquakes.ThatledthemtocorrectlypredictthebigHaicheng(HICHUNG)quakeof1975—thefirstsuccessfulearthquakepredictionscientistshaveevermade.Amillionpeoplewe