1.paragraph 2______
2.paragraph 3______
3.paragraph 4______
4.paragraph 5______
a.earthquake's forecast
b.historical records of earthquakes
c.intensities of earthquakes
d.cause of earthquakes
e.indications of earthquakes
f.damaging earthquakes
forecast預測，預告
（近義詞predict, pre-前面，…之前；-dict 說）
fore- 前面
cast投擲
forehead額頭
dictionary
intensity強度
cause原因
indication預示，顯示
sign標示，預示
signs of earthquakes
1.every year earthquakes are responsible for a large number of deaths and a vast amount of destruction in various parts of the world. most of these damaging earthquakes occur either in a narrow belt which surrounds the pacific ocean or in a line which extends from burma to the alps in europe. some of the destruction is directly caused by the quake itself. an example of this is the collapse of buildings as a result of the quake itself. other damage results from landslides or major fires which are initiated by the quake.
2.there are about a million quakes a year. fortunately, however not all of them are destructive. the intensity of an earthquake is measured on the richter scale, which goes from 0 upward. the highest scale recorded to date is 8.9. major damage generally occurs from quakes ranging upwards from 6.0.
問題：1.paragraph 2___c___
答案：c.intensities of earthquakes
3.the actual cause of the quake itself is the breaking of rocks at or below the earth's surface. this is produced by pressure which scientists believe may be due to a number of reasons, two of which are the expansion and contraction of the earth's crust and continental drift.
問題：2.paragraph 3___d___
答案：d.cause of earthquakes
4.in order to limit the damage and to prevent some of the suffering resulting from earthquakes, scientists are working on ways to enable accurate prediction. special instruments are used to help people record, for example, shaking of the earth. scientists are trying to find methods that will enable them to indicate the exact time, location and size of an earthquake.
suffer v.承受（災難，痛苦）
suffering n.災難，痛苦
result from 由…引起的
問題：3.paragraph 4___a___
答案：a.earthquake's forecast
5.certain phenomena have been observed which are believed to be the signs of imminent earthquakes. these include strange behaviours of some animals, the changes in the content of mineral water, etc. the magnetic properties of rocks may also display special pattern before major earthquakes happen.
phenomena 現象（pl.）
phenomenon
sign
imminent即將到來的
問題：4.paragraph 5___e___
答案：e.indications of earthquakes
5.not all damage during an earthquake is caused___a___
a.by the quake itself
b.not be prevented
c.to cause damage of property and loss of lives
d.of a possible earthquake
e.the unusual behaviors of some animals
f.the strong behaviors of human beings
答案: a. by the quake itself
6.not all earthquakes are strong enough___c___
be enough to do sth.
the kid is old enough to go to school.
the kid has enough money to go to school.
property 財物，所擁有的東西
答案: c.to cause damage of property and loss of lives
warn sb. not to do sth. 警告某人不要做某事
warn sb. of sth.
i warn him of the fire.
7.scientists have been working hard to warn people___d___
答案: d. of a possible earthquake
8.earthquakes can be predicted by observing___e___
賓語：名詞—名詞詞組，從句。
human beings 人類
mankind
man
答案: e.the unusual behaviors of some animals