2012-2013年职称英语综合类C级新增文章整理打包(答案、解析、译文)

2012-2013年职称英语综合类C级新增文章整理打包(答案、解析、译文)

A moderate earthuake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007，toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power1 in Kent County. One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.

&uot;lt felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride,3&uot; said the woman.

The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude uake4 struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the English Channel5，about 8.5 miles south of Dover6 and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel7.

Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.

&uot;I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me.&uot; said Hendrick van Eck，27，of Canterbury8 about 60 miles southeast of London.&uot;I then heard the sound of cracking，and it was getting heavier and heavier9.It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down.&uot;

There are thousands of moderate uakes on this scale around the world each year，but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 uake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4.8-magnitude uake struck the central England city of Birmingham10.

The country's strongest earthuake took place in the North Sea in 1931，measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale11. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the uake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest erthuakes ever to strike Britain，including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France.12 Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time13 before another earthuake struck this part of England. However，people should not be scared too much by this prediction，Musson said，as the modern earthuake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming uake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.



词汇:

moderate /'m?d?rit / adj. 中等的 magnitude /'m?gnitju:d/ n. 值，强度量

topple /?t?pl/ v. 倾倒，震倒 rouse /ravz/ v. 唤醒

tremor /?trem? (r) / n.震动 hop /h?p/ v. 齐足跳起

fun-fair n. 公共露天游乐场 scale /skeil/ n. 震级

forthcoming /?f?:θ?k?mi?)/ adj. 即将来临的 evacuate /i'v?kjveit / v. 疏散

geological / d?i?'l?d?ik?l/ adj. 地质的



注释:

1. power:电力

2. Kent County:肯特郡[位于英格兰东南部]

3.It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride. 它(地震)给人的感觉是

整幢房子就像游乐场的滑行机一样在滑动.ride是游乐场供人玩乐的乘坐式的活动装置。as if 是&uot;好像……一样；仿佛&uot;，例如:He treated me as if I w

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