2017职称英语等级考试综合类完形填空强化试题2

2017职称英语等级考试综合类完形填空强化试题2ProfessorAnAbsent-minded?ProfessorSmithlivedalone.Hewasveryabsent-minded.Heusedto__1__theuniversitytogivealectureandfindthathehadforgottentobringhisnotes.Orhe__2__losehisspectaclesandbeunabletoseethe__3__.Hecouldneverfindanychalkto__4__with,andheoftenforgotthetimeandwouldramble__5__forhoursbecausehehad__6__hiswatchathome.Butthemost__7__thingofallabouthimwashis__8__.Hisovercoatwasrarely__9__,asmostofthebuttonswere__10__.Hisshoeswereusuallyuntiedbecausehehadlostthelaces.He__11__hiscombaswellbecausehishairwasalwaysstanding__12__,thatisunlesshewas__13__hisbatteredoldhatwiththebrimmissing.Histrouserswere__14__byanoldtieinsteadofabelt.Hewasachainsmoker.Hewouldsmoke__15__inclass.Cigaretteashwasliberallyscatteredoverhiswaistcoat.1.A)arriveinB)arriveatC)arriveD)arriving2.A)wasusedtoB)wasaccustomedtoC)couldD)would3.A)blackboardB)floorC)doorD)window4.A)teachB)deliverC)writeD)address5.A)ofB)atC)inD)on6.A)putB)placedC)leftD)forgotten7.A)excitingB)amazingC)attractiveD)delightful8.A)appearanceB)actC)behaviorD)conduct9.A)tiedB)fastenedC)ironedD)patched10.A)losingB)fallingC)missingD)hanging11.A)haslostB)losesC)musthavelostD)mustlose12.A)onendB)upC)asideD)back13.A)puttingonB)wearingonC)wearingD)having14.A)roundedupB)stucktogetherC)puttogetherD)heldup15.A)evenB)frequentlyC)constantlyD)continuously参考答案：BDACDCBABCCACDA“Liquefaction”KeytoMuchofJapaneseEarthquakeDamageThemassivesubductionzoneearthquakeinJapancausedasignificantlevelofsoil“liquefaction”thathassurprisedresearcherswithits51severity,anewanalysisshows.“We’veseenlocalizedexamplesofsoilliquefactionasextremeasthisbefore,butthedistanceand52ofdamageinJapanwereunusuallysevere,”saidScottAshford,aprofessorofgeotechnicalengineeringatOregonStateUniversity.“Entirestructuresweretiltedandsinkingintothesediments,”Ashfordsaid.“Theshiftsinsoildestroyedwater,drainandgaspipelines,cripplingtheutilitiesandinfrastructurethesecommunitiesneedto53.Wesawsomeplacesthatsankasmuchasfourfeet.”Somedegreeofsoilliquefactioniscommoninalmostanymajorearthquake.It’saphenomenoninwhichsoilssoakedwithwater,particularlyrecentsedimentsorsand,canlosemuchoftheir54andflowduringanearthquake.Thiscanallowstructurestoshiftorsinkor55.Butmostearthquakesaremuch56thantherecenteventinJapan,Ashfordsaid.ThelengthoftheJapaneseearthquake,asmuchasfiveminutes,mayforceresearcherstoreconsidertheextentofliquefactiondamagepossiblyoccurringinsituationssuchasthis.“Withsuchalong-lastingearthquake,wesaw57structuresthatmighthavebeenokayafter30secondsjustcontinuedtosinkandtiltastheshakingcontinuedforseveralmoreminutes,”hesaid.“Anditwasclearthatyoungersediments,andespeciallyareasbuilton58filledground,aremuchmorevulnerable.”ThedataprovidedbyanalyzingtheJapaneseearthquake,researcherssaid,shouldmakeitpossibletoimprovetheunderstandingofthissoil59andbetterprepareforitinthefuture.Ashfordsaiditwascriticalfortheteamtocollecttheinformationquickly,60damagewasremovedintherecoveryefforts.“There’snodoubtthatwe’lllearnthingsfromwhathappenedinJapanthatwillhelpustoreducerisksinothersimilar61,”Ashfordsaid.“Futureconstructioninsomeplacesmaymakemoreuseoftechniquesknowntoreduceliquefaction,suchasbettercompactiontomakesoilsdense,oruseofreinforcingstonecolumns.”AshfordpointedoutthatnorthernCaliforniahaveyoungersoilsvulnerabletoliquefaction-onthecoast,nearriverdepositsorinareaswithfilledground.The“young”sediments,ingeologicterms,maybethose62withinthepast10,000yearsormore.InOregon,forinstance,thatdescribesmuchofdowntownPortland,thePortlandInternationalAirportandothercities.Anything63ariverandoldfloodplainsisasuspect,andtheOregonDepartmentofTransportationhasalreadyconcludedthat1,100bridgesinthestateareatriskfromanearthquake.Fewerthan15percentofthemhavebeenreinforcedto64collapse.JapanhassufferedtremendouslossesintheMarch11earthquake,butJapaneseconstruction65helpedpreventmanybuildingsfromcollapse-evenastheytiltedandsankintotheground.51.A.internalB.differentC.difficultD.widespread52.A.volumeB.lengthC.extentD.width53.A.functionB.repairC.buildD.remove54.A.durabilityB.strengthC.abilityD.property55.A.ascendB.compactC.collapseD.recover56.A.shorterB.longerC.simplerD.stranger57.A.whenB.whatC.howD.which58.A.occasionallyB.frequentlyC.speciallyD.recently59.A.developmentB.phenomenonC.formationD.composition60.A.unlessB.untilC.aft