职称英语卫生类A级模拟试题及答案解析14

职称英语卫生类A级模拟试题及答案解析(14)

(1/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第1题

Keysshouldneverbehiddenaroundthehousesincethievesanytimeknowwheretolook.

A.virtually

B.variously

C.unavoidably

□.invariably

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第2题

Herspecialityisheartsurgery.

A.region

B.site

C.field

D.platform

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每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第3题

Kate'sambitiontobecomeanursearosefromadesiretohelpothers.

A.prompted

B.promoted

C.programmed

□.proceeded

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(4/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

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第4题

Drivingacarwithoutinsurancecanhavedisastrousconsequences.

A.uncertain

B.destructive

C.potential

D.unworthy

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第5题

Neitherofthemthoughthighlyofhimandtheybothtriedtohamperhiminhiswork.

A.hinder

B.support

C.assist

□.encourage

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第6题

Thepolicerefusedtodisclosethecluestheywereworkingon.

A.exhibit

B.uncover

C.expose

D.discern

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第7题

Thereisanabundantsupplyofcheaplaborinthiscountry.

A.asteady

B.aplentiful

C.anextra

D.astable

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第8题

Theoncebarrenhillsidesarenowgoodfarmland.

A.hairless

B.bare

C.empty

D.bald

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第9题

Thereferenceshemadetoherfriend,thepoet,wasinterestingbuttooobscureforanyoneto

appreciate.

A.drastic

B.dull

C.tenebrous

0.distinct

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第10题

Thedentisthasdecidedtotakeoutthegirl'sbadtooth.

A.dig

B.draw

C.pull

0.extract

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第11题

Itispostulatedthatacureforthediseasewillhavebeenfoundbytheyear2000.

A.challenged

B.assumed

C.deducted

□.decreed

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第12题

12Youshouldhaveblendedthebutterwiththesugarthoroughly.

A.spread

B.mixed

C.beaten

0.covered

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第13题

Thenewswillhorrifyeveryone.

A.attract

B.terrify

C.tempt

D.excite

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第14题

WithimmensereliefIstoppedrunning.

A.some

B.enormous

C.little

0.extensive

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第15题

Canadawillprohibitsmokinginallofficeslaterthisyear.

A.ban

B.remove

C.eliminate

D.expel

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（16~22/共7题）阅读判断阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容

对每个句子作出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A项；如果该句提供的错误信

息，请选择B项：如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请选择C项。

StemCellTherapyMayHelpRepairtheHeart

AccordingtoscientistsintheUSA,stemcelltherapymayonedaybeabletorepairthehearts

ofpeoplewithheartfailure.ResearchersatPittsburghUniversitySchoolofMedicineexamined

20patientswhohadsevereheartfailureandweregoingtohavesurgery.

Theyinjectedstemcellsintothepartsoftheirheartsthatweredamaged.Theythen

comparedtheirheartswiththoseofpeoplewhohadundergonesurgerywithouthavingthestem

cellsinjectedintothem（theyhadalsosufferedfromsevereheartfailure）.Thepatientswhohad

hadthestemcellsinjectedhadheartsthatwereabletopump（用泵抽取）morebloodthanthe

others.

AccordingtoProfessorRobertKormos,oneoftheresearchers,theseresultscould

revolutionizehearttreatment.Althoughpreviousstudieshadindicatedthattheremightbea

benefit,thisisthefirststudythathasactuallyprovedthatstemcelltherapycanhelpthefailing

heartworkbetter.

Allthepatientsinthisstudyhadheartsthatcouldnotpumpbloodproperly.Thescientists

measuredtheirejectionfraction（射血分数）.Itisameasureofheartperformance;youmeasure

howmuchbloodisbeingpumpedoutbytheleftventricle（心室）.

Healthypeople'sejectionfractionisabout55%.Thesepatientshadejectionfractionofunder

35%.Theyallhadby-passsurgery（搭桥手术）performedonthem.Someofthepatientshad

stemcellstakenfromtheirhipbonesandinjectedinto25—30sitesinthedamagedheartmuscle.

Sixmonthslatertheirejectionfractionratewas46.1%whilethosewhojusthadsurgerybutno

stemcellinjectionsaveraged37.2%.

Nosideeffectswerereported.

Heartfailureisacommonproblemallovertheworld.IntheUKaloneabout650,000people

sufferfromheartfailureeveryyear.Asthenumberofpeoplesufferingfromheartfailure

increasesintheworldingeneralthesefindingsareparticularlysignificant.

Currenttreatmentsrelievethesymptoms.Thisnewstemcelltherapyactuallyrepairsthe

damagedmuscleintheheartandhasthepotentialofcuringthedisease.

第16题

The20patientshadstemcellinjectionsinsteadofsurgery.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第0题

Theexperimentprovedtobesatisfactory.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第18题

Thecontrolgrouppatientsregrettednothavinghadstemcellinjections.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第19题

Thestudyactuallyprovedforthefirsttimethebenefitofstemcelltherapy.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第20题

Theejectionfractionrateofthepatientswithstemcellinjectionsdecreased.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第21题

HeartfailureismorecommonintheUKthananywhereelseintheworld.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第22题

Stemcelltherapyseemstohavegreatprospects.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

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（23~30/共8题）概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：（1）1〜4

题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2〜5段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第5〜8题要求从

所给的6个选项中选择4个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。

TheDrinkYourBodyNeedsMost

1.Ourbodiesareestimatedtobeabout60%to70%water.Bloodismostlywater.Andour

muscles,lungs,andbrainallcontainalotofwater.Waterisneededtoregulatebodytemperature

andtoprovidethemeansfornutrients（滋养物）totraveltoallourorgans.Wateralsotransports

oxygentoourcells,removeswaste,andprotectsourjointsandorgans.

2.Welosewaterthroughurination（排尿），respiration（呼吸）,andbysweating.Ifyouarevery

active,youlosemorewaterthanifyoudonottakemuchexercise.Symptomsofmilddehydration

（脱水）includechronicpainsinjointsandmuscles,lowerbackpain,headaches,andconstipation

（便秘）.Astrongsmelltoyoururine,alongwithayellowcolorindicatesthatyouarenotgetting

enoughwater.Thirstisallobvioussignofdehydrationandinfact,youneedwaterlongbefore

youfeelthirsty.

3.Agoodruleofthumb（好的做法）istotakeyourbodyweightinpoundsanddividethat

numberinhalf.Thatgivesyouthenumberofounces（盎司）ofwaterperdaythatyouneed.For

example,ifyouweigh160pounds,youshoulddrinkatleast80ouncesofwaterperday.Ifyou

exerciseyoushoulddrinkanother8-ounceglassofwaterforevery20minutesyouareactive.If

youdrinkcoffeeoralcohol,youshouldaddatleastanequalamountofwater.Whenyouare

travelingonanairplane,itisgoodtohave8ouncesofwaterforeveryhouryouareonboardthe

plane.

4.Itmaybedifficulttodrinkenoughwateronabusyday.Besureyouhavewaterhandyatall

timesbykeepingabottleforwaterwithyouwhenyouareworking,traveling,orexercising.Ifyou

getboredwithplainwater;addabitoflemonforatouchofflavor.Therearesomebrandsof

flavoredwateravailable,butsomeofthemhavesugarorartificialsweetenersthatyoudon't

need.

第23题

Paragraph1

A.OuncesofWaterNeededPerDay

B.ImportanceofWater

C.CompositionofWater

D.SignsofDehydration

E.SupplyofWater

F.NecessityforBringingaBottleforWaterwithYou

第24题

Paragraph2

第25题

Paragraph3

第26题

Paragraph4

第27题

Onecannotlive.

A.inyourbody

B.withoutwater

C.beforelong

D.forachange

E.onabusyday

F.toyourweight

第28题

Dehydrationmayoccurifthereisashortageofwater.

第29题

Theamountofwateryourbodyneedsperdayiscloselyrelated.

第30题

Don'tforgettodrinkenoughwatereven.

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（31~35/共15题）阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。

请仔细阅读短文并根据短文内容回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1最佳答案。

OlderVolcanicEruptions

Volcanoesweremoredestructiveinancienthistory,notbecausetheywerebigger,but

becausethecarbondioxidetheyreleasedwipedoutlifewithgreaterease.

PaulWignailfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetweenvolcanic

eruptionsandmassextinctions.Notallvolcaniceruptionskilledofflargenumbersofanimals,but

allthemassextinctionsoverthepast300millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsof

volcanicrock.Tohissurprise,theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere,themoredamage

theyseemedtodo.Hecalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesbycomparingthe

proportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathattheyproduced.Hefoundthatsize

forsize,oldereruptionswereatleast10timesaseffectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecent

rivals.

ThePermianextinction,forexample,whichhappened250millionyearsago,ismarkedby

floodsofvolcanicrockinSiberiathatcoveranarearoughlythesizeofwesternEurope.Those

volcanoesarethoughttohavepumpedoutabout10gigatonnesofcarbonascarbondioxide.The

globalwarmingthatfollowedwipedout80percentofallmarinegeneraatthetime,andittook5

millionyearsfortheplanettorecover.Yet60millionyearsago,therewasanotherhugeamount

ofvolcanicactivityandglobalwarmingbutnomassextinction.Someanimalsdiddisappearbut

thingsreturnedtonormalwithintenthousandsofyears."Themostrecentoneshardlyhavean

effectatall,"Wignailsays.Heignoredtheextinctionwhichwipedoutthedinosaurs65million

yearsago,becausemanyscientistsbelieveitwasprimarilycausedbytheimpactofanasteroid.

Hethinksthatoldervolcanoeshadmorekillingpower—becausemorerecentlifeformswere

betteradaptedtodealingwithincreasedlevelsofCO2.

VincentCourtillot,directoroftheParisGeophysicalInstituteinFrance,saysthatWignall'sidea

isprovocative.Buthesaysitisincrediblyhardtodothesesortsofcalculations.Hepointsoutthat

thekillingpowerofvolcaniceruptionsdependsonhowlongtheylasted.Anditisimpossibleto

tellwhetherthehugeblastslastedforthousandsormillionsofyears.Healsoaddsthatitis

difficulttoestimatehowmuchlavaprehistoricvolcanoesproduced,andthatlavavolumemay

notnecessarilycorrespondtocarbondioxideemissions.

第31题

Whydidoldervolcaniceruptionsdomoredamagethanmorerecentones?

A.Becausetheykilledofflifemoreeasily.

B.Becausetheywerebrighter.

C.Becausetheywerelarger.

□.Becausetheywerehotter.

第32题

HowdidWignallcalculatethekillingpowerofthoseoldervolcaniceruptions?

A.Byestimatinghowlongtheylasted.

B.Bycountingthedinosaurstheykilled

C.Bystudyingthechemicalcompositionoflava.

D.Bycomparingtheproportionoflifewipedoutwiththevolumeoflavaproduced.

第33题

Whendiddinosaursbecomeextinct?

A.800millionyearsago.

B.250millionyearsago.

C.60millionyearsago.

D.65millionyearsago.

第34题

Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3concerningdinosaurs?

A.Theywerekilledoffbyanasteroid.

B.Theydiedofdrasticclimatechange.

C.Theywerewipedoffbyavolcaniceruption.

D.Thecauseoftheirextinctionhasremainedacontroversialissue.

第35题

Whatisthemainthesisofthearticle?

A.Volcaniceruptionsarenotalwaysdeadly.

B.Oldervolcaniceruptionsweremoredestructive.

C.Carbondioxideemissionsoftengiverisetoglobalwarming.

D.ltisnoteasytocalculatethekillingpowerofavolcaniceruption.

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(36~40/共15题)阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。

请仔细阅读短文并根据短文内容回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1最佳答案。

TheRiseinOilPrices

Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPECagreedto

supply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost$26abarrel,upfromlessthan

$10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,

whenpricesquadrupled,and1979—1980,whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocks

resultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearetheheadlines

warningofgloomanddoomthistime?

TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.

Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemisphere,

couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.

Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicc6nsequencesnowtobelessseverethan

inthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareoftheprice

ofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEurope,taxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,

soevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthanin

thepast.

Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,andsolesssensitivetoswings

intheoilprice.Energyconservation,ashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceof

heavy,energy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyand

mobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP(in

constantprices)richeconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesin

itslatestEconomicOutlookthat,ifoilpricesaveraged$22abarrelforafullyear;comparedwith

$13in1998,thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25—0.5%ofGDP.

Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,

oil-importingemergingeconomies—towhichheavyindustryhasshiftedhavebecomemore

energy-intensive,andsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.

Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat,unliketherisesinthe

1970s,ithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationand

globalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.

TheEconomist'scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973

commoditypricesjumpedby70%,andin1979byalmost30%.

第36题

Themainreasonforthelatestriseofoilpriceis.

A.globalinflation

B.reductioninsupply

C.fastgrowthineconomy

0.Iraq'ssuspensionofexports

第37题

Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheretailpriceofpetrolwillgoupdramaticallyif.

A.priceofcruderises

B.commoditypricesrise

C.consumptionrises

D.oiltaxesrise

第38题

TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries.

A.heavyindustrybecomesmoreenergy-intensive

B.incomelossmainlyresultsfromfluctuatingcrudeoilprices

C.manufacturingindustryhasbeenseriouslysqueezed

D.oilpricechangeshavenosignificantimpactonGDP

第39题

Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat.

A.oil-priceshocksarelessshockingnow

B.inflationseemsirrelevanttooil-priceshocks

C.energyconservationcankeepdowntheoilprices

D.thepriceriseofcrudeleadstotheshrinkingofheavyindustry

第40题

Fromthetextwecanseethatthewriterseems.

A.optimistic

B.sensitive

C.gloomy

0.scared

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请仔细阅读短文并根据短文内容回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1最佳答案。

SmartExercise

Doctorsarestartingtofindmoreandmoreinformationthatsuggestsaconnectionbetween

exerciseandbraindevelopment.JudyCameron,ascientistatOregonHealthandScience

University,studiesbraindevelopment.Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmake

bloodvessels,includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.Dr.Cameron

claimsthisallowspeoplewhoexercisetoconcentratebetter.Asshesays:"Whilewealready

knowthatexerciseisgoodfortheheart,exercisecanliterallycausephysicalchangesinthe

brain."

Theeffectsofexerciseonbraindevelopmentcanevenbeseeninbabies.Babieswhodo

activitiesthatrequirealotofmovementandphysicalactivityshowgreaterbraindevelopment

thanbabieswhoarelessphysicallyactive.Withbabies,evenalittlemovementcanshowbig

results.MargaretBarnes,apediatrician“L科医Jl市），believesintheimportanceofexercise.She

thinksthatmanylearningdisabilitiesthatchildrenhaveinelementaryschoolorhighschoolcan

betracedbacktoalackofmovementasbabies."Babiesneedmovementthatstimulatestheir

fivesenses.Theyneedtoestablishaconnectionbetweenmotionandmemory.Inthisway,as

theygetolder;childrenwillbegintoassociatephysicalactivitywithhigherlearning,"says

Margaret.

Olderpeoplecanbeefuptheirbrainsaswell.CornellUniversitystudiedagroupofseniors

ranginginagefromseventytoseventy-nine.Theirstudyshowedashort-termmemoryincrease

ofupto40percentafterexercisingjustthreehoursaweek.Theexercisedoesnothavetobe

verydifficult,butitdoeshavetoincreasetheheartrate.Also,justlikethemotionforinfants,

exerciseforolderpeopleshouldinvolvesomecomplexity.Learningsomenewskillsormotions

helpstoopenupmemorypathsinthebrainthatmaynothavebeenusedforalongtime.

Formostpeople,anytypeofphysicalactivitythatincreasestheheartrateishelpful.Themain

goalistoincreasethebrain'sflowofblood.Andyourbraincanbenefitfromaslittleastwoto

threehoursofexerciseaweek.

第41题

ResearchbyDr.Cameronseemstosuggestthatexercisecan.

A.generatenewbloodvessels

B.changethewayapersonthinks

C.promotebraindevelopment

D.divertone'sattention

第42题

MargaretBarnesthinksthatalackofmovementininfancycan.

A.leadtolearningtroubleslater

B.causephysicaldisabilitieslater

C.stimulatethefivesenses

D.bringaboutchangesinthebrain

第43题

Theexpression"beefup"inparagraph3means.

A."control"

B."strengthen"

C."operate"

□."encourage"

第44题

Tobebeneficial,exerciseforolderpeopleshould.

A.bedoneinagroup

B.bedoneonadailybasis

C.involvegreatdifficulty

0.increasetheheartrate

第45题

Thetitleofthepassageimpliesthat.

A.onlysmartpeopledoexercise

B.exercisecanbesmartorstupid

C.exercisekeepsthebrainstrong

D.itisfashionabletodoexercise

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（46~50/共5题）补全对话阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后有6组文字，请根

据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有的位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案填

在相应的横线上。

What'sLackingin"sicko"?

Whenitcomestoeconomicdecision,therearealwaystrade-offs（取舍）.Gainonethingand

youlosesomethingelse1.

ThecentralargumentofMichaelMoore'smovie"Sicko"-thatthecuretothenation'shealth

careproblemsisasingle-payersystem-ishardlynovelandiscertainlyworthconsideration,

whetherornotyouagreewithit.ButincomparingtheAmericansystemwithsingle-payerplans

ofothercountries-Britain,France,CanadaandCuba-Mr.Mooreleftoutthetradeoffs,

characterizingthosecountriesashealthcareparadises.2KurtLoder;thefilmcriticwhois

bestknownastheanchor（主持人）of"MTVNews/'wroteacritique（批评）ofthefilmforMTV's

website."Sicko,"hesaid,"doesarealservice"inportraying（描绘）victimsofAmericaninsurance

companies-likethepeoplewhodiedbecausetheironlytreatmentoptionswereconsidered

"experimentar*andthereforenotcovered3

When"governmentsattempttoregulatethebalancebetweenalimitedsupplyifhealthcare

andanunlimiteddemandforit,they'reinevitablyforcedtorationtreatment,"Mr.Loderasserted

4Mr.Lodercitedtheshortfilm"DeadMeat,"whichpresentsanecdotes（轶事）offailurein

theCanadiansingle-payersysteminitsone-sidedness,"DeadMeat"mighthavemadeforanice

doublefeaturewith"Sicko,"andleftmovie-goerswithamorecompleteunderstandingofthe

complicationsofdecidingonahealthcaresystem5

Thisallmakesanotherwise"emotionallycompellingfilmnotnecessarilyanintellectually

satisfyingone,"wroteDarrenBarefoot,aCanadianblogger（博客作者）.

A.Mr.Moorealsodecidedtoignoreproblemsinothercountries,likeFrance'shightaxesand

Britain'scash-shorthospitals.

B.Butthefilmasawhole,heconcluded,is"breathtakinglymeretricious（似是而非的）Jin

largepartbecauseofitscharacterizationsofothercountries'healthcaresystems.

C.Theproblemshavebeennoticed-andcriticismiscomingnotjustfromMr.Moore's

detractors（诋毁者）.

D.HetickedoffanumberofnegativestatisticstocounterthepositiveonesofferedbyMr.

Moore.

E.Healthcareistheprevention,treatment,andmanagementofillness.

F.Thisisparticularlytrueinhealthcare,amarketinwhichscarce（稀罕的）goodsare

ridiculouslyexpensive,butneededbyeverybody.

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（51~65/共15题）完形填空阅读下面的短文,文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，

请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

"Liquefaction"KeytoMuchofJapaneseEarthquakeDamage

ThemassivesubductionzoneearthquakeinJapancausedasignificantlevelofsoil

"liquefaction"thathassurprisedresearcherswithits1severity,anewanalysisshows.

"We'veseenlocalizedexamplesofsoilliquefactionasextremeasthisbefore,butthedistance

and2ofdamageinJapanwereunusuallysevere,"saidScottAshord,aprofessorof

geotechnicalengineeringatOregonStateUniversity."Entirestructuresweretiltedandsinking

intothesediments,"Ashfordsaid."Theshiftsinsoildestroyedwater,drainandgaspipelines,

cripplingtheutilitiesandinfrastructurethesecommunitiesneedto3.Wesawsomeplaces

thatsankasmuchasfourfeet."

Somedegreeofsoilliquefactioniscommoninalmostanymajorearthquake.It'sa

phenomenoninwhichsoilssoakedwithwater;particularlyrecentsedimentsorsand,canlose

muchoftheir4andflowduringanearthquake.Thiscanallowstructurestoshiftorsinkor

5.

Butmostearthquakesaremuch6thantherecenteventinJapan,Ashfordsaid.The

lengthoftheJapaneseearthquake,asmuchasfiveminutes,mayforceresearcherstoreconsider

theextentofliquefactiondamagepossiblyoccurringinsituationssuchasthis.

"Withsuchalong-lastingearthquake,wesaw7structuresthatmighthavebeenokay

after30secondsjustcontinuedtosinkandtiltastheshakingcontinuedforseveralmore

minutes,"hesaid."Anditwasclearthatyoungersediments,andespeciallyareasbuilton8

filledground,aremuchmorevulnerable."

ThedataprovidedbyanalyzingtheJapaneseearthquake,researcherssaid,shouldmakeit

possibletoimprovetheunderstandingofthissoil9andbetterprepareforitinthefuture.

Ashfordsaiditwascriticalfortheteamtocollecttheinformationquickly,10damagewas

removedintherecoveryefforts.

"There'snodoubtthatwe'lllearnthingsfromwhathappenedinJapanthatwillhelpusto

reducerisksinothersimilar11Ashfordsaid."Futureconstructioninsomeplacesmay

makemoreuseoftechniquesknowntoreduceliquefaction,suchasbettercompactiontomake

soilsdense,oruseofreinforcingstonecolumns."

AshfordpointedoutthatnorthernCaliforniahasyoungersoilsvulnerabletoliquefaction-on

thecoast,nearriverdepositsorinareaswithfilledground.The"young"sediments,ingeologic

terms,maybethose12withinthepast10,000yearsormore.InOregon,forinstance,that

describesmuchofdowntownPortland,thePortlandInternationalAirportandothercities.

Anything13ariverandoldfloodplainsisasuspect,andtheOregonDepartmentof

Transportationhasalreadyconcludedthat1,100bridgesinthestateareatriskfroman

earthquake.Fewerthan15percentofthemhavebeenreinforcedto14collapse.Japanhas

sufferedtremendouslossesintheMarch11earthquake,butJapaneseconstruction15

helpedpreventmanybuildingsfromcollapse-evenastheytiltedandsankintotheground.

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B.different

C.difficult

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A.function

B.repair

C.build

D.remove

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B.strength

C.ability

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A.ascend

B.compact

C.collapse

□.recover

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A.shorter

B.longer

C.simpler

D.stranger

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A.when

B.what

C.how

D.which

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A.occasionally

B.frequently

especially

□.recently

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A.development

B.phenomenon

C.formation

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C.after

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C.events

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A.delivered

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C.destroyed

D.detached

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A.near

B.from

C.inside

D.over

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A.prevent

B.accelerate

C.predict

□.detect

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C.costs

□.stand