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1、阅读判断7ModerateEarthquakeStrikesEngland讲解阅读判断7 ：Moderate Earthquake Strikes England 中度地震袭击英国A moderate earthquake 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 power in Kent County. One

2、woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.2007年4月28日英格兰东南部地区发生中度地震，一些房屋烟囱倒塌，许多居民半夜从睡梦中惊醒。肯特郡几千人遭遇断电，一名女子头部和颈部受了轻伤。lt felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride, said the woman.“我感觉整个房子就像游乐场的滑行机一样在滑动。”该女子说。The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake struck

3、at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the English Channel，about 8.5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.英国地质调查局说，本次里氏43级的地震发生于上午8点l9分，震中在英吉利海峡底部，位于多佛尔以南约8.5英里处的海峡隧道入口附近。Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents said the tre

4、mor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.一些目击者看到郡中墙壁出现裂缝，并有烟囱倒塌。当地居民说震动大约持续了10l5秒。I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me. said Hendrick van Eck，27，of Canterbury about 60 miles southeast of London.I then heard the sound of cracking，and it was getting heavier

5、 and heavier.It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down.“我当时躺在床上，觉得好像旁边有人从床上站起来。”住在伦敦东南部60英里处的27岁的Hendrick van Eek说，“然后我听到有东西裂开的声音，而且越来越响。就好像有人在我床尾不停地并着脚跳。”There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year，but they are rare in Britain. The April

6、28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4.8-magnitudequake struck the central England city of Birmingham.这种规模的中度地震世界上每年都会发生几千次，但在英国仍非常少见。4月28日的地震是英国自2002年中部城市伯明翰里氏48级地震以来最强的一次。The countrys strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931，measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. Br

7、itish Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain，including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France. Musson predicted that itwas only a matter of time before a

8、nother earthquake struck this part of England. However，people should not be scared too much by this prediction，Musson said，as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time for pe

9、ople to evacuateand reduce damage to the minimum. 英国的地震最高曾达到里氏6.1级，l931年发生在北海。英国地质勘测所的科学家罗杰?马森说，4月28日发生地震的地区曾经遭受过几起英国最大的地震，其中的一次发生在1580年，那次地震蹂躏了伦敦，并波及法国。马森预言英格兰的这个地区早晚还会发生地震，但他说人们不必对此产生太大恐惧，因为英国的现代地震预警系统应该能够侦测即将发生的地震，并在震前数小时内通知大家。这将使人们有时间撤离震区，并把损失降到最低。词汇:moderate /mdrit / adj. 中等的 magnitude /mæ

10、;gnitju:d/ n. 值，强度量topple /tpl/ v. 倾倒，震倒 rouse /ravz/ v.唤醒 tremor /trem (r) / n.震动 hop /hp/ v. 齐足跳起 fun-fair n. 公共露天游乐场 scale /skeil/ n. 震级forthcoming /f:kmi)/ adj. 即将来临的 evacuate /ivækjveit / v. 疏散geological / dildikl/ 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

11、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 是好像一样；仿佛，例如:He treated me as if I were his son. 他待我如同待他的儿子一样。4. the.4.3-magnitude quake:里氏4.3级地震5. English Channel:英吉利海峡6. Dover:多佛尔英格兰东南部港口城市7. Channel Tunnel:海峡隧道。Channel Tunnel (常简称为Chunnel

12、)是连接英法两国的海峡隧道。8. Canterbury:坎特伯雷英格兰东南部城市，中世纪时曾是宗教朝圣圣地9. it was getting heavier and heavier:爆裂声越来越响10. Birmingham:伯明翰英格兰中部城市11. the Richter scale:里氏震级表。美国地震学家 Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)于1935年制定了地震震级表。12. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April i

13、n an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain，including one in1580that caused damage in London and was felt in France.英国地质勘测所的科学家 Roger Musson 说，4月28日发生地震的地区曾经遭受过几起英国最大的地震，其中的一次发生在1580年，那次地震蹂躏了伦敦，并波及法国。13. a matter of time:时间问题。又如: Its not a matter of money.这个不是钱的

14、问题。练习:1. During the April 28 earthquake，the whole England was left without power.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned2. The Channel Tunnel was closed for 10 hours after the earthquake occurred.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned3. It was reported that one lady had got her head and neck injured，but not seriously.AR

15、ight BWrong CNot mentioned4. France and several other European countries sent their medical teams to work side by side with the British doctors.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned5. The countrys strongest earthquake took place in London in 1580.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned6. Musson predicted that another e

16、arthquake would occur in southeast England sooner or later.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned7. It can be inferred from the passage that England is rarely hit by high magnitude earthquakes.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned答案与题解:1. B 题句说2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格兰都停电，与短文第一段第一句表达的内容不符。短文说地震殃及英格兰东南部的肯特郡部分地区，电力中断，几千名居民无电可

17、用。所以，题句是错误的，答案为B。2. C 本题所说的意思是:地震发生后，海峡隧道关闭了10小时。题句表达的内容短文中找不到，故答案为C。3. A 题句的意思是:地震中一个妇女的头部和颈部受了点轻伤。题句表达的意思与第一段最后一句表达的内容相符。所以选项A是答案。4. C 题句表达的意思是:法国和其他几个欧洲国家派遣他们的医疗队去英国与当地的医生并肩工作。这一内容短文中找不到，故答案为C。5. B 题句所说的英国最强烈的地震于1580年发生在伦敦，这与短文表述的事实不符。短文第七段第一句明白无误地说，英国最强烈的地震于1931年发生在北海。题句表达的信息是错误的，故答案为B。6. A 题句说M

18、asson预言在英格兰东南部迟早将发生另一次地震。这一说法与短文最后一段第三句所表达的意思相符。所以答案是A。7. A 短文第六段第一句说，全球每年发生强度为里氏4级左右的地震有几千次，但是这种中等强度的地震在英格兰很少发生。据此，读者可以容易地推断出，高震级的地震在英格兰就更少见了。What Is a Dream?For centuries, people have wondered about the strange things that they dream about. Some psychologists say that this nighttime activity of th

19、e mind has no special meaning. Others，however， think that dreams are an important part of our lives. In fact, many experts believe that dreams can tell us about a persons mind and emotions.Before modern times, many people thought that dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth

20、century that people started to study dreams in a scientific way.The Austrian psychologist, Sigmund Freud1，was probably the first person to study dreams scientifically. In his famous book, The interpretation of Dreams (1900), Freud wrote that dreams are an expression of a persons wishes. He believed

21、that dreams allow people to express the feelings, thoughts, and fears that they are afraid to express in real life.The Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung2 was once a student of Freuds. Jung，however，had a different idea about dreams. Jung believed that the purpose of a dream was to communicate a message to

22、 the dreamer. He thought people could learn more about themselves by thinking about their dreams. For example, people who dream about falling may learn that they have too high an opinion of themselves. On the other hand, people who dream about being heroes may learn that they think too little of the

23、mselves.Modern-day psychologists continue to develop theories about dreams. For example, psychologist William Domhoff from the University of California, Santa Cruz，believes that dreams are tightly linked to a persons daily life, thoughts, and behavior. A criminal, for example, might dream about crim

24、e.Domhoff believes that there is a connection between dreams and age. His research shows that children do not dream as much as adults. According to Domhoff, dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop.He has also found a link between dreams and gender. His studies show that the dreams of m

25、en and women are different. For example, the people in mens dreams are often other men, and the dreams often involve fighting. This is not true of womens dreams.3 Domhoff found this gender difference in the dreams of people from 11 cultures around the world, including both modern and traditional one

26、s.Can dreams help us understand ourselves? Psychologists continue to try to answer this question in different ways. However, one thing they agree on this: If you dream that something terrible is going to occur, you shouldnt panic. The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that some terrible e

27、vent will actually take place. Its important to remember that the world of dreams is not the real world.词汇：psychologist 心理学家 psychiatrist 精神病学家Austrian 奥地利的 gender 性别注释：1.Sigmund Freud西格蒙德弗洛伊德(18561939)，犹太人，奥地利精神病医生及精神分析学家。精神分析学派的创始人。他认为被压抑的欲望绝大部分是属于性的，性的扰乱是精神病的根本原因。著有性学三论梦的释义图腾与禁忌日常生活的心理病理学精神分析引论精神

28、分析引论新编等。2.Carl Jung：卡尔荣格，瑞士著名精神分析专家，分析心理学的创始人。3.For example, the people in mens dreams are often other men, and the dreams often involve fighting. This is not true of womens dreams.例如，在男性梦境中出现的通常是其他男性而且常与打斗有关，而女性的梦境则不是这样。练习：1.Not everyone agrees that dreams are meaningful.ARight BWrong CNot mentione

29、d2.According to Freud, people dream about things that they cannot talk about.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned3.Jung believed that dreams did not help one to understand oneself.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned4.In the past, people believed that dreams involved emotions.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned5.According

30、 to Domhoff, babies do not have the same ability to dream as adults do.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned6.Men and women dream about different things.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned7.Scientists agree that dreams predict the future.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned答案与题解1.A这句话恰好表达了本文第一段的意思。即有些心理学家认为，人脑睡眠中的活动没有特别意义;而有些人则认为，梦可以揭示人的思维和情感。2.A第三段的最后一句讲的是弗洛伊德认为梦反映了人们在现实情况下害怕表达的情感、想法或恐惧。此句与本叙述一致。3.B第四段的第二句和第三句：Jung believed that the purpose of a dream was to communicate a message to the dreamer.(荣格认为梦的用途是向做梦者传递一个信息)He thought people could learn more about themsel