笔译三级综合能力（完形填空）模拟试卷6
填空完型
Most earthquakes occur within the upper 15 miles of the earth\’s surface. But earthquakes can and do occur at all 【C1】________to about 460 miles. Their number【C2】________as the depth increases.
At about 460 miles one earthquake occurs only every few years. Near the surface earthquakes may run as high as 100 times in a month, but the【C3】________average does not vary much.
【C4】________comparison with the total number of earthquakes each year, the number of 【C5】________earthquakes is very small.
The【C6】________of the disaster in an earthquake【C7】________on many factors. If you carefully build a toy house with an erector set, it will still stand no matter【C8】________much you shake the table. But if you build a toy house with a pack of cards, a slight【C9】________of the table will make it fall. An earthquake in Agadir, Morocco was not strong enough to be recorded on distant instruments, but it completely【C10】________the city. Many stronger earthquakes have done【C11】________little damage. If a building is well-constructed and built on【C12】________ground, it will resist an earthquake. Most deaths in earthquakes have been due to【C13】________building construction or poor building【C14】________A third and very serious factor is【C15】________When people rush out into narrow streets, more deaths will【C16】________The United Nations has played an important part in【C17】________the damage done by earthquakes. It has sent a team of experts to all countries known to be affected by earthquakes. Working with local geologists and engineers, the experts have studied the【C18】________of the ground and the type of most practical building code for the local area. If【C19】________, these suggestions will make disastrous earthquakes【C20】________a thing of the past.
1.【C1】(A)
A. depths
B. lengths
C. miles
D. distances
解析：depth(深度，深刻)；length(长度)；mile(英里)；distance(距离)。根据下旬中出现的the depth可知空格所在句讲的也与depth有关，故选A。
2.【C2】(C)
A. increases
B. reduces
C. decreases
D. adds
解析：increase(增加)；reduce(减少，缩小)为及物动词；decrease(减少)为不及物动词；add(增加)。下文提到在460英里深的地方地震每隔好几年才会发生一次，而地表附近每个月地震发生的次数高达100次。由此可知越往地表深处，地震发生的频率就越低。故C最符合语法和文意。
3.【C3】(A)
A. yearly
B. daily
C. weekly
D. total
解析：句意：在地表附近地震活动的频率高达每月100次，但________的平均值相差不远。结合常识可知，地震发生频率的测量不可能用每天或每周来衡量，与“每月的”相对应的应该是yearly(每年的)，故选A。
4.【C4】(B)
A. On
B. In
C. To
D. For
解析：in comparison with表示“与……相比较”。
5.【C5】(D)
A. powerful
B. huge
C. dangerous
D. disastrous
解析：powerful(强大的，有力的)；huge(巨大的，极大的)；dangerous(危险的)；disastrous(损失惨重的)。文章的最后一句提到“these suggestions will make disastrous earthquakes…”，根据同词复现原则可知选D。句意：与每年发生的地震总数相比，造成重大灾难的地震次数非常少。
6.【C6】(C)
A. context
B. texture
C. extent
D. exterior
解析：context(上下文)；texture(质地，纹理)；extent(广度，程度)；exterior(外部，表面)。结合上文提到的灾难性地震和本句句意“地震的破坏________(取决于)很多因素”可知，此处应该指程度，故选C。
7.【C7】(A)
A. depends
B. decides
C. defies
D. defenses
解析：depend on(取决于……)；decide on(对……做出决定)；defy(反抗，挑衅)，为及物动词；defense(防守，防卫)，也是及物动词。根据句意“地震的破坏程度________很多因素”可知，A最符合文意。
8.【C8】(D)
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. how
解析：语法结构题。根据空格后的much可知此处填入的词表示程度，故选D。句意：如果你用拼装部件搭建一个玩具屋，那么无论你如何晃动桌子它都不会倒。
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