問題詳情

第 36 題至第 40 題為題組The earthquake that struck Coalinga, California in 1983 caused an estimated $10 million in property damageand injured 94 people. Damage was most severe in Coalinga, 36 the 8-block downtown commercial districtwas almost completely destroyed. It took residents by surprise. That’s because scientists cannot yet predict theexact spot and time an earthquake will occur. They do know, 37 , that quakes occur along faults—cracks inthe earth’s rocky crust. Here, movement of the crust causes built-up energy to be suddenly released. This releaseof energy is felt as an earthquake. To try to predict 38 a quake will occur, scientists use a variety of sensitiveinstruments—underground, on the surface, and in space. These instruments measure changes that might signal acoming quake. 39 , in a recently designed instrument, light from a laser flashes across a fault in California. Amirror will reflect the light back to the laser. If the land shifts, the time it takes the light to make a round-tripchanges. Scientists study past earthquakes for patterns of activity that can 40 warning signs. Theirobservations, they believe, are providing keys to more accurate earthquake predictions.
【題組】36
(A) because
(B) where
(C) although
(D) which

參考答案

答案：B
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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【評論內容】Damage was most severe in Coalinga, 36 the 8-block downtown commercial district was almost completely destroyed.(B)where=in which=in Coalinga，前面加逗號為非限定用法。完整句子為：Damage was most severe in Coalinga, and the 8-block downtown commercial district was almost completely destroyed in Coalinga.(A)、(C)如果放句中，前後都不會有逗號(D)改成in which若有錯不吝指教，感恩各位摩友！一起脫離苦海！