新视野大学英语(第二版)综合训练3答案3.docxVIP

7． People who live in the areas where earthquakes are a common occurrence should build houses that are resistant to ground movement. 8． A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said, indicated the possible occurrence of an earthquake. Part . XI, p. 162 在日本和中国，人们长期以来一直相信地震是可以预测的。 2． 中国人的传统做法是观察动植物以获取地震的警示信号。 3． 他们还注意到， 蛇会爬出地洞， 狗会狂吠不已， 甚至那些平常很安静的狗也会叫个不停。 4． 所以，建造具有抗震能力的楼房成为关注的重点。 5． 高架桥的水泥柱先前只是在内部埋设钢条，如今外面也包上了钢板。 6． 同时， 贮备一些可以净化水和消灭病菌的东西也很重要， 这样就可以放心饮用其他来源 的水了。 7． 大家应该商定一个地震区外的会合点——可能是在几英里外的某个市镇 。 8． 教育人们如何在地震中幸存下来，应该是所有政府规划和地震研究项目的重点所在。 Section B. Changes in the Balance of Nature Reading Skills 1. In Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. You can get the answer by reading the first sentence of these paragraphs very quickly. 2. About 5 billion years ago. (Para. 3) You can have the answer by just skimming for the words “the Earth” and “formed”. 3. About 3 million years ago. (Para. 4) You can get the answer by just skimming for the words “the first human beings”. 4. Section 2. You get the answer only by noticing the spacing and reading the headline of the section. 5. Section 3. You have the answer only by noticing the spacing and reading the headline of the section. XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions 1. in agreement with 2. cooled 3. out of proportion to 4. hard 5. can’t be regenerated 6. speed up 7. in peace with 8.aware of Part XVII, p. 174 1. rotates 2. flourishing 3. exceeded 4. abuse 5. accelerate 6. retain 7. ignorant 8. opposed Part XVIII, p. 175 1. Now that I am retired, I find I am spending more and more time on voluntary charity work, which I am veryhappy to take part in. 2. His interests are in harmony with mine. 3. In other words, 95 percent of the students have passed the entrance examination and been admitted to universities. 4. We go abroad for a week or ten days every year, but I think we have a very simple life compared with many. 5. Since coal is formed from plants, whic