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(在 12點(diǎn)結(jié)束 ). 答案 :came to an end at 12 o’ clock the earthquake, (整個(gè)村子成了一片廢墟 ). 答案 :the whole village lay in ruins of the passengers (在這次事故中受傷 ). 答案 :were injured in the accident (埋頭讀這本小說 )for 3 hours. 答案 :has been buried in the novel 9. (并非所有的年輕人都 ) like pop music. 答案 :Not all young people/All young people don’ t 七、閱讀理解 A After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994,earthquake scientists had good news to report:the damage and death toll(損失 ) could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this parison,an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims(遇難者 ). Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 am on a holiday,when traffic was light on the city’ s addition,changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’ s buildings and highways,making them more resistant to quakes. Despite the good news,civil engineers aren’ t resting on their to their drawing boards are blue prints for improved quakeresistant new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. In the past,making structures quakeresistant meant firm yet flexible materials,such as steel and wood,that bend without ,people tried to lift a building off its foundation,and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations(震動(dòng) ).The most recent 5 designs give buildings brains as well as concrete(混凝土 ) and steel smart buildings,the structures respond like living anisms to an earthquake’ s the ground shakes and the building tips forward,the puter would force the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new smart structures could be very expensive to ,they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes. reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was paratively low is t