【正文】 our best to forecast earthquakes so that destruction of property caused bythem could be prevented as much as possible.32. A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said,indicated the possible occurrence of an earthquake.33. Keep an EnglishEnglish dictionary handy, and when you cannot understand a word withaccuracy, you may refer to it any time.34. If necessary, people who live in the area where an earthquake is about to occur may sleep intents.35. A master ’ s degree does make a great difference to a student who wants to get a job.36. In addition to the knowledge about earthquakes, the book tells us how to prepare for them.XII1. 由于在地震中遇難的人大以便它們能夠抵御地震的力量。 2 ．人們應(yīng)該在家里和工作地點(diǎn)儲(chǔ)備些水和食物，這在可能發(fā)生地震時(shí)是特別必要的。3 ．在日本和中國，人們長(zhǎng)期以來一直相信通過觀察動(dòng)物行為可以預(yù)測(cè)地震。4 ．除了努力改進(jìn)建筑結(jié)構(gòu)之外，地震多發(fā)地區(qū)的人們還應(yīng)該在其他幾個(gè)方面為可能發(fā)生的大地震做好準(zhǔn)備。 5 ．明智的做法是每個(gè)家庭都制定地震應(yīng)急計(jì)劃，而且所有的家庭成員都應(yīng)該知道在地震過后的混亂中如何離開那個(gè)地區(qū)。 6 ．由于剩下的幾條可用電話線路將會(huì)很忙，所有的家人都應(yīng)該往往在遠(yuǎn)離地震區(qū)域的某個(gè)朋友或親戚家中打電話報(bào)平安。 XIII1 B 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7 A 8 C 9 D 10 A 11 B 12 B 13 D14 C 15 D 16 B 17 A 18 C 19 D 20 DUnit 7III1. modernize 2. interpret 3. distributing 4. punctually 5. conservation6. maximum 7. exported 8. conquer 9. classification 10. recreationIV 1. by name 2. in high gear 3. turned out 4. At times 5. as to6. stem from 7. put in 8. on the subject of 9. in the interest of 10. work onV D G N B I M E J L AVI1. life 2. economy 3. conversation 4. politics 5. country6. garden 7. industry 8. literature 9. interview 10. meetingsVII1. seaward: going toward the sea2. backward: directed toward the back, the beginning, or the past。 returning。 behind in development3. earthward: toward the earth4. outward: toward the outside。 away。 on the outside, appearing to be true but perhaps not reallytrue5. southward: going toward the south6. northward: going toward the north7. homeward: going toward home8. inward: moving toward the inside。 on the inside。 of the mind or spiritVIII1. interchangeable 2. intermingle 3. interconnected 4. interdependent5. interplay 6. intermarriage 7. interpersonal 8. interactiveIX 1. As to what actually happened to the headquarters2. As to where I should go to further my study3. as to how different they are and why we want to keep them both4. as to whether or nor I should remain at the college working as a teaching assistant5. as to whether the old hard ware is to be replaced by new hardwareX 1. There is no use trying to help those who do not help themselves2. it is no good trying to solve the issue between the nations by means of war3. There is no sense refusing to accept it4. There is no point in having a load of money5. there is no harm in spending some time thinking about what sort of career you might wish topursueXI37. An interesting question therefore remains as to how far Microsoft can go with Gates as itsCEO.38. There ’ s/It ’ s no use plaining since nothing ever changes as the result of a plaint.What ’ s important is to take measures to prevent similar events from happiness.39. Learn to accept the fact that some people you thought were friends turn out to be enemies.40. As you would expect from the book ’ s title, there are many references to what kind of manGates is.41. The prosperity of the pany stems from hardworking and thrifty of the entire staff.42. He said nothing at all on the subject of the play which was put on for the first time Saturdaynight.XII1. 至于那天晚上他是怎么死的，事實(shí)上我無法解釋，而且也許不會(huì)有任何可能的解釋了。2 ．做了一件事然后說自己本來不想那樣做是沒有用的；如果你不想做，你就不會(huì)做了。3 ．微軟公司正在研究降低其產(chǎn)品成本的方法，以便發(fā)展中國家的人也能買得起。4 ．蘋果公司也愿意將其部分軟件與微軟公司的產(chǎn)品捆綁在一起，以促進(jìn)其銷售。5 ． 與評(píng)價(jià)父親不同，人們?cè)u(píng)價(jià)母親依據(jù)的是其為母之道的成功或失敗。 一切都取決于孩子最終成為什么樣的人。 6 ． 人們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)網(wǎng)站很有價(jià)值，因?yàn)槲覀兺度肓舜罅繒r(shí)間準(zhǔn)備網(wǎng)站的信息。XIII1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 D 7 B 8 D 9 C 10 A 11 D 12 B 13 D14 C 15 A 16 C 17 D 18 C 19 A 20 D