• 1、When scientists look for an earthquake's cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of earthquake researches have made clear, it's the crash of makeup plates and the movement of underground faults and cracks that mainly lead to an earthquake. But MIT scientists have now found that certain weather events may also play a role in setting off some quakes.

    In a study appearing recently in Science Advances, the researchers report that happenings of heavy snowfall and rain likely led to a series of earthquakes over the past several years in northern Japan. The study is the first to show that climate conditions could cause some quakes.

    ‌"We see that snowfall and other environmental loading at the surface affect the stress state underground, and the timing of heavy rainfall events is well - connected with the start of this earthquake crowds," says study author William Frank, an assistant professor in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. ‌"So, climate obviously has an effect on the response of the solid earth, and part of that response is earthquakes."

    The new study focuses on a series of ongoing earthquakes in Japan's Noto Peninsula. The team discovered that earthquake activity in the area is surprisingly in step with certain changes in underground pressure, and that those changes are influenced by seasonal patterns of snowfall and rainfall. The scientists doubt that this new connection between quakes and climate may not be unique to Japan and could play a role in shaking up other parts of the world. Looking to the future, they predict that the climate's influence on earthquakes could be more pronounced with global warming.

    ‌"If we're going into a climate that's changing, with more extreme rainfall events, and we expect a redistribution of water in the atmosphere, oceans, and continents, that will change how the Earth's crust (地壳) is loaded," Frank adds. ‌"That will have an effect for sure, and it's a link we could further explore."

    (1)、What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 1?
    A、Introduce the main topic. B、Describe a scientific experiment. C、Present different opinions on earthquakes. D、Explain the causes of earthquakes in detail.
    (2)、What is the finding of the study?
    A、Heavy rainfall indicates big earthquakes. B、Global warming will lead to more snowfall. C、There will be more and more earthquakes in the future. D、Certain weather events may contribute to some earthquakes.
    (3)、What does the underlined word ‌"pronounced" mean in paragraph 4 probably mean?
    A、Spoken. B、Obvious. C、Voiced. D、Unclear.
    (4)、What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
    A、The research results will be applied immediately. B、The influence of climate on earthquakes will decrease. C、There will be no earthquakes caused by underground faults. D、More research on the climate — earthquake link will be conducted.
  • 2、"The Last Dance", the documentary, told the story of Michael Jordan and his success with the Chicago Bulls. We learned a lot about Michael Jordan and his championships. We took behind-the-scenes glimpses (一瞥) at what it's like to compete in the NBA. We were given a glimpse into the ‘90s basketball era (时代) at a time when almost no sports are being played. But it also meant something for our culture, experts say.

    Dr. Josh Shuart, the director of sport management at the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University (Connecticut), told the Deseret News that the documentary showed something important for our modern society. Watching "The Last Dance" gave us something to look forward to during a time when there's nothing else going on, he said. "Why is it important and why did people watch it? The latter is simple: with the absence of live sports of any kind, it was probably the single most interesting thing on TV," Shuart said in an email to the Deseret News.

    Michael Jordan matters for sports culture, too. Jordan set the standard when it came to connecting athletes to brands (品牌) and brands to athletes. Athletes can take care of their brand during their careers and even well into retirement (退休) . Shaquille O'Neal is an example, Shuart said. The Los Angeles Lakers legend — though highly celebrated for his basketball career — has built post-basketball success through business opportunities.

    There might not have been too much new content in "The Last Dance" for sports fans who grew up in the Jordan era. But storytelling still provides a path for us to find happiness, Shuart said.

    "Above all, even though we know the beginning, middle, and end, the storytelling provides amazing insight and results in a very interesting story," he said.

    (1)、What is "The Last Dance" mainly about?
    A、The development of basketball in the 1990s. B、Michael Jordan's growing-up experience. C、The history of the Chicago Bulls. D、Michael Jordan's success with the Chicago Bulls.
    (2)、Why did the author take Shaquille O'Neal as an example?
    A、To prove that it takes athletes much hard work to be successful. B、To show Michael Jordan's great influence on other athletes. C、To discuss why basketball means a lot to most people. D、To compare Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal.
    (3)、What does Shuart think of "The Last Dance"?
    A、It shows Michael Jordan's unknown life. B、It cannot attract Michael Jordan's fans. C、It is encouraging and successful. D、It is boring for most people.
    (4)、Where does the text probably come from?
    A、A documentary review. B、A business report. C、An official notice. D、A TV guide.
  • 3、假定你是李华,你校准备举办乒乓球比赛活动。现请你给你班英国交换生 Mike写一封邮件,邀请他一起参加。内容包括:

    1.活动介绍;

    2.你的期待。

    注意:

    1.写作词数应为80个左右;

    2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

    Dear Mike,
    __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Yours,
    Li Hua
  • 4、He   (放弃) teaching in 2024, much to the regret of his students. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
  • 5、It is recorded that these bone and shell fossils  (追溯) to the Qin Dynasty.(根据汉语提示完成句子)
  • 6、After the trip, don't forget to   (结账离开) before leaving the hotel and take all your luggage. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
  • 7、Many teenagers today are attracted to online games, but they should manage their time so that they won't (沉溺于)to those games. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
  • 8、It took me almost one hour to  (计算出) this difficult mathematics problem.(根据汉语提示完成句子)
  • 9、We have bridged the gap by (方式) of struggling against the wrong system. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 10、Have you seen a volcanic  (爆发) whose power is great enough to destroy all things around?(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 11、The (受伤的)were sent to the hospital after the quake struck. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 12、I aim to become much  (苗条的;瘦的) than I was last year. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 13、We need to book (食宿) in advance if we want to stay in a hotel near the beach during the holiday.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 14、It is an  (荣誉) for me to deliver a speech here. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 15、Those who had survived stayed in the shelters or in the open air, waiting for the helicopter to deliver some  (补给). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 16、 (尽管) the fact that many reasons led to his failure, his character was the major factor.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 17、Natural  (灾难) affect our life greatly. In summary, their effects are serious.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 18、The road  (变窄) as we drove into the mountain village, making it hard for two cars to pass. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 19、White is  (流利的) in Spanish, and now he is going to learn French.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
  • 20、The manager asked his assistant to make a detailed (安排) for the upcoming meeting with the clients. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
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