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大学英语六级长篇阅读模拟习题 Passage One Words:1,036 Earthquakes A An earthquake isone ofthe mostterrifying phenomenathat naturecan dishup.We generallythink ofthe groundwe standon as“rock-solid”and pletelystable.Anearthquakecan shatter粉碎that perceptioninstantly,and oftenwith extremeviolence. B Upuntil relativelyrecently,scientists onlyhad unprovenguesses asto whatactually causedearthquakes.Even todaythere isstill acertain amountof mysterysurrounding them,but scientistshave amuch clearerunderstanding.There hasbeen enormousprogress inthe pastcentury.Scientists haveidentified theforces thatcause earthquakes,and developedtechnology thatcan___us anearthquakes___gnitude andorigin.The nexthurdle isto finda wayof predictingearthquakes,so theydon’t catchpeople bysurprise.In thisarticle,we’ll find out whatcauses earthquakes,and we’ll alsofindoutwhy theycan havesuch adevastating effecton us. C Anearthquake isa v...。