首页
登录
职称英语
A powerful earthquake struck an area near the northern coast of Chile on Wed
A powerful earthquake struck an area near the northern coast of Chile on Wed
游客
2024-04-09
2
管理
问题
A powerful earthquake struck an area near the northern coast of Chile on Wednesday. The earthquake came a day after an even stronger quake hit the area. The earlier quake was【C1】______at least six deaths. The United States Geological Survey says a 7.8 magnitude aftershock hit northern Chile late Wednesday night, local time. Magnitude is a【C2】______of the energy released at the centre, or source, of an earthquake. U.S. officials said the aftershock was centred about 23【C3】______south of the port of Iquique. They said it struck at a depth of 20 kilometres below sea level. The aftershock led Chilean officials to order thousands of people away from【C4】______. It also led to warnings of high【C5】______waves in parts of the Pacific Ocean. The orders and tsunami warnings were later【C6】______. The aftershock struck a day after an even more powerful earthquake hit northern Chile. That quake was centred in an area about 100 kilometres northwest of Iquique. The city is home to nearly 200,000 people. The quake was felt in Bolivia and Peru. It also【C7】______tsunami warnings as far as Japan. The warnings were cancelled hours later.
Chilean police and soldiers guarded coastal【C8】______to prevent attacks on homes and businesses. Television video showed damaged buildings in Iquique. But officials found surprisingly light damage from the quake. President Michelle Bachelet visited the affected area. She spoke to the nation about the disaster. She said【C9】______measures have been taken to protect lives and property. And she said the government will continue to work all the time that is necessary to【C10】______this emergency and protect our citizens.
A)cope with B)promote C)led to D)kilometres
E)due to F)measurement G)tornado H)kilogram
I)appropriate J)communities K)compensate L)tsunami
M)blamed for N)coastal areas O)cancelled [br] 【C3】
选项
答案
D
解析
kilometres的意思是“千米”,根据上下文可知此处讲的是余震的位置,因此应该用表示长度的kilometres,而不是kilograms(千克),因为后者是表示重量的。因此,正确答案是D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3546953.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Thedangerfromearthquakesisveryreal—theyareprobablyth
[originaltext]Over1,000peoplegetstruckbylightningeveryyearintheU
[originaltext]Over1,000peoplegetstruckbylightningeveryyearintheU
[originaltext]Earthquakesmayrightlyberankedasoneofthemostdestruct
[originaltext]Earthquakesmayrightlyberankedasoneofthemostdestruct
ApowerfulearthquakestruckanareanearthenortherncoastofChileonWed
ApowerfulearthquakestruckanareanearthenortherncoastofChileonWed
ApowerfulearthquakestruckanareanearthenortherncoastofChileonWed
ApowerfulearthquakestruckanareanearthenortherncoastofChileonWed
ApowerfulearthquakestruckanareanearthenortherncoastofChileonWed
随机试题
Formorethantwocenturies,America’scollegesanduniversitieshavebeent
根据《建设工程安全生产管理条例》的规定,施工单位的项目负责人应当由取得相应执业资
2008~2012年间,全国石油消费量超过全国石油产量2倍的年份有几
下列不属于中央银行的货币政策采用的三项政策工具的是()。A.公开市场操作 B
患者女,27岁。不明原因贫血,HB92g/L,网织红细胞百分比3.8%。可排除的
应用胰岛素容易导致低血糖而不宜应用的情况是A.1型糖尿病 B.胰岛素功能尚可的
陈女士,45岁。需做胆囊造影,下列哪项是错误的A.检查当日早餐禁食 B.检查前
人在每一瞬间,将心理活动选择了某些对象而忽略了另一些对象。这一特点指的是注意的(
2020年全年粮食种植面积540.6万公顷,比上年减少2.6万公顷;棉花种植面积
根据工程勘探设计中确保人身及设备安全的概念,请回答下列供配电系统设计规范中有关
最新回复
(
0
)