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After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death

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问题    After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.
   More than 60 people died in this earthquake.【C1】______comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988【C2】______25,000 victims.【C3】______and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday,【C4】______traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have【C5】______the city’s buildings and highways, making them more【C6】______to quakes.
   Despite the good news, civil engineers aren’t【C7】______on their successes.【C8】______to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should【C9】______even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
   In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant final yet【C10】______materials, such as steel and wood, which【C11】______without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and【C12】______rubber and steel between the building and【C13】______foundation to reduce the【C14】______of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings【C15】______as well as concrete and steel supports.  Called smart buildings, the structures【C16】______like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building【C17】______forward, the computer would force the building to【C18】______in the opposite direction.
   The new smart structures could be very【C19】______to build. However, they would【C20】______many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.
【C3】
选项 A、Mortalities
B、Wounds
C、Injuries
D、Morality
答案C
解析 这里要选择C，injuries and deaths的意思是“伤亡人数”。injury含义较广，侧重表示由于重大事故而使身体的某部分受到伤害造成暂时行动不便，其引申义为伤害感情、诋毁声誉、损害权益，间或可指损坏东西。mortalities的意思是“死亡人数，死亡率”， wounds的意思是“伤，伤口”，侧重表示用利器或子弹等对身体造成较严重的外伤，尤指战斗中负伤，亦表示感情上受伤害。
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