Injuries anddeaths were __2__ less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m.On a holiday, when trafficwas light on the city’s highway. In addition, __3__made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 yearshavestrengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more __4__ toquakes.
In the past,making structures quake-resist-ant meant firm yet __5__ materials, such assteel and wood, that bend withoutbreaking. Later, people tried to lift abuilding off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the buildingand its
foundation to __6__ the impact of ground vibrations. The most __7__designs give buildings brains as well as concrete andsteel supports, calledsmart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to anearthquake’s vibrations. When groundshakes and the building tips forward, thecomputer would __8__ the building to shift in the opposite direction. Thenewdesigns should offer even greater __9__ to cities where earthquakes ofen takeplace.
The new smart structures could be very __10__ to build. However, they would save manylives and would be less likelyto be damaged during earthquakes. [A]changes [B]flexible [C]decrease [D]recent [E]push [F]reduce [G]relatively [H]safety [I]resistant [J]expensive [K]force [L]accordingly [M]intensity [N]security [O]opposed
1.选M)。此处应填名词，作介词of的宾语，作为后置定语修饰earthquake，说明该名词是“地震”的⾃然属性。选项中的名词有changes，safety，intensity和security，只有intensity可以表⽰地震的强度，故选M)。
2.选G)。此处应填副词，⽤来修饰形容词less。选项中的副词有relatively“相对的”和accordingly“相应的”，第⼀段说这次地震和1998年的那次地震程度⼀样，但造成的损失却⼩很多，再从后句中“⾼速路上的车辆不是很多”可以推断：这次的地震造成的“死伤⼈数”与1998年⽐少很多，即少是相对的，故选G)relatively。
3.选A)。空格中要填的词是本句话中的主语，应为名词。这句话的主⼲是have strengthened the city’s buildings andhighways,从第三段的内容和注释3的解析可知：建筑结构发⽣了变化，故应选择A)changes。
4.选I)。此处应填形容词，和其前⾯的more构成形容词的⽐较级，描述新型建筑与地震有关的性能。them = the city’s
buildings and highways, have strengthened \"被加固\"说明他们更有抵御风险的能⼒了。选项中的四个形容词只有resistant符合这个意思，故选I)。
5.选B)。此处应填形容词，修饰名词materials。从后⾯的...bent without breaking \"即使弯曲也不会折断\"，说明是有韧性的材料。选项中的四个形容词只有flexible表⽰“柔韧的，可变形的”，故B)正确。
6.选F)。此处应填名词。根据上下⽂insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation“在建筑物和地基之间填充橡胶和钢材”是为了减少the impact of ground vibrations\"地⾯震动对建筑物的影响\"。选项中decrease和reduce都可以表
⽰“减少”的意思，前者指稳定的逐步地减少，后者强调在⼤⼩、程度或强度⽅⾯下降或减少。故F)reduce更符合题意。 7.选D)。根据注释3，可以推知，这⾥要填的词是和前⾯的In the past, Laer相对应的，选项中的形容词中只有recent可表⽰时间，the mostrecent desighs“最近的设计”，在原⽂中可以对应“过去，后来”，故D)为正确答案。
18.选K)。前⾯提到了智能建筑，这⾥说明当地震使这样的建筑向前倒的时候，电脑会怎样它，使它相反⽅向移动。在动词push和force之间悬着。push强调的是外加的⼒量，⽽这⾥的拖⼒者是与智能建筑⼀体的计算机系统，故这⾥force符合⽂意。
9.选N)。此后应填名词，做动词offer的宾语。本句前⾯⼀直在描述新型建筑采取的抗震措施，本句是这些措施的结果。抗震型建筑为城市提供的应该是更多的安全保障，选项中表⽰“安全”的词有safety和security，前者是处于安全状态，不受伤害，没有危险，多⽤于⼈⾝，货物。后者常指国家社会的免遭战争，灾难⽽安然⽆恙，故N)security更符合⽂意。
10.选J)。此处应填形容词。从后⾯的However后的⼀句说明智能建筑的优点⽽得知，However前所说的是智能建筑的缺点。既然智能建筑很聪明，⼜是新事物，那么建造起来肯定会耗费很多资⾦的，所以选J)expensive。
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