The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ________.

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• 1It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on ________.

  A.the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction

  B.the development of flexible building materials

  C.the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations

  D.early forecasts of earthquakes

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• 2The smart buildings discussed in the passage ________.

  A.would cause serious financial problems

  B.would be worthwhile though costly

  C.would increase the complexity of architectural design

  D.can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes

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• 3The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to ________.

  A.counterbalance an earthquake’s action on the building

  B.predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy

  C.help strengthen the foundation of the building

  D.measure the impact of an earthquake’s vibrations

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• 4One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that ________.

  A.new computers had been installed in the buildings

  B.it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways

  C.large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday

  D.improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways

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• 5It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

  A.after the installation of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be capable of self-reproduction

  B.with the rapid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability

  C.once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will posses intelligence

  D.robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in space

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• 6Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are ________.

  A.sprayed with pesticides

  B.facing an infrared scanner

  C.in poor physical condition

  D.exposed to excessive sun rays

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• 7In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to ________.

  A.estimate the damage to the crops

  B.draw a color-coded map

  C.measure the size of the affected area

  D.locate the problem area

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• 8Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by ________.

  A.resorting to spot-spraying

  B.consulting infrared scanning experts

  C.transforming poisoned rain

  D.detecting crop problems at an early date

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• 9The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties due to ________.

  A.the lack of official support

  B.its high cost

  C.the lack of financial support

  D.its failure to help increase production

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• 10Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of ________.

  A.the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce

  B.growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops

  C.the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture

  D.full support from agricultural experts

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