英译汉
1. She talked as if she knew all about our plans.
她说得就好像完全知道我们的计划似的。
2. The old man was too old to carry the big box.
那个老人太老了, 搬不动这个大箱子。
3. This kind of water is not fit to drink.
这种水不适合饮用。
4. He buried himself in his research work, not realizing it was too late.
他埋头于研究工作, 没有意识到已经很晚了。
5. She cried wildly as if the world was coming to an end.
她哭天喊地, 就像世界末日到来了一样。
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
If the crust (外壳) of the earth were not pretty solid (坚固的), it would be shaking and moving up and down frequently. However, there are places in the rocks of the earth's crust where it isn't strongly held together - where faults exist. Along the faults, one rock might push against another with great force. The energy is changed to vibration in the rocks, so they begin to shake and we have an earthquake!
The most famous one in North America was the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Seven hundred people died and property (财产) damage amounted to about $425, 000, 000. The greatest destruction