Waves from earthquake-generated tsunamis can travel at speeds exceeding those of a jet airplane, making an early warning system all the more important, delegates said．

Question：The underlined word“exceeding”means ________．


  1. A.
    equaling
  2. B.
    reaching
  3. C.
    greater than
  4. D.
    lower than
C
根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法我們知道ex-前綴有“向外；脫離”之意，引申為“超出范圍”，所以可以推測(cè)為greater than．
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From the area where the tsunamis come, waves travel in all directions. Once the waves approach the coast, they will become more than 100 feet in height. The topography (地形) of the coastline and the ocean floor will influence the size of the wave. There may be more than one wave and the latter one may be larger than the one before. That is why a small tsunami at one beach can be a huge wave a few miles away.

All tsunamis are dangerous, even if they may not damage every coastline they strike. A tsunami can strike anywhere along most of the US coastline. Many harmful tsunamis have occurred along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii.

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An accurate prediction (預(yù)報(bào)) system will allow authorities (官方) to issue timely warnings and save lives in the event of a shore-bound tsunami. But forecasting tsunamis accurately is very difficult because the ocean is usually calm before they strike land.

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D．Tallow Beach is one of the beautiful beaches in Byron Bay.
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B．Tallow Beach was named after a local fisherman.
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B．the learning of Western music

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D．variety in academic studies

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A．A natural gift.

B．Extensive knowledge of music.

C．Very early training.

D．A prejudice-free society.

 

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A. avoid peak winds of about 200 km/h

B. bury stronger pilings deep in the sand

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D. prevent the waves from running into it

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