Earthquakes and How to Survive Them



زلزله و چگونگي جان سالم به در بردن از آنها


1 The Earth is made up of three main layers
,
the crust, the mantle, and the core. The crust the layer that you live on, is like the skin of an apple. It is very thin (from 6 to 30 kilometers) in comparison to the other two layers. It is broken into many pieces called plates. These plates float on the soft, plastic mantle below the crust. The core, which is at the center of the Earth, consists .of heavy metals and is about 4000 centigrade hot.

1- زمين از سه لايه اصلي تشكيل يافته است : پوسته ، جبه و
هسته . پوسته زمين يعني لايه اي كه شما روي آن زندگي مي كنيد،
مانند پوست يك سيب است و در مقايسه با دو لايه ديگر بسيار
نازك است (از 6 تا 30 كيلومتر). پوسته به قطعات زيادي تقسيم مي شود كه صفحه ناميده مي شود.

اين صفحات روي سطح نرم و قابل انعطاف جبه در زير پوسته
زمين شناور هستند. هسته كه در مركز زمين قرار دارد از فلزات سنگين تشكيل شده و دماي آن در حدود چهارهزار درجه
سانتي گراد مي باشد.

2 The plates of the crust move along smoothly but sometimes they stick together and create pressure. The pressure increases and the rock bends until it breaks. When these occur, an .earthquake is the result.

2- صفحات پوسته زمين به نرمي حركت مي كنند اما بعضي
وقتها نيز به هم مي چسبند و ايجاد فشار مي كنند. اين فشار
افزايش مي يابد و اين سنگ ها خم مي شوند تا بشكنند.
وقتي اين كار رخ مي دهد، نتيجه آن يك زلزله است .

3 Earthquakes happen everyday. Though
millions of people may never experience an
earthquake, it is a very common happening on this planet. So today, somewhere, an earthquake will occur. It may be so light that only special instruments can record its movement; it may shake houses, rattle windows, and change the place of small things. It may be strong enough to .cause damage, injury, and death.

3- زلزله ها هر روز رخ مي دهند اگرچه ميليون ها نفر از مردم ممكن است هرگز زمين لرزه را تجربه نكرده باشند، اما زلزله يك اتفاق خيلي عادي روي اين سياره است . بنابراين همين امروز در جايي زلزله اي رخ خواهد داد.

ممكن است كه آنقدر ضعيف باشد كه فقط ابزارهاي مخصوصي
بتوانند حركت آن را ثبت كنند و ممكن است خانه ها را تكان دهد
و پنجره ها را به صدا درآورد محل بسياري از چيزها را تغيير دهد.

يا ممكن است به اندازه اي قوي باشد كه باعث خسارت و يا باعث جراحت و يا حتي مرگ شود.

4 It is thought that about 700 shocks each
year have this power when they occur in a
populated area. Luckily, most of these destructive earthquakes occur in less populate places.

4- گفته شده است كه هر ساله حدود 700 زلزله اين قدرت را
دارند اگر در منطقه پرجمعيت رخ دهند.
خوشبختانه بيشتر اين زمين لرزه هاي مخرب در مكان هاي كم
جمعيت اتفاق مي افتند.

5 Since a large number of world's earthquakes each year occur along the Pacific Ocean, this is .the most probable area for today's earthquake But it could hit any place because no area is .entirely free of earthquakes .

5- از آنجا كه هر ساله تعداد زيادي از زلزله هاي دنيا در امتداد اقيانوس آرام رخ مي دهند، اين منطقه محتمل ترين جا براي زلزله ي امروز مي باشد.

اما زلزله مي تواند به هر منطقه اي اصابت كند، زيرا هيچ منطقه اي از زمين لرزه در امان نيست .

6 Saying that an earthquake is going to
happen today is not really predicting  ,earthquakes. So far, they cannot be predicted but anyone, on any day could say this and it would be true. This is because several millions of earthquakes occur each year. So thousands occur each day, although most are too small to be located. The problem is in finding the exact area
where and when a strong shock will happen.

6- گفتن اينكه امروز قرار است زلزله اتفاق بيفتد واقعا
پيشگويي زلزله نيست .

تاكنون زلزله قابل پيشگويي نبوده ، اما هركسي در هر روزي
مي تواند آن را بگويد و ممكن است درست باشد. اين به اين علت است كه هر ساله چندين ميليون زلزله رخ مي دهد. پس روزانه هزاران زلزله داريم ، اگرچه بيشتر آنها آنقدر كوچك هستند
كه آنها را نمي توانيم تعيين موقعيت كنيم .

مسئله اصلي اين است كه بتوانيم تعيين كنيم كي و كجا يك زلزله قوي قرار است رخ دهد.

7 Earthquake prediction is a future possibility
Just as the whether organizations now forecast floods and strong storms, the national earthquake information centers may one day predict earthquakes. This may some day become a reality, but only after much more is learned about earthquake mechanisms .

7- پيشگويي زلزله احتمالي است در آينده . درست مثل اينكه
اكنون سازمانهاي هواشناسي پيش بيني سيل ها و طوفان هاي قوي را پيش بيني مي كنند. مراكز اطلاع رساني زلزله ممكن است
روزي بتواند زلزله را پيشگويي كنند.

اين كار ممكن است روزي به واقعيت بپيوندد، اما اين زماني رخ مي دهد كه ما مطالب خيلي بيشتري درباره ي ساز و كار زلزله فهميده باشيم .

?WHAT TO DO

8  Before an Earthquake

چه بايد كرد؟

 8- قبل از زلزله

O All family members should know how to turn off gas, water, and electricity .

O همه افراد خانواده بايستي بدانند كه چگونه گاز و آب و برق
را قطع كنند.

O Plan family emergency procedures, and make plans for your family to get together .

O برنامه شرايط اضطراري خانواده را طرح ريزي كنيد و
برنامه ريزي كنيد كه خانواده در چنين مواقعي دور هم جمع شوند.

O Know emergency telephone numbers (doctor ,hospital, police, fire department, ect(.

O شماره تلفن هاي اضطراري را بدانيد (دكتر، بيمارستان ،
پليس ، آتش نشاني و غيره )

O Fix heavy things strongly to walls (book
shelves, mirrors, cabinets, etc. (

O اشياي سنگين را به محكمي به روي ديوارها نصب كنيد
(قفسه هاي كتاب ، آينه ، كمد، غيره ).

O Never place heavy things over beds, and keep them lower than the head height of the shortestmember of the family .

O هرگز اشياي سنگين را بالاي تختخواب ها قرار ندهيد و آنها
را پايين تر از سر كوتاه ترين عضو خانواده نصب كنيد.

9 During an Earthquake

9- در هنگام وقوع زلزله

O Stay Calm

O خونسرد باشيد.

O If you are inside, stand in a doorway, or go under a desk or table, away from windows or glass doors .

O اگر داخل اتاق هستيد در چهارچوب درب بايستيد، يا زير
ميز تحرير برويد، كه دور از پنجره ها يا درب شيشه اي باشد
.

O If you are outside, stand away from buildings, trees , and telephone and electrical lines .

O اگر بيرون هستيد از ساختمان ها، درختان و سيم هاي تلفن
و برق دور بايستيد.

O If you are on the road, drive away from under passes, and overpasses; stop in a safe area, and stay in your car.

O اگر در جاده هستيد از زيرگذرها و پل ها دوري كنيد و در
منطقه اي امن بايستيد و در داخل اتومبيل تان بمانيد.

10  After an Earthquake

10- بعد از زلزله

O Check for injuries, provide first aid.

O زخمي ها را كنترل كنيد و كمك هاي اوليه را فراهم كنيد.

O Check for gas, water, and electrical lines.

O لوله هاي گاز و آب و سيم هاي برق را كنترل كنيد.

O Check for building damage and possible
problems during after shocks.

Oبعد از زلزله خسارت ساختمان و مسائل احتمالي آن را
كنترل كنيد.

O Clean up dangerous chemicals off the floor.

O كف اتاق ها را از مواد شيميايي خطرناك پاك كنيد.

O Wear shoes

O كفش بپوشيد.

O Turn on the radio, and listen for instruction sfrom police and fire departments.

O راديو را روشن كنيد و به دستورات پليس و آتش نشاني
گوش دهيد.

O Use telephone for emergencies, only

O از تلفن فقط در مواقع اضطراري استفاده كنيد.

 

Cloze Passage
It may be never possible to predict the exact time when a damaging earthquake will occur, because when enough ...(1)... has built up, a fault may become naturally weak, and any small background earthquake may or may not continue separating and ...(2)... a large earthquake. While it may eventually
be possible to accurately diagnose the pressure state of ...(3)..., the correct timing of large events may continue to escape from us. In the Pacific Northwest, earthquake dangers are well known and futureearthquake ...(4)... can be greatly reduced by identifying and improving or ...(5)... our weakest and most
dangerous structures
.

 

1- 1) difficulty             2) pressure                3) imagination              4) reality

2- 1) turn into              2) put into                   3) turn on                    4) put on

3- 1) flood                   2) rock                        3) fault                            4)core

4- 1)injury                   2) pain                        3) disease                      4) damage    

5- 1)locating               2) removing                3) training                   4)rattling

Reading Comprehension (I(
Walt Disney was one of the most famous motion - picture producers in history. Disney first became known in the 1920's and 1930's for creating such cartoon film characters as Micky Mouse and Donald Duck. He later produced feature length cartoon films, movies about wild animals in their natural surroundings and films starring human actors. The Disney studio has won more than 50 Academic Awards for its movies and for scientific and technical contributions to film making.
Disney achieved one of his greatest successes in 1955, when he opened Disney land, a spectacular theme park in Anahein, California. Most of the exhibits, rides, and shows at the park are based on Disney film characters .
6- Why does the writer mention the decades 20 and 30 ?.

1) Because of the first theme park

2)  As the first feature-length was made then.

3) Because Disney won many prizes.

4) Since Disney became known in these decades.

 

7- Disney won many awards because of his movies and his ...................

1) Micky Mouse and Donald Duck

2) feature- length movies

3) scientific contribution to film making

4) technical cartoons for children


8- Which of the following brought Disney one of his greatest successes ?

1) Disney land

2)Anaheim

3) California

4) 1955


9- What is the special quality of Disney land ?
1) It was built in California.

2) Shows and rides are based on Disney film characters

3) People could also see wild animals there

4) children were able to meet cartoon producers

 

10- In line 3 "their" refers to .........................

1)movies

2) characters

3)films

4)animals


Reading Comprehension (II (
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the town of Bam and its satellite regions in southeast Iran at 5:28 am local time early Friday on 26 December 2003. Several aftershocks shook the town following the tremble. Reportedly, the center of earthquake located in the town of Bam situated
180
kilometers away from Kerman city. Many Bam people left their homes and poured into the streets after the earthquake .
Reports of possible damage or casualties are not available. Many of houses and public places are completely destroyed. All hospitals of Bam exist no longer. Most part of the 2000 - year - old Bam historic manument, largest mud - brick structure in the world, was also damaged during the quake in Bam .
11-  Which item is not correct about Bam earthquake ?

1) occured on Friday night

2) 6.3 in Richter scale

3) on December 26th

4) It was very powerful

12-  We can understand from the passage that .................... .

1) after earthquake Bam hospital accepted the injured people

2) it is about 280 km from Kerman to Bam

3) there were exact reports of dead and injured people

4) many aftershocks hit the city after the first one


13-  The word "tremble" (in line 3) is closest in meaning to ......................

1) movement

2) quake

3) jerk

4) pressure

 

14-  What is specific about Bam historic manument ?

1) It is located in Southeast of Iran

2) It wasn't damaged during the earthquake.

3) It is the largest mud -brick structure

4) During the earthquake people poured into it


15-  What's the writer's purpose of the reading ?

1) Reporting an accident.

2) Instructing how to survive earthquakes.

3) Inventing a story

4) Informing about a historical city..

 

پاسخنامه كليدي

1-2                  5-2                  9-2                  13-2

2-1                  6-4                  10-4                14-3

3-3                  7-3                  11-1                15-1

4-4                  8-1                  12-2

Grammar Digest

1-  so + adjective / adverb

O The film was so good that I saw it twice .
O He's so fat that he can hardly walk .

2-  such + (a / an + adjective + (noun

O I've never met such friendly people.
O It was such a funny joke that we couldn't help laughing .

3- too + adjective / adverb + (for + object) + infinitive

O The coffee is too hot to drink.
O The lesson was too hard for us to understand .

4-  adjective / adverb + enough + (for + object) + infinitive

O He is tall enough to touch the ceiling.
O The exercise was easy enough for me to do .

5- enough + noun + (for + object) + infinitive

O Mary had enough time to read this novel.
O There is enough money for you to take a vacation .


Vocabulary Review

aid:
provide first aid .

calm:
stay calm

core:
The core, which is at the center of the Earth, consist of heavy metals .

crust :
The crust, the layer that you live on.

damage :
Earth quakes may be strong enough to cause damage, injury ,and death .

departments:
Turn on the radio, and listen for instructions from police and fire departments.

destructive :
Most of these destructive earthquakes occur in less populated places .

earthquake:
Millons of people may never experience an earthquake .

electricity:
All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity.

emergency :
Know emergency telephone numbers.

float :
These plates float on the soft , plastic mantle below the crust .

flood , forecast :
The weather organizations now forecast floods and strong storms.

instrument :
Earthquakes may be so light that only special instruments can record its movement.

layer :
The Earth is made up of three main layers .

locate:
Earthquake occur each day, although most are too small to be located.

mantle :
These plates float on the soft, plastic mantle below the crust. The Earth is made up of three main layers: the crust, the mantle and the core.

fault :
A place where there is a long break in the layers of rock in the Earth's crust (fault) .

geology:
The scientific study of the Earth (geology (

hypothesize:
When we hypothesize, we suggest a way of explaining something that we do not definitely know .

liquid:
Stay on the surface of a liquid such as water.

geologist :
The scientist who study about Earth. (geologist (

seismologist :
A person who studies about earthquakes. (seismologist (

mechanism:
Only after much more is learned about Earthquake
mechanisms.

overpass:
If you are on the road, drive away from underpasses and overpasses, stop in a safe area.

pacific :
The word's earthquakes each year occur along the pacific ocean.

populated:
Earthquakes occur in a less populated area .

predict :
Saying that an earthquake is going to happen today is not really predicting earthquakes.

procedure :
Plan family emergency procedures, and make plans for your family to get together .

provide :
Provide first aid .

rattle :
Earthquake may shake houses, rattle windows, and change the place of small things.

reality:
Earthquake prediction may some day become a reality.

shake:
Earthquake may shake houses, rattle windows.

skin :
The crust is like the skin of an apple .

smoothly :
The plates of the crust move along smoothly

underpass :
If you are on the road, drive away from underpasses and over passes stop in a safe area.

automobiles:
The strong storm struck with such a powerful force that it lifted automobiles off the ground .

cobra :
The turtle is balanced on top of a cobra.

conclusion :
To separate a phrase from the rest of a sentence to show a summary or conclusion .

seismograph :
An instrument to measure and record information about earth quakes. (seismograph).

storm :
The strong storm struck with such a powerful force that it lifted automobiles off the ground .

suggest :
When we hypothesize, we suggest a way of explaining something that we do not definitely know.

thought :
It is thought that about 700 shocks each year have this power when they occur in a populated area.

turtle :
The Earth is held up by four elephants that stand on the back of a turtle.