Which is safer-staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working in the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low. However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact, the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home.
The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby. It is this which makes chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately, they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947),Flixborough (1974), Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984)。
Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small. No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.
Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger. Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate(硝酸铵),which is safe unless stored in great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction os exploding storage tanks. Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died.
1.Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because ____.
A.they are very rare
B.they often cause loss of life
C.they always occur in big cities
D.they arouse the interest of all the readers
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A.Working at the office is safer than staying at home.
B.Traverlling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.
C.Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.
D.Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.
3.According to passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened at ____.
A.Texas city B.Flixborough C.Seveso D.Mexico City
4.From the discussion among some experts we may coclude that ____.
A.to avoid any accidents we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry
B.the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry
C.all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measure had been taken
D.natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe
5.From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of ____.
A.natural gas, which can easily catch fire
B.fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity
C.poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas
D.fuel, which is stored in large tanks
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Part II Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: In this part there are forty incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
21. A great many cancers can be cured but only if before they have begun to spread or colonize in other parts of the body.
A. properly treat
B. properly treating
C. being properly treated
D. properly treated
22. she is a likeable girl, she is very difficult to work with.
A. Since B. However C. As far as D. While
23. All the tourists gave the robber their money.
A. frightened B. frightening C. frighten D. frightful
24. her age, she really did a good job in such a short time.
A. Giving B. Gives C. Give D. Given
25. The soldier was with neglecting his duty.
A. charged B. conducted C. charged D. committed
26. The reason why the car stopped was .
A. because the road was not good B. that the road was not good
C. due to the bad road D. because of the bad road
27. You’d better hurry, you might be late for class.
A. or B. and C. unless D. but
28. , he performed the task with success.
A. It was expected B. Which was expected
C. As was expected D. That was expected
29. The doctor felt John’s arm to if the bone was broken.
A. work out B. find out C. look at D. see out
30. He just my suggestion at the meeting yesterday.
A. put away B. shut down C. showed off D. brushed aside
31. The question at the next meeting remain a secret.
A. discussed B. to discuss C. to be discussed D. being discussed
32. His laziness his failure in the final exam.
A. gave up B. contributed C. resulted in D. distributed
33. The teacher’s to my statement about this poet led me to read widely about poems.
A. change B. charge C. challenge D. chance
34. On most of the nights, Jane reading letters from her boyfriend.
A. stayed off B. stayed on C. stayed out D. stayed up
35. The first-year students were learning form the army in Miyun, a suburb of Beijing near I lived.
A. what B. where C. that D. which
36. Lynda and hundreds of young people like him the post of typist.
A. approached B. applied for C. appealed to D. approved of
37. Anybody is entitled to such benefit of age or sex.
A. regardless B. whether C. in spite D. in case
38. In this building each apartment could a family of six.
A. house B. cover C. make D. include
39. I tried to get out of the business, I found impossible.
A. who B. which C. that D. what
40. When he explained it again and again, the student’s patience .
A. ran over B. ran on C. ran out D. ran off
41. When her neighbor Grandma Wang became ill, the girl often .
A. fitted in B. worked out C. held back D. helped out
42. If you really want to apply for the dangerous job, I won’t , thought I think it’s a crazy idea.
A. stood in your way B. stand on the way
C. stand in your way D. stand by the way
43. He was trying to read; , the phone kept ringing.
A. meanwhile B. then C. later D. afterwards
44. I am out of those people who like a strenuous (费力的) holiday; I believe in .
A. took it easy B. taken it easy
C. taking it easy D. taking it easily
45. The police matched the finger prints and found they were .
A. equivalent B. identical C. similar D. equal
46. Formally, in the United States, many nurses worked as private duty nurses in hospitals.
A. other than B. more than C. less than D. rather than
47. If you don’t mind. I do my homework than play cards with you.
A. had better B. prefer C. would rather D. would like
48. Their idea was to get us to the strike at once.
A. call at B. call off C. call in D. call for
49. My car so I had to come by bus.
A. fell down B. broke down C. fell over D. turned away
50. I could tell he was surprised from the on his face.
A. appearance B. sight C. expression D. explanation
51. Which is , North America or South America?
A. biggest B. the biggest C. more biggest D. bigger
52. You should observe carefully how the audience his speech.
A. reach to B. refer to C. react to D. relate to
53. These farmers got a good harvest last year, so they a big sum of money for new farm machines.
A. set aside B. set about C. set up D. set back
54. One of my sayings is “where there is a will, there is a way.”
A. likely B. favorable C. alike D. favorite
55. All is a continuous supply of fuel oil.
A. what is needed B. that is needed
C. the thing is needed D. for their needs
56. The high income tax is harmful it may discourage people from trying to earn more.
A. in that B. that C. in which D. which
57. A new technique out, the yield increases by 20%.
A. having working B. having been worked
C. at a loss D. for good
58. The bird flew into the air and was soon .
A. out of sight B. in a hurry C. at a loss D. for good
59. It is decided that he for a bus to meet the guests from Beijing.
A. call B. calls C. arrange D. arranges
60. I know it’s not important but I can’t help about it.
A. to think B. thinking C. and think D. being thought
By saying "the growth of the proportion...to younger generations." (Line2, Para. 5), Anthea Tinker really means that ________.
Part IV Translation
Satellite massagers have the same global coverage as satellite telephones, but carry text alone, which could be useful for those with laptop computers.(Passage Four)
Part III Cloze
Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and then marks your answer on the Answer Sheet.
What makes a child speak a language has long been a puzzle to linguists. 61 speaking, there are two schools of linguists, both of whom try to explain 62 a child picks up a language so easily. The fact that a child picks a language 63 is 64 : At one year old, a child is able to say “bye-bye”; at two, he is able to use fifty; by there he begins to 65 tenses. The famous American linguist Noam Chomsky 66 that human being have a sort of built-in system for language use, and that the 67 is 68 . Children are not taught language 69 they are taught arithmetic. Other linguists, 70 , hold the view that a child learns 71 of his language from the hints in the environment. 72 , theorists of both schools 73 that there is a biological basis for language use. The 74 is which is more important, the inner ability or the environment. This is certainly a field 75 to be explored. Researchers from both schools are busy finding evidence to 76 their own theory, but 77 side is persuading the other.
It seems that in order to 78 why a child learns a language so easily, we have to 79 the joint efforts of both schools. Some linguist, like De Villiers, has recognized the value of cooperation, and 80 linguists of both sides to work together.
61. A. Surprisingly B. Personally C. Properly D. Roughly
62. A. that B. when C. why D. how
63. A. independently B. naturally C. without help D. with ease
64. A. confusing B. surprising C. questioned D. suspected
65. A. master B. study C. have D. get
66. A. doubts B. believes C. realizes D. criticizes
67. A. help B. teacher C. environment D. hint
68. A. quite essential B. very important C. not necessary D. only secondary
69. A. as B. for C. when D. though
70. A. in particular B. as a result C. however D. therefore
71. A. a little B. some C. nothing D. most
72. A. Before B. From now on C. Just now D. By now
73. A. suspect B. disagree C. agree D. realize
74. A. case B. argument C. problem D. question
75. A. waiting B. planning C. never D. unlikely
76. A. provide B. create C. supply D. support
77. A. not a B. one C. neither D. either
78. A. find out B. rule out C. search for D. look for
79. A. get rid of B. trust in C. rely on D. persist in
80. A. ordered B. criticized C. challenged D. urged