1、语言朋友(75)阅读理解Which is safer staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at 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 tha
2、n 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 that chemi
3、cal 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
4、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.Som
5、e experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger.Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium_nitrate,_which is safe unless stored in a great quantity.The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production goin
6、g 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 ov
7、ercrowded suburb.The fire set off a chain reaction of 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.解题导语：化学品事故发生几率比较低，但它常常导致较大的人员伤亡，所以人们非常关注。专家分析了这些化学事故的原因，帮助我们采取有效措施控制或避免这类事
8、故的发生。1Which of the following statements is TRUE?AWorking at the office is safer than staying at home.BTravelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.CStaying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.DWorking in the chemical industry is safer than traveling b
9、y air.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter！”可知在化工行业工作比乘飞机旅行安全得多，故选D。答案：D2Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because _Athey are very rareBthey often cause loss o
10、f lifeCthey always occur in big citiesDthey arouse the interest of all the readers解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby.It is this that chemical accidents so newsworthy.”可知是因为它经常引起较大的人员伤亡，故选B。答案：B3According to
11、 the passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened in_.ATexas city BFlixboroughCSeveso DMexico City解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs.”可知选B。答案：B4From the passage we
12、know that “ammonium nitrate” is a kind of _Anatural gas, which can easily catch fireBfertilizer, which cant be stored in a great quantityCpoisonous substance, which cant be used in overcrowded areasDfuel，which is stored in large tanks解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium
13、 nitrate, which is safe unless stored in a great quantity.”可知选B。答案：B5From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that _Ato avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industryBthe local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry
14、Call these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures had been takenDnatural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe解析：推理判断题。最后一段中专家分析了各种事故发生的原因，得出“如果采取及时有效的措施，所有的事故能够控制或避免”的结论，故选C。答案：C书面表达假如你是2014年某校的高考第一名李斌，许多高三学生发电子邮件向你请教学习中遇到的问题和高考取胜之道。请你根据所给的内容，在校英语论坛上向咨询者发个帖子，介
15、绍你的成功经验并提出一些建议。1努力学习，多动脑筋，多练习。2树立信心，保持乐观心态。胜不骄，败不馁。3找到适合自己的学习方法，勤学好问。互助互学，共同进步。4健康饮食，保持充足的睡眠，不要熬夜，多运动，保持身体健康。注意：1.词数120左右。2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_【参考范文】Dear Friends, From your emails, Ive known that you came across many problems in your studies. I understand how you are suffering because I had the same ex
16、perience last year. To change the situation, here is my advice.Firstly, you should study hard and use your brains whenever you meet with any problems. As is known, practice makes perfect. Secondly, its necessary to be confident and keep optimistic about your future. Its true that failure will make u
17、s powerful. Thirdly, why not seek some study methods appropriate to you? If not, you may turn to your teacher or consult with your fellow students. Finally, its suggested that you have a healthy diet, sleep well and take enough exercise. Undoubtedly, anything would be meaningless without health. OK! Am I clear? Maybe, my suggestions will make a difference to your studies. Wish you success. Yours lovely，Li Bin
