CET6阅读练习.docx

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Whichissafer-stayingathome，travelingtoworkonpublictransport，orworkingintheoffice?

Surprisingly，eachofthesecarriesthesamerisk，whichisverylow.However，whataboutflyingcomparedtoworkinginthechemicalindustry?

Unfortunately，theformeris65timesriskierthanthelatter!

Infact，theaccidentrateofworkersinthechemicalindustryislessthanthatofalmostanyofhumanactivity，andalmostassafeasstayingathome.

　　Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrongtheyoftencausedeathtothoselivingnearby.Itisthiswhichmakeschemicalaccidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately，theyareextremelyrare.ThemostfamousoneshappenedatTexasCity（1947），Flixborough（1974），Seveso（1976），Pemex（1984）andBhopal（1984）。

　　Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthelossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso，andonly28workersatFlixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal，whereupto3，000werekilled.TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled552.ThePemexfireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook542lives，justamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventatBhopal.

　　Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccidenttoillustrateaparticulardanger.ThustheTexasCityexplosionwascausedbytonsofammoniumnitrate（硝酸铵），whichissafeunlessstoredingreatquantity.TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement，whichtookriskstokeepproductiongoingduringessentialrepairs.TheSevesoaccidentshowswhathappensifthelocalauthoritieslackknowledgeofthedangerontheirdoorstep.Whenthepoisonousgasdriftedoverthetown，localleaderswereincapableoftakingeffectiveaction.ThePemexfirewasmadeworsebyanoverloadedsiteinanovercrowdedsuburb.Thefiresetoffachainreactionosexplodingstoragetanks.Yet，byamiracle，thetwolargesttanksdidnotexplode.Hadthesecaughtfire，then3，000strongrescueteamandfirefighterswouldallhavedied.

　　1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

　　A.Workingattheofficeissaferthanstayingathome.

　　B.Traverllingtoworkonpublictransportissaferthanworkingattheoffice.

　　C.Stayingathomeissaferthanworkinginthechemicalindustry.

　　D.Workinginthechemicalindustryissaferthantravelingbyair.

　　2.Chemicalaccidentsareusuallyimportantenoughtobereportedasnewsbecause____.

　　A.theyareveryrare

　　B.theyoftencauselossoflife

　　C.theyalwaysoccurinbigcities

　　D.theyarousetheinterestofallthereaders

　　3.Accordingtopassage，thechemicalaccidentthatcausedbythefaultofmanagementhappenedat____.

　　A.TexascityB.FlixboroughC.SevesoD.MexicoCity

　　4.Fromthepassageweknowthatammoniumnitrateisakindof____.

　　A.naturalgas，whichcaneasilycatchfire

　　B.fertilizer，whichcan#39;tbestoredinagreatquantity

　　C.poisonoussubstance，whichcan#39;tbeusedinovercrowdedareas

　　D.fuel，whichisstoredinlargetanks

　　5.Fromthediscussionamongsomeexpertswemaycocludethat____.

　　A.toavoidanyaccidentsweshouldnotrepairthefacilitiesinchemicalindustry

　　B.thelocalauthoritiesshouldnotbeconcernedwiththeproductionofthechemicalindustry

　　C.alltheseaccidentscouldhavebeenavoidedorcontrolledifeffectivemeasurehadbeentaken

　　D.naturalgasstoredinverylargetanksisalwayssafe

　　参考答案：

　　DBABC

Britishuniversities,groaningundertheburdenofahugeincreaseinstudentnumbers,arewarningthatthetraditionofafreeeducationisatrisk.Theuniversitieshavethreatenedtoimposeanadmissionfeeonstudentstoplugagapinrevenueifthegovernmentdoesnotacttoimprovetheirfinancesandscrapsomepublicspendingcutbacks.

　　Thegovernmentrespondedtotheuniversities’threatbysettingupthemostfundamentalreviewofhighereducationforageneration,underanon-partytroubleshooter（调停人），SirRonDearing.

　　Oneinthreeschool-leaversentershighereducation,fivetimesthenumberwhenthelastreviewtookplacethirtyyearsago.

　　Everyoneagreesasystemthatisfeelingthestrainafterrapidexpansionneedsalotmoremoney-butthereislittlehopeofgettingitfromthetaxpayerandnotmuchscopeforattractingmorefinancefrombusiness.

　　Mostcollegesbelievestudentsshouldcontributetotuitioncosts,somethingthatiscommonelsewhereintheworldbutwouldmarkarevolutionarychangeinBritain.Universitieswantthegovernmenttointroducealoanschemefortuitionfeesandhavesuspendedtheirownthreatenedactionfornow.TheyawaitDearing’sadvice,hopingitwillnotbetoolate-somearealreadyreportedtobeinfinancialdifficulty.

　　Asthecenturynearsitsend,thewholeconceptofwhatauniversityshouldbeisunderthemicroscope.Expertsponderhowmuchtheycanusecomputersinsteadofclassrooms,talkoftheneedforlifelonglearningandrefertostudentsas“consumers.”

　　TheConfederation（联盟）ofBritishIndustry,thekeyemployers’organization,wantsevenmoreexpansioninhighereducationtohelpfightcompetitiononworldmarketsfromboomingAsianeconomies.Butthegovernmenthasdoubtsaboutmoreexpansion.TheTimesnewspaperegress,complainingthatqualityhassufferedasstudentnumberssoared,withclosetutorialsupervisiongivingwayto“massproductionmethodsmoretypicalofEuropeanuniversities.”

　　21.ThechiefconcernofBritishuniversitiesis________.

　　A）howtotackletheirpresentfinancialdifficulty

　　B）howtoexpandtheenrollmenttomeettheneedsofenterprises

　　C）howtoimprovetheireducationaltechnology

　　D）howtoputanendtothecurrenttendencyofqualitydeterioration

　　22.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatinBritain________.

　　A）thegovernmentpaysdearlyforitsfinancialpolicy

　　B）universitiesaremainlyfundedbybusinesses

　　C）highereducationisprovidedfreeofcharge

　　D）studentsarereadytoacceptloanschemesfortuition

　　23.WhatwasthepercentageofhighschoolgraduatesadmittedtouniversitiesinBritainthirtyyearsago?

　　A）20%orso.

　　B）About15%.

　　C）Above30%.

　　D）Below10%.

　　24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

　　A）theBritishgovernmentwillbeforcedtoincreaseitsspendingonhighereducation

　　B）Britishemployersdemandanexpansioninenrollmentattheexpenseofquality

　　C）thebestwayoutforBritishuniversitiesistofollowtheirEuropeancounterparts

　　D）Britishstudentswillprobablyhavetopayfortheirhighereducationinthenearfuture

　　25.WhichofthefollowingistheviewpointoftheTimesnewspaper?

　　A）ExpansioninenrollmentisboundtoaffectthequalityofBritishhighereducation.

　　B）Britishuniversitiesshouldexpandtheirenrollmenttomeettheneedsofindustry.

　　C）Europeanuniversitiescanbettermeettheneedsofthemodernworld.

　　D）Britishuniversitiesshouldhelpfightcompetitiononworldmarkets.

Recentresearchhasclaimedthatanexcessofpositiveionsintheaircanhaveanilleffectonpeople‘sphysicalorpsychologicalhealth.Whatarepositiveions?

Well，theairisfullofions，electricallychargedparticles，andgenerallythereisaroughbalancebetweenthepositiveandthenegativecharged.Butsometimesthisbalancebecomesdisturbedandalargerproportionofpositiveionsarefound.Thishappensnaturallybeforethunderstorm，earthquakeswhenwindssuchastheMistral，HamsinorSharavareblowingincertaincountries.Oritcanbecausedbyabuild-upofstaticelectricityindoorsfromcarpetsorclothingmadeofman-madefibres，orfromTVsets，duplicatorsorcomputerdisplayscreens.

　　Whenalargenumberofpositiveionsarepresentintheairmanypeopleexperienceunpleasanteffectssuchasheadaches，fatigue，irritability，andsomeparticularlysensitivepeoplesuffernauseaorevenmentaldisturbance.Animalsarealsoaffected，particularlybeforeearthquakes，snakeshavebeenobservedtocomeoutofhibernation，ratstofleefromtheirburrows，dogshowlandcatsjumpaboutunaccountably.ThishasledtheUSGeographicalSurveytofundanetworkofvolunteerstowatchanimalsinanefforttoforeseesuchdisastersbeforetheyhitvulnerableareassuchasCalifornia.

　　Conversely，whenlargenumbersofnegativeionsarepresent，thenpeoplehaveafeelingofwell-being.Naturalconditionsthatproducetheselargeamountsarenearthesea，closetowaterfallsorfountains，orinanyplacewherewaterissprayed，orformsaspray.Thisprobablyaccountsforthebeneficialeffectofaholidaybythesea，orinthemountainswithtumblingstreamsorwaterfalls.

　　Toincreasethesupplyofnegativeionsindoors，somescientistsrecommendtheuseofionisers：

smallportablemachines，whichgeneratenegativeions.Theyclaimthationisersnotonlycleanandrefreshtheairbutalsoimprovethehealthofpeoplesensitivetoexcesspositiveions.Ofcourse，therearethedetractors，otherscientists，whodismisssuchclaimsandareskepticalaboutnegative/positiveionresearch.Thereforepeoplecanonlymakeuptheirownmindsbyobservingtheeffectsonthemselves，oronothers，ofanegativerichorpoorenvironment.Afterallitisdebatablewhetherdependingonseismicreadingstoanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethanwatchingthecat.

　　1.Whateffectdoesexceedingpositiveionizationhaveonsomepeople?

　　A.Theythinktheyareinsane.

　　B.Theyfeelratherbad-temperedandshort-fussed.

　　C.Theybecomeviolentlysick.

　　D.Theyaretootiredtodoanything.

　　2.Inaccordancewiththepassage，staticelectricitycanbecausedby___.

　　A.usinghome-madeelectricalgoods.

　　B.wearingclothesmadeofnaturalmaterials.

　　C.walkingonartificialfloorcoverings.

　　D.copyingTVprogramsonacomp