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Likeamonster,itdestroyseverything."
That'
showoneschoolgirldescribedatsunami(海啸).
OnDec.26,2004,amagnitude-9.1earthquakeinIndonesiasetoffamassivetsunami.Itkilledmorethan230,000peopleacrossfourcountriesandcostanestimated$10billionindamage.
Nov.5isWorldTsunamiAwarenessDayandattheUnitedNationsWednesday,disasterriskreductionwashighontheagenda.
WhatIcantellyouisthatthetsunamiwavecannotbestopped,*'
saidBulgariansU.N.AmbassadorGeorgiVelikovPanayotov.HewasonvacationinThailandin2004andsurvivedthetsunami."
Whatwecandoisbuildearlywarningsystemsand,ofcourse,educatethepopulationaboutthedamagingpowerofthetsunamiwave,"
hesaid.
OnMarch11,2011,amagnitude-9earthquakerockednortheasternJapantriggeringafiercetsunamithatalsodamagedtheFukushimaDaiichinuclearplant,southofSendai.
WhenthebigearthquakehitJapanin2011,peoplethoughtthatwewerepreparedforit,"
saidJapan'
sU.N.AmbassadorKoroBessho."
Itcausedseveredamage.Wehaddams;
wehaddrills.However,wehadbeencountingonsomethingthathitsevery100yearsandtheearthquakewasofthesizeofpossiblyevery500yearsorthousandyears,hesaid.
Thesetwoeventssentthecountriesoftheregionintooverdrivetoreviewandimprovedisasterpreparedness.In2015theSendaiFrameworkforDisasterRiskReductionwasborn.Itaimstohelpcreateabetterunderstandingofdisasterriskandimprovepreparednessforaneffectiveresponse.
Indonesiaismadeupofthousandsofislandswhicharedisaster-prone(易受灾地区).WillemRampangilei,headoftheDisasterManagementAgencyofIndonesia,saidhisgovernmentnowhasplansforeverydisaster-pronecity.
Countriesatriskarealsoexpandingtheireducationprograms.Childrenfromanearlyagearetaughthowtoreactincaseofatsunamiandthengowiththeirclassmatestohighergroundawayfromcoastalareastoavoidthewallsofwaterthetsunamitriggers.
24.WhatdoesGeorgiVelikovPanayotovmainlytalkabout?
A.Thegeneralfeaturesofatsunami.B.Waysforhumanstofaceatsunami.
C.Hissufferinginthe2004tsunami.D.Thelosscausedbythe2004tsunami.
25.InKoroBessho'
sopinion,whydidthe2011earthquakecauseseveredamage?
A.Itcausedafiercetsunami.B.Itdestroyedanuclearplant.
C.Thesizewasbeyondexpectation.D.Therewasnoeffectivedefensesystem.
26.Whatcommonbeliefpusheddifferentcountriestotakeactiontofaceacomingtsunami?
A.Childrenshouldbeprotectedbyallmeans.
B.Theimprovementofpreparednesscanreducedamage.
C.Properresponseincaseofatsunamicansaveone*slife.
D.Strongermeasuresshouldbetakenindisaster-proneareas.
27.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.WorldTsunamiAwarenessDay
B.NationsAttackedbyMassiveTsunami
C.TheUnpredictableandDestructiveDisaster
D.LearnfromDisasterstoPreventFutureOnes
C
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Formorethanadecade,SarahParcakandherteamhavebeenonthefrontlineofthisrevolution.Theyusesatelliteimagestofindandexploreancientsitesaroundtheglobe.Nowthey*reabouttotakeonanewchallengeastheyfocusGlobalXplorercitizen-scienceprojectonIndia.
In2017,Parcaklaunchedanonlineplatform,calledGlobalXplorer,tocrowdsource(群众夕卜包)theinitialassessmentofsatelliteimagesforsignsofculturesfromlongago.AnyoneintheworldwithacomputerandInternetaccesscouldhelpdiscoverandprotectremainsofPeru'
srichculturalheritage.Theresultshavebeensurprising.About80,000participantsfromahundredcountrieshaveidentified19,000sitesthatwerenotinPeru'
sdatabase.TheplatformforPeruisstillrunning.
Ifallgoeswell,theworkinIndiacouldlastforyears."
Indiahashadrelativelylittlearchaeologicalworkdone,"
Parcaksays.Also,thefullextentofIndia'
sarchaeologicalworkhasneverbeenmappedcompletely.Parcakexpectsherprojecttomakeupthat.Whereverweendupgoing,thecrowd'
sgoingtobeabletoseeextraordinarythings,"
Parcaksays.
ThirtysixIndia'
sculturalheritagerelicsarealreadylistedasUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Parcakthinkstherecouldbetensofthousandsofasyetunknownsitesmappedaspartofthisproject.Thediscoveriespromisetobeamazingacrossthelandthathasseenaparadeofculturescomeandgo.
Inthefuture,shehopesothercountrieswillcontacthertolaunchtheirownsatellitesurveys.TheDossibilitiesarehuee・Parcakestimatesthatthereareatleast12millionpotentialarchaeologicalsitesyettobediscovered.Thatmeanstheskyisthelimitforherprojectnowthatithasgottenoffthegroundsuccessfully.
28.What'
sthepurposeofParcak*sproject?
A.TointerviewcitizensviatheInternet.
B.Todigoutmoreremainsofancientcities.
C.Tobuilddatabasesforunknownculturalheritage.
D.Toidentifyunknownancientsitesthroughjointefforts.
29.WhatdoweknowabouttheparticipantsinPeruproject?
A.TheyareInternet-equippedvolunteers.
B.Theyarewell-trainedvoluntaryscholars.
C.TheyaremostlyfansofarcheologyinPeru.
D.Theyareallarchaeologistsallovertheworld.
30.WhyisParcak'
sprojectimportanttoIndia?
A.Indialacksthorougharchaeologicalwork.
B.Indianscallfortheprotectionoftheirrichcultures.
C.There'
snoamazingarchaeologicaldiscoveryinIndia.
D.IndianeedsmorerelicslistedasWorldHeritageSites.
31.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"
Thepossibilitiesarehu」e.‘‘inParagraph6mean?
A.Parcak'
sprojectwillbecomesuccessful.
B.Fewcountrieswillstartsatellitesurveys.
C.TherewillbeamazingdiscoveriesinIndia.
D.Morearchaeologicalsiteswillbeidentified.
D
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Atthesametimethatweshareourpersonalinformation,thereisagrowingconcernwithhowthatinformationisbeinggathered,stored,usedandshared.WhilemanyeconomieslikeCanadaandtheEUhaveprivacylawsdatingbacktothemid-1990s,changestodatapracticesinthepastfiveyearshavemotivatedgovernmentstorevieworupdateexistinglaws.
Changestoprivacylawsarebeingfuelledbygrowingpublicconcernswiththeideaofunrestricteddataaccumulationanduse.Forinstance,earlierthisyear,theWorldEconomicForumfoundthat1/3ofglobalcitizenshavenoideaabouthowtheirpersonalinformationisusedandthattrustislacking.
Privacylawsarechangingtodealwiththerealandnoticedrisksofharmwhichresultfromtheunder-regulatedorunregulateddataeconomy.TheEUhasintroducedbigreformtolawswhichareaimedatprotectingprivacy.TheEU*sGeneralDataProtectionRegulation(GDPR)introducedstrictrequirementsforthosethatcontrolorprocessthepersonaldataofthepeoplewholiveintheEU.TheGDPR'
sstatedgoalsfocusontheprotectionandbasicrightsofpersonalinformation.CertainUSstatesarealsoenteringtheringinthefightforcontroloverpersonaldata.Theyhavepassedorareactivelyconsideringprivacylaws.Californiaisoutfront.TheCaliforniaConsumerPrivacyAcKCCPA)providesgreatercontroltoindividualsovertheirpersonalinformation.ThereisasensethatprivacylawsareonthenearhorizonintheUS.
Thesearetwoexamplesthatareactivelypursuingmoreprogressiveprivacylaws.Oneimportantconsiderationistoharmonizeglobalstandardsforbestlawpractices.Thiswilleasecompliance(遵守)acrossborderandprovideavalu