2014年职称英语理工类C级阅读理解精华练习(12)
<p> <span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="Ranger">Ranger</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span><span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span><span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="avalanches">avalanches</span>,<span word="large">large</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="crushing">crushing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountainoften">mountainoften</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Death">Death</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="ranger">ranger</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1937 38 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Alta">Alta</span>, <span word="Utah">Utah</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wasatch">Wasatch</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Forest">Forest</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="valley">valley</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="skiers">skiers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 120 <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1936 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> 200 <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1937 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="avalanches">avalanches</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alta">Alta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="resorts">resorts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Forest">Forest</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="corps">corps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="rangers">rangers</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="ranger">ranger</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="ranger">ranger</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="skier">skier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="climber">climber</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="geology">geology</span>, <span word="physics">physics</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="terrain">terrain</span>, <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="avalanches">avalanches</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="avalanches">avalanches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="roaring">roaring</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountainsides">mountainsides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="ranger">ranger</span> <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="artillery">artillery</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="blasting">blasting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="TNT">TNT</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skillful">skillful</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skiing">skiing</span> <span word="avalanches">avalanches</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p>
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