英语专业四级考试阅读理解考前冲刺试题(3)
<p> <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safer">safer</span>-<span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>? <span word="Surprisingly">Surprisingly</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>? <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="is">is</span> 65 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="riskier">riskier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>! <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="newsworthy">newsworthy</span>. <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="City">City</span> ,<span word="Flixborough">Flixborough</span> , <span word="Seveso">Seveso</span> , <span word="Pemex">Pemex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bhopal">Bhopal</span> .</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="small">small</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Seveso">Seveso</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> 28 <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Flixborough">Flixborough</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Bhopal">Bhopal</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3,000 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fertilizer">fertilizer</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 552. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pemex">Pemex</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="took">took</span> 542 <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bhopal">Bhopal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ammonium">ammonium</span> <span word="nitrate">nitrate</span>(硝酸铵),<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Flixborough">Flixborough</span> <span word="fireball">fireball</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Seveso">Seveso</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doorstep">doorstep</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poisonous">poisonous</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="drifted">drifted</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="incapable">incapable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pemex">Pemex</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overloaded">overloaded</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overcrowded">overcrowded</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="os">os</span> <span word="exploding">exploding</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="explode">explode</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="then">then</span> 3,000 <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span>.</p>
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