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　　英語六級沖刺閱讀練習題

　　A.they use proper words to carry their ideas.

　　B.they both speak truly of their own feelings.

　　C.they try to understand each other’s ideas beyond words.

　　D.they are capable of associating meaning with their words.

　　2.“I’m letting off some steam” in paragraph 1 means___.

　　A.I’m just calling your attention.

　　B.I’m just kidding.

　　C.I’m just saying the opposite.

　　D.I’m just giving off some sound.

　　3.The house-owner’s example shows that he actually means___.

　　A.the step has been like that for years.

　　B.he doesn’t think it necessary to fix the step.

　　C.the condition of the step is only a minor fault.

　　D.the cost involved in the fixing should be shared.

　　4.Some responses and behaviors may appear very illogical, but are justifiableif___.

　　A.linked to an abnormal amount of assertiveness.

　　B.seen as one’s habitual pattern of behavior.

　　C.taken as part of an ordering sequence.

　　D.expressed to a series of charges.

　　5.The word “ritualistically” in the last paragraph equals something done___.

　　A.without true intention.

　　B.light-heartedly.

　　C.in a way of ceremony.

　　D.with less emphasis.

　　英語六級沖刺閱讀練習題答案

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　　英語六級沖刺閱讀練習題2

　　Which is safer-staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working in theoffice? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low. However, what aboutflying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 timesriskier than the latter! In fact, the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less thanthat 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 deathto those living nearby. It is this which makes chemical 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 only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all wasBhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. ThePemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, justa month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.

　　Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate aparticular danger. Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate(硝酸銨),which is safe unless stored in great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault ofmanagement, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Sevesoaccident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on theirdoorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable oftaking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in anovercrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction os exploding storage tanks. Yet, by amiracle, the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strongrescue team and fire fighters would all have died.

　　英語六級沖刺閱讀練習題

　　1.Which of the following statements is true?

　　A.Working at the office is safer than staying at home.

　　B.Traverlling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.

　　C.Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.

　　D.Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.

　　2.Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as newsbecause ____.

　　A.they are very rare

　　B.they often cause loss of life

　　C.they always occur in big cities

　　D.they arouse the interest of all the readers

　　3.According to passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault ofmanagement happened at ____.

　　A.Texas city B.Flixborough C.Seveso D.Mexico City

　　4.From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of ____.

　　A.natural gas, which can easily catch fire

　　B.fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity

　　C.poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas

　　D.fuel, which is stored in large tanks

　　5.From the discussion among some experts we may coclude that ____.

　　A.to avoid any accidents we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry

　　B.the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemicalindustry

　　C.all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measure hadbeen taken

　　D.natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe

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