英语六级阅读理解模拟题

英语六级阅读理解模拟题

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safer-stayingathome,travelingtoworkonpublictransport,...

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Whichissafer-stayingathome,travelingtoworkonpublic

transport,orworkingintheoffice?Surprisingly,eachofthese

carriesthesamerisk,whichisverylow.However,whataboutflying

comparedtoworkinginthechemicalindustry?Unfortunately,the

formeris65timesriskierthanthelatter!Infact,theaccident

rateofworkersinthechemicalindustryislessthanthatofalmost

anyofhumanactivity,andalmostassafeasstayingathome.

Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrong

theyoftencausedeathtothoselivingnearby.Itisthiswhichmakes

chemicalaccidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately,theyareextremely

rare.ThemostfamousoneshappenedatTexasCity(1947),Flixborough

(1974),Seveso(1976),Pemex(1984)andBhopal[1984)。

Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhough

thelossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso,andonly28workers

atFlixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal,whereupto

3,000werekilled.TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled

552.ThePemexfireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbs

ofMexicoCitytook542lives,justamonthbeforetheunfortunate

eventatBhopal.

Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccident

toillustrateaparticulardanger.ThustheTexasCityexplosionwas

causedbytonsofammoniumnitrate（硝酸钱），whichissafeunless

storedingreatquantity.TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefault

ofmanagement,whichtookriskstokeepproductiongoingduring

essentialrepairs.TheSevesoaccidentshowswhathappensifthe

localauthoritieslackknowledgeofthedangerontheirdoorstep.

Whenthepoisonousgasdriftedoverthetown,localleaderswere

incapableoftakingeffectiveaction.ThePemexfirewasmadeworse

byanoverloadedsiteinanovercrowdedsuburb.Thefiresetoff

achainreactionosexplodingstoragetanks.Yet,byamiracle,

thetwolargesttanksdidnotexplode.Hadthesecaughtfire,then

3,000strongrescueteamandfirefighterswouldallhavedied.

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Workingattheofficeissaferthanstayingathome.

B.TraverHingtoworkonpublictransportissaferthanworking

attheoffice.

C.Stayingathomeissaferthanworkinginthechemicalindustry.

D.Workinginthechemicalindustryissaferthantravelingbyair.

2.Chemicalaccidentsareusuallyimportantenoughtobereported

asnewsbecause.

A.theyareveryrare

B.theyoftencauselossoflife

C.theyalwaysoccurinbigcities

D.theyarousetheinterestofallthereaders

3.Accordingtopassage»thechemicalaccidentthatcausedbythe

faultofmanagementhappenedat___.

A.TexascityB.FlixboroughC.SevesoD.MexicoCity

4.Fromthepassageweknowthatammoniumnitrateisakindof.

A.naturalgas,whichcaneasilycatchfire

B.fertilizer,whichcantbestoredinagreatquantity

C.poisonoussubstance,whichcantbeusedinovercrowdedareas

D.fuel,whichisstoredinlargetanks

5.Fromthediscussionamongsomeexpertswemaycocludethat.

A.toavoidanyaccidentsweshouldnotrepairthefacilitiesin

chemicalindustry

B.thelocalauthoritiesshouldnotbeconcernedwiththe

productionofthechemicalindustry

C.alltheseaccidentscouldhavebeenavoidedorcontrolledif

effectivemeasurehadbeentaken

D.naturalgasstoredinverylargetanksisalv/ayssafe

参考答案：

DBABC

40yearsagotheideaofdisabledpeopledoingsportwasnever

heardof.Butwhentheannualgamesforthedisabledwerestarted

atStokeMandeville,Englandin1948bySirLudwigGuttmann,the

situationbegantochange.

SirLudwigGuttmann,whohadbeendriventoEnglandin1939from

NaziGermany,hadbeenaskedbytheBritishgovernmenttosetupan

injuriescenteratStokeMandevilleHospitalnearLondon.Hisideas

abouttreatinginjuriesincludedsportforthedisabled.

Inthefirstgamesjusttwoteamsofinjuredsoldierstookpart.

Thenextyear,1949,fiveteamstookpart.Fromthosebeginnings,

thingshavedevelopedfast.TeamsnowcomefromabroadtoStoke

Mandevilleeveryyear.In1960thefirstOlympicsfortheDisabled

wereheldinRome,inthesameplaceasthenormalOlympicGames.

Now,everyfouryearstheOlympicGamesfortheDisabledareheld,

ifpossible,inthesameplaceasthenormalOlympicGames,although

theyareorganizedseparately.InotheryearsGamesfortheDisabled

arestillheldatStokeMandeville.Inthe1984wheelchairOlympic

Games,1064wheelchairathletesfromabout40countriestook

part.Unfortunately,theywereheldatStokeMandevilleandnotin

LosAngeles,alongwiththeotherOlympics.

TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternational

friendshipandunderstanding,andinprovingthatbeingdisabled

doesnotmeanyoucantenjoysport.Onesmallsource

ofdisappointmentforthosewhoorganizeandtakepartinthegames,

however,hasbeentheunwillingnessoftheInternationalOlympic

CommitteetoincludedisabledeventsatOlympicGamesforthe

able-bodied.Perhapsafewmoreyearsarestillneededtoconvince

thosefortunateenoughnottobedisabledthattheirdisabledfellow

athletesshouldnotbeexcluded.

21.Thefirstgamesforthedisabledwereheld______afterSir

LudwigGuttmannarrivedinEngland.

A.40yearsB.21years

C.10yearsD.9years

22.BesidesStokeMandeville,surelythegamesforthedisabled

wereonceheldin______.

A.NewYorkB.London

C.RomeD.LosAngeles

23.InParagraph3,theword"athletes〃means______.

A.peoplewhosupportthegamesB.peoplewhov/atchthegames

C.peoplewhoorganiz