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Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low.However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that 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 death to those living nearby.It is this that 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)． up to 3，000 were killed.The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552.The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.
Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger.Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium_nitrate,_which is safe unless stored in a great quantity.The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs.The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep.When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action.The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb.The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks.Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode.Had these caught fire, then 3，000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died.
解题导语：化学品事故发生几率比较低但它常常导致较大的人员伤亡所以人们非常关注。专家分析了这些化学事故的原因帮助我们采取有效措施控制或避免这类事故的发生。safer than working in the chemical industry.
D．Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, ！”可知在化工行业工作比乘飞机旅行安全得多故选D。________．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
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby.It is this that chemical accidents so newsworthy.”可知是因为它经常引起较大的人员伤亡故选B。________.
A．Texas city
B．Flixborough
C．Seveso
D．Mexico City
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, 可知选B。________．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
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, 可知选B。________．d any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry
B．the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry
C．all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures had been taken
D．natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe
解析：推理判断题。最后一段中专家分析了各种事故发生的原因得出“如果采取及时有效的措施所有的事故能够控制或避免”的结论故选C。假如你是2017年某校的高考第一名李斌许多高三学生发电子邮件向你请教学习中遇到的问题和高考取胜之道。请你根据所给的内容在校英语论坛上向咨询者发个帖子介绍你的成功经1．努力学习多动脑筋多练习。树立信心保持乐观心态。胜不骄败不馁。找到适合自己的学习方法勤学好问。互助互学共同进步。健康饮食保持充足的睡眠不要熬夜多运动保持身体健康。注意：1.词数120左右。可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________
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From your emails, I've known that you came across many problems in your studies. I understand how you are suffering because I had the same experience last year. To change the situation, here is my advice.
Firstly, you should study hard and use your brains whenever you meet with any problems. As is known, practice makes perfect. Secondly, it's necessary to be confident and keep optimistic about your future. It's true that failure will make us powerful. Thirdly, why not seek some study methods appropriate to you? If not, you may turn to your teacher or consult with your fellow students. Finally, it's suggested that you have a healthy diet, sleep well and take enough exercise. Undoubtedly, anything would be meaningless without health.
OK! Am I clear? Maybe, my suggestions will make a difference to your studies.
Wish you success.
Yours lovely，
Li Bin