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1、南方学习网www.m-lrc.com英语六级阅读专项：王长喜六级考试标准阅读(3)第十一篇：    Whichissafer-stayingathome，travelingtoworkonpublictransport，orworkingintheoffice？Surprisingly，eachofthesecarriesthesamerisk，whichisverylow.However，whataboutflyingcomparedtoworkinginthechemicalindustry？Unfortunately，theformeris65timesriskierthanthelat

2、ter！Infact，theaccidentrateofworkersinthechemicalindustryislessthanthatofalmostanyofhumanactivity，andalmostassafeasstayingathome.   Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrongtheyoftencausedeathtothoselivingnearby.Itisthiswhichmakeschemicalaccidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately，theyareextreme

3、lyrare.ThemostfamousoneshappenedatTexasCity（1947），Flixborough（1974），Seveso（1976），Pemex（1984）andBhopal（1984）。   Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthelossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso，andonly28workersatFlixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal，whereupto3，000werekilled.TheTexasCity

4、explosionoffertilizerkilled552.ThePemexfireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook542lives，justamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventatBhopal.   Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccidenttoillustrateaparticulardanger.ThustheTexasCityexplosionwascausedbytonsofammoniumnitrate（

5、硝酸铵），whichissafeunlessstoredingreatquantity.TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement，whichtookriskstokeepproductiongoingduringessentialrepairs.TheSevesoaccidentshowswhathappensifthelocalauthoritieslackknowledgeofthedangerontheirdoorstep.Whenthepoisonousgasdrifted overthetown，localleaderswereinc

6、apableof南方学习网www.m-lrc.com南方学习网www.m-lrc.comtakingeffectiveaction.ThePemexfirewasmadeworsebyanoverloadedsiteinanovercrowdedsuburb.Thefiresetoffachainreactionosexplodingstoragetanks.Yet，byamiracle，thetwolargesttanksdidnotexplode.Hadthesecaughtfire，then3，000strongrescueteamandfirefighterswouldallhaved

7、ied.   1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？   A.Workingattheofficeissaferthanstayingathome.   B.Traverllingtoworkonpublictransportissaferthanworkingattheoffice.   C.Stayingathomeissaferthanworkingin