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It has been said that "Not everything that is learned iscontained in books." Some people think that experience teachesmore than books. In your opinion, which is more important-experience or books

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passage oneWhich is safer-staying at home, traveling to work on publictransport, or working in the office Surprisingly, each of thesecarries the same risk, which is very low. However, what aboutflying compared to working in the chemical industryUnfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! Infact, the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is lessthan that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe asstaying at home. The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death tothose living nearby. It is this which makes chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately, they areextremely 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. Noone died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal,where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at astorage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before theunfortunate event at Bhopal. Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particulardanger. Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate(硝酸铵),whichis safe unless stored in great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management,which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident showswhat happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep. When thepoisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action. ThePemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off achain reactions 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. Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because ____.

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

passage twoOpen up most fashion magazines and you will see incrediblythin models with impossible hair and wearing unreasonablyexpensive, impracticably styled clothes. But shouldn’t clothes becomfortably durable and make a principle of being simple forthe individual who wears them Why are we constantly toldthat we need to buy new clothes and add fresh pieces to ourcollection Fashions change year after year so lots of people can make pilesof money. If folks are convinced that they need a different look each season, that this year’ssweater’s length and shoes style are important, they can be persuaded to buy. The fashionindustry would have you ignore your shortcomings and just make you feel beautiful and happy. Infact it is not only a phenomenon we can find in people’s dressing. Fashion controls our lives. Fashion controls what we wear, what we eat, what we drink, the waywe cut our hair, the makeup We buy and use, the color of the cars we drive. Fashion even controlsour ideas. You don’t believe me How many. Of your friends are vegetarians Why are they vegetariansBecause it is fashionable! Where does fashion come from Often the reasons are quite logical. Scientists and historiansstudy the fashions of the past and discover the secrets of each fashion. When girls see an attractive guy, their blood pressure rises and their lips become redder. That’swhy guys think that girls wearing lipstick are beautiful. Why do guys shave their heads In the past soldiers shaved their heads to kill the insects thatlived in their hair. Now guys shave their heads so that they look strong and masculine, likesoldiers. People spend a lot of time and money on fashion. But are they wasting their money Changes infashion help to develop new technologies. Changes in style create work for people all over theworld. Many people work in the fashion industry, particularly in the fashion capitals of London,New York, Paris and Milan. And finally, fashion makes you feel good, doesn’t it When you are dressed in the latest style,dancing to the most fashionable music, after watching the latest hit film, you feel great, don’t you It is indicated by the author that clothes should be

A. comfortable and durable.
B. new and fresh.
C. expensive and fashionable.
D. simple and unique

passage twoOpen up most fashion magazines and you will see incrediblythin models with impossible hair and wearing unreasonablyexpensive, impracticably styled clothes. But shouldn’t clothes becomfortably durable and make a principle of being simple forthe individual who wears them Why are we constantly toldthat we need to buy new clothes and add fresh pieces to ourcollection Fashions change year after year so lots of people can make pilesof money. If folks are convinced that they need a different look each season, that this year’ssweater’s length and shoes style are important, they can be persuaded to buy. The fashionindustry would have you ignore your shortcomings and just make you feel beautiful and happy. Infact it is not only a phenomenon we can find in people’s dressing. Fashion controls our lives. Fashion controls what we wear, what we eat, what we drink, the waywe cut our hair, the makeup We buy and use, the color of the cars we drive. Fashion even controlsour ideas. You don’t believe me How many. Of your friends are vegetarians Why are they vegetariansBecause it is fashionable! Where does fashion come from Often the reasons are quite logical. Scientists and historiansstudy the fashions of the past and discover the secrets of each fashion. When girls see an attractive guy, their blood pressure rises and their lips become redder. That’swhy guys think that girls wearing lipstick are beautiful. Why do guys shave their heads In the past soldiers shaved their heads to kill the insects thatlived in their hair. Now guys shave their heads so that they look strong and masculine, likesoldiers. People spend a lot of time and money on fashion. But are they wasting their money Changes infashion help to develop new technologies. Changes in style create work for people all over theworld. Many people work in the fashion industry, particularly in the fashion capitals of London,New York, Paris and Milan. And finally, fashion makes you feel good, doesn’t it When you are dressed in the latest style,dancing to the most fashionable music, after watching the latest hit film, you feel great, don’t you The passage mentions the advantages of fashion EXCEPT that

A. it can help promote technological development.
B. it enables people to remain up-to-date.
C. it can create more job opportunities for people.
D. it can make people achieve a great feeling.

passage twoOpen up most fashion magazines and you will see incrediblythin models with impossible hair and wearing unreasonablyexpensive, impracticably styled clothes. But shouldn’t clothes becomfortably durable and make a principle of being simple forthe individual who wears them Why are we constantly toldthat we need to buy new clothes and add fresh pieces to ourcollection Fashions change year after year so lots of people can make pilesof money. If folks are convinced that they need a different look each season, that this year’ssweater’s length and shoes style are important, they can be persuaded to buy. The fashionindustry would have you ignore your shortcomings and just make you feel beautiful and happy. Infact it is not only a phenomenon we can find in people’s dressing. Fashion controls our lives. Fashion controls what we wear, what we eat, what we drink, the waywe cut our hair, the makeup We buy and use, the color of the cars we drive. Fashion even controlsour ideas. You don’t believe me How many. Of your friends are vegetarians Why are they vegetariansBecause it is fashionable! Where does fashion come from Often the reasons are quite logical. Scientists and historiansstudy the fashions of the past and discover the secrets of each fashion. When girls see an attractive guy, their blood pressure rises and their lips become redder. That’swhy guys think that girls wearing lipstick are beautiful. Why do guys shave their heads In the past soldiers shaved their heads to kill the insects thatlived in their hair. Now guys shave their heads so that they look strong and masculine, likesoldiers. People spend a lot of time and money on fashion. But are they wasting their money Changes infashion help to develop new technologies. Changes in style create work for people all over theworld. Many people work in the fashion industry, particularly in the fashion capitals of London,New York, Paris and Milan. And finally, fashion makes you feel good, doesn’t it When you are dressed in the latest style,dancing to the most fashionable music, after watching the latest hit film, you feel great, don’t you The fashion industry makes profits by

A. selling the products at high prices.
B. creating a need in you.
C. helping you get rid of your shortcomings.
D. making you look more beautiful.

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