Advertisementsareaimedatpeoplesufferingfrommildcomplaintsbecause________.

A、theyoftenwatchadsonTV
B、theyaremorelikelytobuythedrugsadvertised
C、theygenerallyleadasedentarylife
D、theydon'ttaketosportsandeasilycatchcolds
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Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthelossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso,andonly28workersatFlixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal,whereupto3,000werekilled.TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled552.ThePemexfireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook542lives,justamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventatBhopal.

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A.theyareveryrare

B.theyoftencauselossoflife

C.theyalwaysoccurinbigcities

D.theyarousetheinterestofallthereaders

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A.Workingattheofficeissaferthanstayingathome.

B.Traverllingtoworkonpublictransportissaferthanworkingattheoffice.

C.Stayingathomeissaferthanworkinginthechemicalindustry.

D.Workinginthechemicalindustryissaferthantravelingbyair.

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A.TexascityB.FlixboroughC.SevesoD.MexicoCity

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A.toavoidanyaccidentsweshouldnotrepairthefacilitiesinchemicalindustry

B.thelocalauthoritiesshouldnotbeconcernedwiththeproductionofthechemicalindustry

C.alltheseaccidentscouldhavebeenavoidedorcontrolledifeffectivemeasurehadbeentaken

D.naturalgasstoredinverylargetanksisalwayssafe

5.Fromthepassageweknowthatammoniumnitrateisakindof____.

A.naturalgas,whichcaneasilycatchfire

B.fertilizer,whichcan'tbestoredinagreatquantity

C.poisonoussubstance,whichcan'tbeusedinovercrowdedareas

D.fuel,whichisstoredinlargetanks

Thematterisnottobe____.

A、watchedfor
B、waitedon
C、takenover
D、trifledwith

Hetoldthestoryinsuchminutedetail________________(简直就像他亲眼看见一样).

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Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

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Manypsychologiststodayareworkingtotrytodeterminejusthowapersonexperiencesorperceivestheworldaroundhim.Usingascientificapproach,thesepsychologistssetupexperimentsinwhichtheycancontrolallofthefactors.Bymeasuringandchartingtheresultsofmanyexperiments,theyaretryingtofindoutwhatmakesdifferentpeopleperceivetotallydifferentthingsaboutthesamescene.

1.Seeingandperceivingare.

A.thesameaction

B.twoseparateactions

C.twoactionscarriedonentirelybyeyes

D.severalactionsthattakeplaceatdifferenttimes

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A.inoureyes

B.onlywhenwethinkveryhardaboutsomething

C.onlyunderthedirectionofapsychologist

D.ineveryperson’smind

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A.theyseedifferentthingsB.somehavebettereyesight

C.theycannotagreeaboutthingsD.noneofthese

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C.Thestudyofperceptionisgoingonnow.

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