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ines,the accidents will remain a long173。term headache for China.Digging coal underground is,by its nature,a dangerous equipment can guarantee 100 percent safety for the miners working underground because numerous uncertainties exist.Most of China’s coal mines are far from being average output of coal for each Chinese coal miner every day is 1 ton,while the number in the US coal mines,where the production is highly mechanized,is 40 tons.Mechanized production in coal mines can cut down the number of miners who have to work on the dangerous coal can also enhance the capability of the mines to detect potential this way the casualty of mine accidents will be decreased.Admittedly,the mechanized production demands financial support.But what is the price of a life,or a dozen,a score—a hundred?Compare these awful figures with the misery they bring,heavy investment is worthy.1.The writer’s attitude towards dealing with coal mine accidents is________.A.critical B.sarcasticC.optimistic D.pessimistic答案 A解析 作者態(tài)度題。第二段中提到,事故發(fā)生后,官員和礦主只是被懲罰、警告或罰款,而事故依然不斷發(fā)生,由此可見作者對處理煤礦事故的做法持“批評”態(tài)度。后三項分別表示“諷刺的,樂觀的,悲觀的”。2.The underlined word “scrutinized” most probably means________.A.made B.examinedC.criticized D.discussed答案 B解析 詞義猜測題。事故發(fā)生后,自然要對安全措施進(jìn)行“檢查”。3.According to the writer,the best way to stop coal mine accidents is to________.A.perfect safety measuresB.use more natural gasC.cut down the number of minersD.improve mechanized production答案 D解析 作者意圖題。文章的第五段提到美國的機(jī)械化采煤效率是中國的40倍,再結(jié)合倒數(shù)第三段中的內(nèi)容可知作者認(rèn)為最好的方法是改善機(jī)械生產(chǎn)。4.The writer implies in the article that________.A.by improving mechanized production,we can stop coal mine accidentsB.it’s improper to depend too much on coal for energy consumptionC.officials and coal mine owners didn’t take safety measures seriouslyD.losing lives costs much more than improving mechanized production答案 D解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的內(nèi)容可知作者認(rèn)為人的生命的價值遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)高于用于改善機(jī)械生產(chǎn)的費(fèi)用。