课程说明教学内容:练习和讲解passage18/19/20/21教学对象:用心听的,有纸笔的,写作业的教学目标:应急性学习专升本阅读,提高 考试成绩教学方法:演绎,归纳,思维导图教学流程:讲解总结练习育人博才教育专升本阅读育人博才教育阅读备考方案1 .刷题----提高速度2.刷词----提高熟练度3.总结----提高应试能力育人博才教育阅读流程展示育人博才教育1 .Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutmemory?Ithelpsusperceiv ethingshappeningarounduseveryday.Itisbasedonthedecisio nswemadeinthepast.C.Itisrootedinourpasthabitsand skills.Itconnectsourpastexperienceswiththepresent.2.Accord ingtothepassage,memoryishelpfulinone''slifeinthefollowi ngaspectsEXCEPTthatA.itinvolvesachangeinone''sbehavior B.itkeepsinformationforlateruseC.itwarn speoplenottodothingsrepeatedlyD.itenablesonetoremember eventsthathappenedinthepastltisdifficulttoimaginewhat lifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsofthousandsof everydayperceptions,thebasisforthedecisionswemake,andth erootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexpe riences,whicharebroughtintothepresentbymemory.Memorycan bedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlat eruse.Itnotonlyincludes“remembering”thingslikearithmetic (算术)orhistoricalfacts,butalsoinvolvesanychangeintheway ananimaltypicallybehaves.Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgives upeatinggrainbecausehehassniffed(嗅出)somethingsuspiciou sinthegrainpile.Passage18育人博才教育3.Whatistheauthor''sview aboutcomputersandhumanbeingsintermsofintelligence?A.Compu tershavebettermemorythanachilddoes.B.Computersareasintel ligentasateenageris.C.Computerscanunderstandasmanyas100 ,000words.D.Humanbeingsarefarsuperiortocomputers.Memory existsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalo bjectsandmachines.Computers,forexample,containdevicesfor storingdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememo rystoragecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.The instantaccessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,00 0“words”—stringofalphabeticornumericalcharacters—readyfori nstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemean ingofabout100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafr actionofthetotalamountofinformationthattheteenagerhass tored.Consider,forexample,thenumberoffacesandplacesthat theteenagercanrecognizeonsight.Passage18育人博才教育4.Whatist hemajorcharacteristicofman''smemorycapacityaccordingtoth eauthor?A.Itcanbeexpandedbylanguage.B.Itcanrememberall thecombinedwords.C.Itmaykeepalltheinformationinthepast. D.Itmaychangewhathasbeenstoredinit.5.Humanbein gsmakethemselvesdifferentfromotheranimalsbyA.havingtheab ilitytoperceivedangerB.havingafargreatermemorycapacityC.h avingtheabilitytorecognizefacesandplacesonsightD.having theabilitytodrawonpastexperiencesTheuseofwordsistheb asisoftheadvancedproblem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings .Alargepartofaperson''smemoryisintermsofwordsandcomb inationsofwords.Butwhilelanguagegreatlyexpandsthenumber andthekindofthingsapersoncanremember,italsorequiresa hugememorycapacity.Itmaywellbethiscapacitythatdistingui sheshumans,settingthemapartfromotheranimals.Passage18育人博才 教育ltisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutme mory.Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasi sforthedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskil lsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtint othepresentbymemory.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacityto keepinformationavailableforlateruse.Itnotonlyincludes“ remembering”thingslikearithmetic(算术)orhistoricalfacts,but alsoinvolvesanychangeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves. Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecauseheha ssniffed(嗅出)somethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.Memoryex istsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalobj ectsandmachines.Computers,forexample,containdevicesforst oringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememory storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.Thei nstantaccessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000“ words”—stringofalphabeticornumericalcharacters—readyforins tantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeanin gofabout100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafrac tionofthetotalamountofinformationthattheteenagerhassto red.Consider,forexample,thenumberoffacesandplacesthatt heteenagercanrecognizeonsight.Theuseofwordsisthebasis oftheadvancedproblem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.A largepartofaperson''smemoryisintermsofwordsandcombinat ionsofwords.Butwhilelanguagegreatlyexpandsthenumberand thekindofthingsapersoncanremember,italsorequiresahuge memorycapacity.Itmaywellbethiscapacitythatdistinguishes humans,settingthemapartfromotheranimals.育人博才教育我们各种习惯和技能的根 源都能在过去的经历中找到痕迹,这些都是凭记忆反映到现实中的。一只老鼠闻出谷堆里有异味而不吃谷子,这也是因为它有过去的记忆而做出的反 映。青少年平均能认识10万英语单词,然而这只是他们大脑储存的信息的一小部分而已。语言可以扩充人类记忆的事物的数量和种类,这就要求有 极大的记忆容量。这种能力使人类区别于其他动物。会写的单词认识不会写的单词不认识的单词动词育人博才教育ltisdifficult toimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeanings ofthousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasisforthedecisions wemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefound inourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothepresentbyme mory.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationav ailableforlateruse.Itnotonlyincludes“remembering”things likearithmetic(算术)orhistoricalfacts,butalsoinvolvesanych angeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves.育人博才教育Memoryisinvo lvedwhenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecausehehassniffed(嗅出 )somethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.Memoryexistsnotonlyi nhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachin es.Computers,forexample,containdevicesforstoringdatafor lateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememorystoragecapaci tyofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.Theinstantaccessm emoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000“words”—stringo falphabeticornumericalcharacters—readyforinstantuse.育人博才教 育AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningofabou t100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafractionoft hetotalamountofinformationthattheteenagerhasstored.Cons ider,forexample,thenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenag ercanrecognizeonsight.Theuseofwordsisthebasisofthead vancedproblem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.育人博才教育Alarg epartofaperson''smemoryisintermsofwordsandcombinations ofwords.Butwhilelanguagegreatlyexpandsthenumberandthe kindofthingsapersoncanremember,italsorequiresahugemem orycapacity.Itmaywellbethiscapacitythatdistinguisheshum ans,settingthemapartfromotheranimals.育人博才教育6.Thebesttitl eofthispassagecanbeA.HowtoCatchOuttheDishonestCandidat eB.HowtoFindaJobbyTricksD.AdvantagesofJobInterviewsC.Dis advantagesofJobInterviews7.Theliarshardtorecognizearetho sewhotellA.completetruthsB.completeliesC.partialtruthsD.main lytruths8.Howwerethejobapplicantsabletoliewithoutbeing detected?A.Byleavingoutsomenecessaryinformation.B.Byprovidi ngmoreinformationthanneeded.C.Byusingtheirbodylanguage.D. Bytellingsomeunbelievablelies.Mostpersonnelmanagersagree thatjobinterviewsareoneoftheleastobjectiverecruitmentme thods.Buttheadvantagesoftestingarenotgoingtochangethe atractionoftheinterviewtoemployers.Theappealoftheinter viewhaseverythingtodowiththehumanfactor.Mostpeoplebeli evethattheyareareasonablejudgeofcharacterandtrusttheir instinctivefeelings.Wemightusesomekindoftesttoaidthe selectionprocess,butweusuallypickacandidatewhointerviews well,hasgoodqualificationsandanimpressiveworkrecord.But supposethecandidateliesorislessthancompletelyhonest,“Th iscanbeaseriousproblemofemployers,”explainsAlanConrad,C hiefExecutieatOptimusRecruitment.“Themostdifficultliarst ofindarethosewhotellhalf-truthsratherthancompletelies.” Researchshowsthatupto75percentofresumesareinaccurateon purpose.Themostcommonpracticeisomission.Passage19育人博才教育9 .Inordertopickupaqualifiedandanhonestcandidate,Conrad suggeststhatweA.examinetheresumescarefullyB.inspectthecand idatesaggressivelyC.correcttheresumesintentionallyD.compareo ne''sresumewithothers10.Whatistheauthor''sattitudetowardsj obinterviews?A.Mostobjective.B.Toosubjective.C.Suspicious.D.Cr edulous.Interviewershouldthereforeconcentrateonareasofunc ertaintysuchasgapsbetweenperiodsofemploymentandjobdescr iptionsthatseemstrange.“Focusingontheseareaswillforcec andidatestotellthetruthorbecomeincreasinglydishonest.Thi sisusuallywhenpeoplesignaltheiranxietybytheirbodylangu age.Sweatontheupperlip,falsesmilesandnervoushandmoveme ntsallindicateddiscomfort.”Conraddoesnotsuggestanaggress ivepolicy-styleinterviewtechnique,butinsiststhatcloseinsp ectionofaresumeisabsolutelyessential.Onlybyaskingtheri ghtquestionscanyouconfirmthesuitabilityofthecandidateor putpressureonthosewhoarebeinglessthancompletelyhonest. Passage18育人博才教育Mostpersonnelmanagersagreethatjobintervie wsareoneoftheleastobjectiverecruitmentmethods.Butthead vantagesoftestingarenotgoingtochangetheattractionofthe interviewtoemployers.Theappealoftheinterviewhaseverythi ngtodowiththehumanfactor.Mostpeoplebelievethattheyare areasonablejudgeofcharacterandtrusttheirinstinctivefeel ings.Wemightusesomekindoftesttoaidtheselectionprocess ,butweusuallypickacandidatewhointerviewswell,hasgoodqu alificationsandanimpressiveworkrecord.Butsupposethecandi dateliesorislessthancompletelyhonest,“Thiscanbeaserio usproblemofemployers,”explainsAlanConrad,ChiefExecutieat OptimusRecruitment.“Themostdifficultliarstofindarethosew hotellhalf-truthsratherthancompletelies.”Researchshowstha tupto75percentofresumesareinaccurateonpurpose.Themost commonpracticeisomission.Interviewershouldthereforeconcen trateonareasofuncertaintysuchasgapsbetweenperiodsofemp loymentandjobdescriptionsthatseemstrange.“Focusingonthe seareaswillforcecandidatestotellthetruthorbecomeincrea singlydishonest.Thisisusuallywhenpeoplesignaltheiranxiet ybytheirbodylanguage.Sweatontheupperlip,falsesmilesan dnervoushandmovementsallindicateddiscomfort.”Conraddoesn otsuggestanaggressivepolicy-styleinterviewtechnique,butin siststhatcloseinspectionofaresumeisabsolutelyessential. Onlybyaskingtherightquestionscanyouconfirmthesuitabilit yofthecandidateorputpressureonthosewhoarebeinglessth ancompletelyhonest.育人博才教育大部分人事经理认同面试是最不客观的招聘手段。假如候选人撒谎或者不够诚实,这对 企业来说是个严重的问题。最难识别的撒谎者是那些一部分说了谎话的人,而不是全部说谎话的人。面试官应该集中询问那些不确定的点,比如 两次工作之间的间隔还有似乎有些奇怪的职位描述。Conrad不建议使用会冒犯人的像政策一样的面试手段,但是他坚持认为对简历进行仔细 的调查是非常必要的。会写的单词认识不会写的单词不认识的单词动词育人博才教育Mostpersonnelmanagersagre ethatjobinterviewsareoneoftheleastobjectiverecruitment methods.Buttheadvantagesoftestingarenotgoingtochangeth eattractionoftheinterviewtoemployers.Theappealoftheint erviewhaseverythingtodowiththehumanfactor.Mostpeoplebe lievethattheyareareasonablejudgeofcharacterandtrustthei rinstinctivefeelings.Wemightusesomekindoftesttoaidthe selectionprocess,butweusuallypickacandidatewhointerviews well,hasgoodqualificationsandanimpressiveworkrecord.育人博 才教育6.Butsupposethecandidateliesorislessthancompletelyh onest,“Thiscanbeaseriousproblemofemployers,”explainsAlan Conrad,ChiefExecutiveatOptimusRecruitment.7.“Themostdiff icultliarstofindarethosewhotellhalf-truthsratherthanco mpletelies.”8.Researchshowsthatupto75percentofresumes areinaccurateonpurpose.Themostcommonpracticeisomission.9 .Interviewershouldthereforeconcentrateonareasofuncertain tysuchasgapsbetweenperiodsofemploymentandjobdescription sthatseemstrange.育人博才教育10.“Focusingontheseareaswillforc ecandidatestotellthetruthorbecomeincreasinglydishonest. Thisisusuallywhenpeoplesignaltheiranxietybytheirbodyla nguage.Sweatontheupperlip,falsesmilesandnervoushandmov ementsallindicateddiscomfort.”12.Conraddoesnotsuggestana ggressivepolicy-styleinterviewtechnique,butinsiststhatclos einspectionofaresumeisabsolutelyessential.13.Onlybyask ingtherightquestionscanyouconfirmthesuitabilityoftheca ndidateorputpressureonthosewhoarebeinglessthancomplete lyhonest.育人博才教育1.Manypost-80scouplescan''tgotothemovies, shoporattendpartiesbecauseA.theyhavetolookaftertheirk idsB.theyhavetolookaftertheirparentsC.theyarebusywith theirworkD.theyhavenomoney2.InParagraph2,“a wayout”meansA.outofdateB.asolutionC.withoutquestion D.acomplaintManypost-80scouplesarecomplainingthatgoi ngtothemovies,shoppingoratendingpartieshavebecomeimpos siblesincetheirkidswereborn.That’sthewaymostparentsare livingtheirlives,noweekendsoftheirown,notimetovisitfr iends,notevenachanceofpromotionintheirjobs.Askinghelpf romtheirparentsmightbeawayout,butproblemsarethatsome agingparentsarenotstrongenoughtotakecareofthekids,and thatthekidsmayalsobecometoospoiledbytheirgrandparents. Passage20育人博才教育3.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thesolutiont otheproblemofpost-80scouplesisthatA.familieswithkidsfo rmasmallgroupB.theyasktheiragingparentsforhelpC.theygiv euptheirjobsD.theytaketheirkidswherevertheygo4.Whatis (are)theadvantage(s)ofbaby-pooling?A.Theparentscanhavemuc hmorefreetime.B.Thekidscanmakenewfriends.C.Thekidswont behangingaroundtheirparentsalldaylong.D.Alloftheabove.5 .Thepassagemainlydiscusses______A.post-80scouplesandtheir friendsB.post-80scouplesandbaby-poolingC.post-80scouplesand theirparents.D.kidsandtheirgrandparentsT hen,herecomesasolution:familieswithkidscanformasmallgr oup,andparentsofeachfamilycantaketurnstolookafterall thekidsinthisgrouponweekends.Thus,otherparentscanhave somequiettimeandfeelfreetodosomethingthey''vebeenpannin gforalongtime.Atthesametime,thekidscanmakenewfriends andwon''tbehangingaroundtheirparentsalldaylong.Thisis baby-pooling.Passage20育人博才教育育人博才教育Manypost-80scouplesarecom plainingthatgoingtothemovies,shoppingorattendingparties havebecomeimpossiblesincetheirkidswereborn.That‘stheway mostparentsarelivingtheirlives,noweekendsoftheirown,no timetovisitfriends,notevenachanceofpromotionintheirjo bs.Askinghelpfromtheirparentsmightbeawayout,butproblem sarethatsomeagingparentsarenotstrongenoughtotakecare ofthekids,andthatthekidsmayalsobecometoospoiledbythe irgrandparents.Then,herecomesasolution:familieswithkidsc anformasmallgroup,andparentsofeachfamilycantaketurns tolookafterallthekidsinthisgrouponweekends.Thus,other parentscanhavesomequiettimeandfeelfreetodosomethingt hey''vebeenpanningforalongtime.Atthesametime,thekidscan makenewfriendsandwon''tbehangingaroundtheirparentsalld aylong.Thisisbaby-pooling.1.许多80后抱怨说自从孩子出生后,看定影、购物或参加聚会都不可能了 。2.找父母帮忙或许是个好办法,但问题是有些上年纪的父母身体不好不能看孩子。因此有个解决方案:有孩子的家庭可以成立一个小团体,父母 轮流在周末时照看孩子。这样,其他父母就有闲暇时光,可以自由去做他们计划了很久的事情。同时,孩子们可以交到新朋友,也不会整天缠着自己 的爸妈了。会写的单词认识不会写的单词不认识的单词动词育人博才教育Manypost-80scouplesarecompla iningthatgoingtothemovies,shoppingorattendingpartieshav ebecomeimpossiblesincetheirkidswereborn.That‘sthewaymo stparentsarelivingtheirlives,noweekendsoftheirown,noti metovisitfriends,notevenachanceofpromotionintheirjobs. Askinghelpfromtheirparentsmightbeawayout,butproblemsa rethatsomeagingparentsarenotstrongenoughtotakecareof thekids,andthatthekidsmayalsobecometoospoiledbytheir grandparents.Then,herecomesasolution:familieswithkidscan formasmallgroup,andparentsofeachfamilycantaketurnsto lookafterallthekidsinthisgrouponweekends.Thus,otherpa rentscanhavesomequiettimeandfeelfreetodosomethingthey ''vebeenpanningforalongtime.Atthesametime,thekidscanma kenewfriendsandwon''tbehangingaroundtheirparentsallday long.Thisisbaby-pooling.Manypost-80scouplesarecomplaining thatgoingtothemovies,shoppingorattendingpartieshavebeco meimpossiblesincetheirkidswereborn.That‘sthewaymostpar entsarelivingtheirlives,noweekendsoftheirown,notimeto visitfriends,notevenachanceofpromotionintheirjobs.3.As kinghelpfromtheirparentsmightbeawayout,butproblemsare thatsomeagingparentsarenotstrongenoughtotakecareofthe kids,andthatthekidsmayalsobecometoospoiledbytheirgra ndparents.育人博才教育育人博才教育Then,herecomesasolution:familieswith kidscanformasmallgroup,andparentsofeachfamilycantake turnstolookafterallthekidsinthisgrouponweekends.Thus, otherparentscanhavesomequiettimeandfeelfreetodosomet hingthey''vebeenpanningforalongtime.Atthesametime,theki dscanmakenewfriendsandwon''tbehangingaroundtheirparents alldaylong.Thisisbaby-pooling.6.Thefirstparagraphtells usthatmancaneasilydefeatthenaturetsunamistakeplaceonly inJapanMan''sabilitytocopewithnaturaldisastersislimitedth etsunami-damageinJapanisnotsoterrible7.Topreventtsunami -damage,thefollowingmeasurescanbetakenEXCEPTA.designingfir mbuildingsB.developingearly-warningsystemsC.developingevacuat ionstrategiesD.keepingthepublicunawareoftheseriousnessof tsunamisItisaterribleillustrationofman''sweaknesstonatur e,andthetsunami(海啸)thatstrucktheJapanesecoastinMarch,20 11hasillustratedthedifficultyoffightingagainstnaturaldis aster,evenforaprosperousnation.Totallypreventingtsunami-d amageisimpossible.Butthereismuchthatcanbedonetominimi zedamageandlossoflife.Measuresthatcanbetakenincludede signingsolidbuildings,anddevelopingearly-warningsystems,publ iceducationprogramsandevacuation(疏散)strategies.Moreover,the approachofatsunamiispossiblypickedupbythesensorsofco mplicatedinternationalwarningsystems.Countriescanuseradio andtelevisionbroadcastsaswellasloudspeakernetworkstowarn thepublic.Passage21育人博才教育8.Accordingtothepassage,whichof thefollowingcancauseatsunami?A.Storms.B.Massivewaves.C.Und erwaterearthquakes.D.Floods.9.Whenatsunamihappens,thebest courseofactionforpeopleistoA.listentoradioandtelevision broadcastsforinformationB.getinlandandtothehigherground asquicklyaspossibleC.staywheretheyareD.relyonthewarning systems10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaccordin gtothepassage?A.Thetotalpreventionoftsunamisispossible. B.Richcountriesarelessaffectedbytsunamisthanpoorcountri es.C.Approachingtsunamiscanpossiblybepickedupbysensors. (第二段)D.Anearlywarningsystemiseffectivewhenatsunamiiscl oseby.Butanearlywarningsystemdependsonhowfarthetsunam istrikes,ifit’scloseby,thewarningsystemisnotgoingtob everyeffective.Whenpeoplearefacedwithanunstoppableforce likeatsunami,themassivewavescreatedbyeventslikeunderwa terearthquakes,thebestcourseofactionforthemistogetinla ndandtothehighergroundasquicklyaspossible.Passage21育人博才 教育育人博才教育Itisaterribleillustrationofman''sweaknesstonatur e,andthetsunami(海啸)thatstrucktheJapanesecoastinMarch,20 11hasillustratedthedifficultyoffightingagainstnaturaldis aster,evenforaprosperousnation.Totallypreventingtsunami-d amageisimpossible.Butthereismuchthatcanbedonetominimi zedamageandlossoflife.Measuresthatcanbetakenincludede signingsolidbuildings,anddevelopingearly-warningsystems,publ iceducationprogramsandevacuation(疏散)strategies.Moreover, theapproachofatsunamiispossiblypickedupbythesensorsof complicatedinternationalwarningsystems.Countriescanuserad ioandtelevisionbroadcastsaswellasloudspeakernetworkstow arnthepublic.Butanearlywarningsystemdependsonhowfarth etsunamistrikes,ifit’scloseby,thewarningsystemisnotgo ingtobeveryeffective.Whenpeoplearefacedwithanunstoppab leforcelikeatsunami,themassivewavescreatedbyeventslike underwaterearthquakes,thebestcourseofactionforthemisto getinlandandtothehighergroundasquicklyaspossible.2011年3 月袭击日本海岸的海啸说明:抵御自然灾害是非常困难的,即使是发达国家。完全防止海啸是不可能的,但是有些方法可以减轻灾害,减少死亡人数 。可以采取的方法包括:建造艰苦的建筑,建立早期预警系统,开展公众教育项目和疏散演习。但是早起预警系统取决于人们离海啸的距离有多远, 如果很近,预警系统就不会太有效。当人们遭遇不可阻挡的灾害,比如海啸时海底地震引起的巨大波浪,最好的行动就是尽快回到内陆,跑向高地 。会写的单词认识不会写的单词不认识的单词动词育人博才教育Itisaterribleillustrationofma n''sweaknesstonature,andthetsunami(海啸)thatstrucktheJapane secoastinMarch,2011hasillustratedthedifficultyoffightin gagainstnaturaldisaster,evenforaprosperousnation.Totally preventingtsunami-damageisimpossible.Butthereismuchthat canbedonetominimizedamageandlossoflife.Measuresthatca nbetakenincludedesigningsolidbuildings,anddevelopingearly -warningsystems,publiceducationprogramsandevacuation(疏散)str ategies.Moreover,theapproachofatsunamiispossiblypicked upbythesensorsofcomplicatedinternationalwarningsystems.Countriescanuseradioandtelevisionbroadcastsaswellasloudspeakernetworkstowarnthepublic.Butanearlywarningsystemdependsonhowfarthetsunamistrikes,ifit’scloseby,thewarningsystemisnotgoingtobeveryeffective.Whenpeoplearefacedwithanunstoppableforcelikeatsunami,themassivewavescreatedbyeventslikeunderwaterearthquakes,thebestcourseofactionforthemistogetinlandandtothehighergroundasquicklyaspossible.育人博才教育Itisaterribleillustrationofman‘sweaknesstonature,andthetsunami(海啸)thatstrucktheJapanesecoastinMarch,2011hasillustratedthedifficultyoffightingagainstnaturaldisaster,evenforaprosperousnation.Totallypreventingtsunami-damageisimpossible.Butthereismuchthatcanbedonetominimizedamageandlossoflife.Measuresthatcanbetakenincludedesigningsolidbuildings,anddevelopingearly-warningsystems,publiceducationprogramsandevacuation(疏散)strategies.Moreover,theapproachofatsunamiispossiblypickedupbythesensorsofcomplicatedinternationalwarningsystems.Countriescanuseradioandtelevisionbroadcastsaswellasloudspeakernetworkstowarnthepublic.Butanearlywarningsystemdependsonhowfarthetsunamistrikes,ifit’scloseby,thewarningsystemisnotgoingtobeveryeffective.Whenpeoplearefacedwithanunstoppableforcelikeatsunami,themassivewavescreatedbyeventslikeunderwaterearthquakes,thebestcourseofactionforthemistogetinlandandtothehighergroundasquicklyaspossible.育人博才教育 |
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