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damage/destroy
a. Smoking can _____your health.
b. His careless remark _____his reputation.
c. An explosion _______________the building completely.
d. The court awarded him $200_______________to that company.
e. What’s the _________of the furniture.
f. What some people did has done _____the environment.
a. damage b. has destroyed c. has destroyed d. damages e. damage f. damage to
When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Leonard Bernstein gave a concert in Berlin, including Beethoven's Ode to Joy, with the word "Joy" changed to "Freedom" in the lyrics sung.The orchestra(管弦乐队)were drawn from both East and West Germany, as well as the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States.
Freedom was in the air and it was not just for people. The wall between East and West Germany had also kept a large population of wild pigs within the eastern forests of Brandenburg.The wall's falling down made it easier for the big pigs—a very big one can weigh over 300 pounds—to leave the woodlands and walk into the town. Warm winters and easy access to food have helped the population increase. Now about 10,000 wild pigs walk around Berlin.
The nature of the beast has added to the boom(兴旺)."The pigs are intelligent," says Marc Franusch, a spokesman for the Berlin forestry department. "They learn to use the neighborhoods.They get used to people, dogs, and traffic."
The wild pigs tend to travel in small groups and have been found searching rubbish and gardens, feeding their piglets(小猪)in the shadow of parked cars, and crossing busy roads.On average, the animals are involved in one traffic accident every day. And despite the fact that it's illegal, some Berliners have been known to give the pigs food.
Though wild pigs are protected under German law, the city's forestry department is permitted to kill 2,000 of the creatures every year, targeting mostly young adult animals in forests surrounding Berlin. Pigs within city limits are only shot if they make an immediate threat.No humans have yet been seriously wounded by them, but local dogs have been the victims of their tusks. "The forestry department is not aiming to get rid of the pigs," explains Franusch, "but we do have to reduce dangerous situations."
【小题1】The concert in the first paragraph is given to .
A.celebrate Bernstein's success | B.remind people of fighting for rights |
C.show the artists' delight of life | D.express people's joy for freedom |
A.the Berlin Wall | B.adequate food |
C.their own nature | D.warm winter |
A.in Berlin people can never kill any wild pig |
B.it is against law to offer food to wild pigs |
C.wild pigs each weigh more than three hundred pounds |
D.traffic accidents are mainly caused by wild pigs in Berlin |
A.why wild pigs in Berlin enjoy so much freedom |
B.when wild pigs were united in Berlin |
C.how wild pigs are living in Berlin |
D.what damage wild pigs have done to Berliners |
Every day 25 million U.S. children ride school buses. The safety record for these buses is much better than for passenger cars; but nevertheless, about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones. By and large, however, the nation’s school children are transported to and from school safely.
Even though the number of school bus accidents is not large, the safety of children is always of intense public concern. While everyone wants to see children transported safely, people are divided about what needs to be done-particularly whether seat belts should be compulsory.
People in favor of seat belts on school buses-many of them parents and medical organizations-argue that seat belts are necessary not only to reduce fatality and injury, but also to teach children lessons about the importance of using them routinely in any moving vehicle. A side benefit, they point out, is that seat belts help keep children in their seats, away from the bus driver.
People who object to seat belt installation suggest that children are already well protected by the school buses that follow the Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) safety requirements set in 1977. They also believe that many children won’t wear seat belts anyway, and that may damage the belts or use them as weapons to hurt other children.
A new research council report on school bus safety suggest that there are alternate safety devices and procedures that may be more effective and less expensive. For example, the study committee suggested that raising seat backs four inches may have the same safety effectiveness as seat belts.
The report sponsored by the Department of transportation at the request of Congress, reviews seat belts extensively while taking a broader look at safety in and around school buses.
【小题1】According to the passage, the “school bus” is _________.
A.the bus offered by the school and different from the public bus |
B.the bus that has no difference from the public bus |
C.the bus that is driven by the students |
D.the bus that is not safe |
A.A new Research Council. |
B.The Department of Transportation. |
C.The Medical Organization. |
D.National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
A.many of the opponents(反对者) of seat belt installation are parents and officials of the Department of Transportation |
B.proposals of seat belts on school buses would be seriously considered |
C.an alternate safety device (raising seat backs four inches) may be taken into consideration |
D.The Department of Transportation may either take the idea of seat belts or other measures when it reviews the whole situation |
A.Making School Buses Even Safer for Children |
B.Seat Belts Needed on School Buses |
C.Alternate Safety Devices and Procedures |
D.Safety in and around School Buses |
A.Critical | B.Negative | C.Objective | D.Indifferent |
Hospital emergency rooms treat injured fingers all the time. Without treatment,a bad cut can lead to permanent damage. But how should a person know when a bleeding cut is serious enough to require medical attention? We asked Dr. Martin Brown. Chairman of the department of emergency medicine at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Virginia.
First,the medical term for a cut or tear in the skin is a laceration(严重划破,撕裂伤). Dr. Brown says the length is usually not as important as the depth. He says a long cut on a finger can likely be treated without a visit to a doctor if the wound is not very deep. “If you have a short but deep laceration where there’s been a structure underneath that's been damaged a tendon,a nerve,a blood vessel,”says Martin,“it may, in fact,need professional attention. ”
Some injuries —like a fingertip that gets cut off might even require surgery to repair. That requires a specialist to either file(锉平) down the bone or reattach the fingertip. More often,filing down the bone is what is done because reattaching a fingertip is often not successful.
How a wound bleeds can be a sign of how serious it is. Minor cuts usually produce what is known as venous(静脉)bleeding. This means the blood flows steadily from the injury. The bleeding will often stop when pressure is put on the wound. Dr. Brown says in most cases holding direct pressure with clean gauze or a cloth for four to five minutes should stop the bleeding. With a cut finger, holding the hand above the heart can reduce the loss of blood. But if a cut appears to be pumping blood out with some force,this may be a sign of arterial(动脉)bleeding. This kind of injury should be treated by a medical professional as soon as possible.
Even a cut that does not require medical attention must be kept clean to prevent infection. Small cuts should be cleaned gently with clean water. Use a washcloth to clean the area if the wound is dirty. Dr Brown says cuts should be covered with a clean, dry bandage.
【小题1】 What does the writer want to tell the readers in the first paragraph?
A.Hospital emergency rooms always treat injured fingers. |
B.A bleeding cut is serious enough to require medical attention. |
C.Dr Martin Brown is in charge of Inova Alexandra Hospital. |
D.It is important for us to be able to tell how serious a finger cut is. |
A.a finger cut without treatment will certainly lead to permanent damage |
B.the length of a cut on a finger is more important than the depth |
C.a long but not very deep cut often doesn’t need professional attention |
D.a short but deep laceration that’s been damaged need professional attention |
A.repair | B.rebuild | C.reconstruct | D.reconnect |
A.How a wound bleeds can show us how serious the wound could be. |
B.Venous bleeding will often stop when we put pressure on the wound. |
C.Holding up the hand with a finger cut can reduce the loss of blood. |
D.Arterial bleeding should get professional treatment as soon as possible. |
A.Hospital Emergency Treatments For Injured Fingers |
B.When a Cut Finger Is More Serious Than It Might Seem |
C.Serious Finger Cut That Requires Medical Attention |
D.Keep Finger Cuts Clean to Prevent Serious Infection |