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{{*HTML*}}??????????????????TeachYourChildScience1?Itisimportanttomakeyourchildinterestedinsciencefromanearlyage.Mostyoungchildrenaskalotofquestionsandyoushouldgivecarefulscientificanswers.Don’tonlygivefactsbuttrytogiveexplanationsaswell.2?Scienceisnotjustknowledge;itisawayofthinkingamethodoffindingoutabouttheworld.Weseesomething.Wetrytoexplainitandwetestourideabysettingupanexperiment.Onedayyoucomehomeandfindtheplantonthetablehasfallenover.Youthinkitmightbethewindfromtheopenwindoworthecatsoyouclosethewindowbutleavethecatinandseewhathappensyoucanalsotryleavingthewindowopenandshuttingthecatout.Ofcourseyouremembertheremaybeathirdexplanation.3?Askyourchildtogetapieceofstringsomesaltaglassofwaterandanicecube冰块.Tellhertoputtheiceinthewaterandthenputoneendofthestringontheiceleavingtheotherendoverthesideoftheglass.Putalittlesaltontheice.Waitaminuteandthenpullthestring;itshouldbeattachedtotheice.Askthechild:Whathashappened?4?Probablyshewon’tknow.Askherwhetherfreshwaterorsaltwaterfreezesintoicefirst.Ifyouliveneartheseaandhaveacoldwintersheshouldknowfreshwaterfreezesfirstasshewillhaveseenthathappen.Showherhowtotesttheideabyhalf-fillingtwopapercupswithwateraddingsalttoone.Thenputthemintheiceboxandcheckeverythreeminutes.Writetheresultsinatable.Theconclusionwillbethatsaltchangesthebehaviourofwater.Thinkingaboutthestringweseethesaltturnedsomeoftheiceintowater.Thenthesaltwentawayintothewaterandtheicefrozeagainleavingthestringattached.5?ThenyoucanaskWillwaterwithsaltboilatthesametemperatureaswaterwithoutsalt?Shecanthinktellyouherideaandyoucantestitinthekitchen.takecarebecauseoftheheatIntheexperimentoneendofthestringwasattachedto______.
MotoringTechnology1.2millionroaddeathsworldwideoccureachyearplusafurther50millioninjuries.Toreducecarcrashratemuchresearchnowisfocusedonsafetyandnewfuelsthoughsomeelectricvehicleandbiofuelresearchaimsatgoingfaster.Travelingatspeedhasalwaysbeendangerous.Oneadvancedareaofresearchinmotoringsafetyistheuseofdigitalin-carassistants.Theycanensureyoudon’tmissimportantroadsignsorfallasleep.Mostcrashesresultfromhumanandnotmechanicalfaults.Somesafetydevelopmentsaimtoimproveyourvision.Radarcanspotobstaclesinfogwhileothertechnologyseesthroughbigvehiclesblockingyourview.Andimprovementstoseatbeltspedal脚踏controlsandtiresaremakingdrivingsmootherandsafer.Thecolorofacarhasbeenfoundtobelinkedwithsafetyashavelesssurprisinglysizeandshape.Butwhateverisinthefueltankyoudon’twantathiefinthedrivingseatandtherehavebeenmanyinnovations创新.Satellitetrackingandremotecommunicationscanalsocomeintoplayifyoucrashautomaticallycallingforhelp.Accidentscausemanytrafficjamsbuttherearemoresubtleinterplaysbetweenvehiclesthatcancausejamsevenonaclearbutbusyroad.Suchjamscanbeanalyzedusingstatisticaltools.Roboticdriverscouldbeprogrammedtomaketrafficflowsmoothlyandwillperhapsonedaybeeveryone’spersonalchauffeur司机buttheirlatesteffortssuggestthatwon’tbesoon.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofroboticdrivers
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{{*HTML*}}??????????????????TeachYourChildScience1?Itisimportanttomakeyourchildinterestedinsciencefromanearlyage.Mostyoungchildrenaskalotofquestionsandyoushouldgivecarefulscientificanswers.Don’tonlygivefactsbuttrytogiveexplanationsaswell.2?Scienceisnotjustknowledge;itisawayofthinkingamethodoffindingoutabouttheworld.Weseesomething.Wetrytoexplainitandwetestourideabysettingupanexperiment.Onedayyoucomehomeandfindtheplantonthetablehasfallenover.Youthinkitmightbethewindfromtheopenwindoworthecatsoyouclosethewindowbutleavethecatinandseewhathappensyoucanalsotryleavingthewindowopenandshuttingthecatout.Ofcourseyouremembertheremaybeathirdexplanation.3?Askyourchildtogetapieceofstringsomesaltaglassofwaterandanicecube冰块.Tellhertoputtheiceinthewaterandthenputoneendofthestringontheiceleavingtheotherendoverthesideoftheglass.Putalittlesaltontheice.Waitaminuteandthenpullthestring;itshouldbeattachedtotheice.Askthechild:Whathashappened?4?Probablyshewon’tknow.Askherwhetherfreshwaterorsaltwaterfreezesintoicefirst.Ifyouliveneartheseaandhaveacoldwintersheshouldknowfreshwaterfreezesfirstasshewillhaveseenthathappen.Showherhowtotesttheideabyhalf-fillingtwopapercupswithwateraddingsalttoone.Thenputthemintheiceboxandcheckeverythreeminutes.Writetheresultsinatable.Theconclusionwillbethatsaltchangesthebehaviourofwater.Thinkingaboutthestringweseethesaltturnedsomeoftheiceintowater.Thenthesaltwentawayintothewaterandtheicefrozeagainleavingthestringattached.5?ThenyoucanaskWillwaterwithsaltboilatthesametemperatureaswaterwithoutsalt?Shecanthinktellyouherideaandyoucantestitinthekitchen.takecarebecauseoftheheatParagraph3______.
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{{*HTML*}}Semco??At21RicardoSemlerbecamebossofhisfather’sbusinessinBrazilSemcowhichsoldparts?forships.SemlerJuniorworkedlikeamadmanfrom7:30amuntilmidnighteveryday.OneafternoonwhiletouringafactoryinNewYorkhecollapsed.ThedoctorwhotreatedhimsaidThere’snothingwrongwithyou.Butifyoucontinuelikethisyou’llfindanewhomeinourhospital.Semlergotthemessage.Hechangedthewayheworked.Infacthechangedthewayshisemployeesworkedtoo.??Helethisworkerstakemoreresponsibilitysothattheywouldbetheonesworryingwhen?thingswentwrong.Heallowedthemtosettheirownsalariesandhecutallthejobshethoughtwereunnecessarylikereceptionistsandsecretaries.?46?.EveryoneatSemcoeventopmanagersmeetsguestsinreceptiondoesthephotocopyingsendsfaxestypeslettersanddialsthephone.??Hecompletelyreorganizedtheoffice:insteadofwallstheyhaveplantsatSemcosobosses?can’tshutthemselvesawayfromeveryoneelse.?47?.AsforuniformssomepeoplewearsuitsandotherswearT-shirts.??SemlersaysWehaveasalesmanagernamedRubinAgaterwhositstherereadingthe?newspaperhourafterhour.Hedoesn’tevenpretendtobebusy.ButwhenaSemcopumpontheothersideoftheworldfailsmillionsofgallonsofoilareabouttospillintothesea.Rubinspringsintoaction.?48?.That’swhenheearnshissalary.Noonecaresifhedoesn’tlookbusytherestofthetime.??Semcohasflexibleworkinghours:theemployeesdecidewhentheyneedtoarriveat?work.Theemployeesalsoevaluatetheirbossestwiceayear.?49?.??Itsoundsperfectbutdoesitwork?Theanswerisinthenumbers:inthelastsixyears?Semco’srevenueshavegonefrom$35millionto$212million.Thecompanyhasgrownfromeighthundredemployeesto3000.Why???Semlersaysit’sbecauseofpeerpressure.Peerpressuremakesemployeesworkhardfor?everyoneelse.?50?.InotherwordsRicardoSemlertreatshisworkerslikeadultsandexpectsthemtoactlikeadults.Andtheydo.??A.Thissavedmoneyandbroughtmoreequalitytothecompany.??B.Heknowseverythingthereistoknowaboutourpumpsandhowtofixthem.??C.Andtheworkersarefreetodecoratetheirworkspaceastheywant.??D.Mostmanagersspendtheirtimemakingitdifficultforworkerstowork.??E.Ifsomeoneisn’tdoinghisjobwelltheotherworkerswillnotallowthesituationtocontinue.??F.AlsoSemcoletsitsworkersusethecompany’smachinesfortheirownprojectsandmakes?themtakeholidaysforatleastthirtydaysayear.
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EnvironmentalProtectionThedestructionofournaturalresourcesandcontaminationofourfoodsupplycontinuetooccurlargelybecauseoftheextremedifficultyinaffixing把固定legalresponsibilityonthosewhocontinuetotreatourenvironmentwithrecklessabandon放任.Attemptstopreventpollutionbylegislationeconomicincentivesandfriendlypersuasionhavebeenmetbylawsuitspersonalandindustrialdenialandlongdelays-notonlyinacceptingresponsibilitybutmoreimportantlyindoingsomethingaboutit.Itseemsthatonlywhengovernmentdecidesitcanaffordtaxincentivesorproductionsacrificesthereisanyinitiativeforchange.Whereisindustry’sandourrecognitionthatprotectingmankind’sgreattreasureisthesinglemostimportantresponsibilityIfevertherewillbetimeforenvironmentalhealthprofessionalstocometothefrostinessandprovideleadershiptosolveenvironmentalproblemsthattimeisnow.Wearebeingaskedandinfactthepublicisdemandingthatwetakepositiveaction.Itisourresponsibilityasprofessionalsinenvironmentalhealthtomakethedifference.Yestheecologiststheenvironmentalactivistsandtheconservationistsservetocommunicatestimulatethinkingandpromotebehavioralchange.HoweveritisthoseofuswhoarepaidtomakethedecisionstodevelopimproveandenforceenvironmentalstandardsIsubmitwhomustleadthecharge.Wemustrecognizethatenvironmentalhealthissuesdonotstopatcitylimitscountylinesstateorevenfederalboundaries.Wecannolongeraffordtobetunnel-visionedinourapproach.Wemustvisualizeissuesfromeveryperspectivetomaketheobjectivedecisions.Wemustexpressourviewsclearlytopreventmediadistortionandpublicconfusion.Ibelievewehaveathree-partmissionforthepresent.Firstwemustcontinuetopressforimprovementsinthequalityoflifethatpeoplecanmakeforthemselves.Secondwemustinvestigateandunderstandthelinkbetweenenvironmentandhealth.Thirdwemustbeabletocommunicatetechnicalinformationinaformthatcitizenscanunderstand.Ifwecanaccomplishthesethreegoalsinthisdecademaybewecanfinallystopenvironmentaldegradationandnotmerelyholditback.Wewillthenbeabletospendpollutiondollarstrulyonpreventionratherthanonbandages.Thewordtunnel-visionedLine2Para.4mostprobablymeans______.
Inflation Businessandgovernmentleadersalsoconsidertheinflationratetobeanimportantgeneralindicator.Inflationisaperiodofincreasedspendingthatcausesrapidrisesinprices.51yourmoneybuysfewergoodssothatyouget52forthesameamountofmoneyasbeforeinflationistheproblem.Thereisageneralrise53thepriceofgoodsandservices.Yourmoneybuysless.Sometimespeopledescribeinflationasatimewhen"adollarisnotworthadollaranymore". Inflationisaproblemforallconsumers.Peoplewholiveonafixedincomearehurtthe54.Retiredpeopleforinstancecannotcountonanincreaseinincomeaspricesrise.Elderlypeoplewhodonotworkfaceseriousproblemsinstretchingtheirincomesto55theirneedsintimeofinflation.Retirementincome56anyfixedincomeusuallydoesnotriseasfastasprices.Manyretiredpeoplemustcuttheirspendingto57risingprices.Inmanycasestheymuststop58somenecessaryitemssuchasfoodandclothing.Even59workingpeoplewhoseincomesaregoingupinflationcanbeaproblem.The60oflivinggoesuptoo.Peoplewhoworkmusthaveevenmoremoneytokeepuptheirstandardofliving.Justbuyingthethingstheyneedcostsmore.Whenincomesdonotkeep61withrisingpricesthestandardoflivinggoesdown.Peoplemaybeearningthesameamountofmoneybuttheyarenotlivingaswellbecausetheyarenotabletobuyasmanygoodsandservices. Governmentunitsgatherinformationaboutpricesinoureconomyandpublishitaspriceindexes62therateofchangecanbedetermined.Apriceindexmeasureschangesinpricesusingthepricefora63yearasthebase.Thebasepriceissetat100andtheotherpricesarereportedasa64ofthebaseprice.Apriceindexmakes65possibletocomparecurrentpricesoftypicalconsumergoodsforexamplewithpricesofthesamegoodsinpreviousyears. 59
{{*HTML*}}??????????????????TeachYourChildScience1?Itisimportanttomakeyourchildinterestedinsciencefromanearlyage.Mostyoungchildrenaskalotofquestionsandyoushouldgivecarefulscientificanswers.Don’tonlygivefactsbuttrytogiveexplanationsaswell.2?Scienceisnotjustknowledge;itisawayofthinkingamethodoffindingoutabouttheworld.Weseesomething.Wetrytoexplainitandwetestourideabysettingupanexperiment.Onedayyoucomehomeandfindtheplantonthetablehasfallenover.Youthinkitmightbethewindfromtheopenwindoworthecatsoyouclosethewindowbutleavethecatinandseewhathappensyoucanalsotryleavingthewindowopenandshuttingthecatout.Ofcourseyouremembertheremaybeathirdexplanation.3?Askyourchildtogetapieceofstringsomesaltaglassofwaterandanicecube冰块.Tellhertoputtheiceinthewaterandthenputoneendofthestringontheiceleavingtheotherendoverthesideoftheglass.Putalittlesaltontheice.Waitaminuteandthenpullthestring;itshouldbeattachedtotheice.Askthechild:Whathashappened?4?Probablyshewon’tknow.Askherwhetherfreshwaterorsaltwaterfreezesintoicefirst.Ifyouliveneartheseaandhaveacoldwintersheshouldknowfreshwaterfreezesfirstasshewillhaveseenthathappen.Showherhowtotesttheideabyhalf-fillingtwopapercupswithwateraddingsalttoone.Thenputthemintheiceboxandcheckeverythreeminutes.Writetheresultsinatable.Theconclusionwillbethatsaltchangesthebehaviourofwater.Thinkingaboutthestringweseethesaltturnedsomeoftheiceintowater.Thenthesaltwentawayintothewaterandtheicefrozeagainleavingthestringattached.5?ThenyoucanaskWillwaterwithsaltboilatthesametemperatureaswaterwithoutsalt?Shecanthinktellyouherideaandyoucantestitinthekitchen.takecarebecauseoftheheat{{*HTML*}}Paragraph1______.A．Whatexactlyisscience?B．Howdoyoufindanexplanation?C．Whattopicsdoyouneed?D．Howdoyouansweryourchild’squestions?E．Wheredoesyourchildstudyscience?F．Howdoyousetuptheexperimentonsaltandwater?
Shehasbeenthesubjectofmassivemediacoverage.
LateralThinkingLateralthinking迂回思维firstdescribedbyEdwarddeBonoin1967isjustafewyearsolderthanEdward’sson.YoumightimaginethatCasparwasraisedtobeanadventurousthinkerbutdeBononamewassofamousCasper’sparentsworriedthatanytimehewouldsaysomethingbrightatschoolhisteachersmightsnapWheredoyougetthatideafromWehadtobecarefulandnotoverdoitEdwardadmits.NowCasperisatOxford——whichoncelookedunlikelybecauseheisalsoslightlydyslexic通读困难.InfactwhenhewasapplyingtoOxfordnoneofhisschoolteachersthoughthehadachance.Sothenwedidseveralthinkingsessionshisfathersaysusingmytechniquesandwhenhewentupfortheexamhedidextremelywell.SoonafterEdwarddeBonodecidedtowritehislatestbookTeachYourChildrenHowtoThinkinwhichhetransformsthethinkingskillshedevelopedforbrain-stormingbusinessmenintoinformalexercisesforparentsandchildrentoshare.Thinkingistraditionallyregardedassomethingexecutedinalogicalsequenceandeverybodyknowsthatchildrenaren’tverylogical.Soisn’titanuphillbattletryingtoteachthemtothinkYouknowEdwarddeBonosaysifyouexaminepeople’sthinkingitisquiteunusualtofindfaultsoflogic.Butthefaultsofperceptionarehuge!Oftenwethinkineffectivelybecausewetaketoolimitedaview.TeachYourChildHowtoThinkofferslessonsinperceptionimprovementofclearlyseeingtheimplicationsofsomethingyouaresayingandofexploringthealternatives.CaspersucceededinapplyingtoOxfordbecause______.
Thesecretaryisexpectedtoexploreideasforpost-warreconstructionofthearea.
Inflation Businessandgovernmentleadersalsoconsidertheinflationratetobeanimportantgeneralindicator.Inflationisaperiodofincreasedspendingthatcausesrapidrisesinprices.51yourmoneybuysfewergoodssothatyouget52forthesameamountofmoneyasbeforeinflationistheproblem.Thereisageneralrise53thepriceofgoodsandservices.Yourmoneybuysless.Sometimespeopledescribeinflationasatimewhen"adollarisnotworthadollaranymore". Inflationisaproblemforallconsumers.Peoplewholiveonafixedincomearehurtthe54.Retiredpeopleforinstancecannotcountonanincreaseinincomeaspricesrise.Elderlypeoplewhodonotworkfaceseriousproblemsinstretchingtheirincomesto55theirneedsintimeofinflation.Retirementincome56anyfixedincomeusuallydoesnotriseasfastasprices.Manyretiredpeoplemustcuttheirspendingto57risingprices.Inmanycasestheymuststop58somenecessaryitemssuchasfoodandclothing.Even59workingpeoplewhoseincomesaregoingupinflationcanbeaproblem.The60oflivinggoesuptoo.Peoplewhoworkmusthaveevenmoremoneytokeepuptheirstandardofliving.Justbuyingthethingstheyneedcostsmore.Whenincomesdonotkeep61withrisingpricesthestandardoflivinggoesdown.Peoplemaybeearningthesameamountofmoneybuttheyarenotlivingaswellbecausetheyarenotabletobuyasmanygoodsandservices. Governmentunitsgatherinformationaboutpricesinoureconomyandpublishitaspriceindexes62therateofchangecanbedetermined.Apriceindexmeasureschangesinpricesusingthepricefora63yearasthebase.Thebasepriceissetat100andtheotherpricesarereportedasa64ofthebaseprice.Apriceindexmakes65possibletocomparecurrentpricesoftypicalconsumergoodsforexamplewithpricesofthesamegoodsinpreviousyears. 51
MotoringTechnology1.2millionroaddeathsworldwideoccureachyearplusafurther50millioninjuries.Toreducecarcrashratemuchresearchnowisfocusedonsafetyandnewfuelsthoughsomeelectricvehicleandbiofuelresearchaimsatgoingfaster.Travelingatspeedhasalwaysbeendangerous.Oneadvancedareaofresearchinmotoringsafetyistheuseofdigitalin-carassistants.Theycanensureyoudon’tmissimportantroadsignsorfallasleep.Mostcrashesresultfromhumanandnotmechanicalfaults.Somesafetydevelopmentsaimtoimproveyourvision.Radarcanspotobstaclesinfogwhileothertechnologyseesthroughbigvehiclesblockingyourview.Andimprovementstoseatbeltspedal脚踏controlsandtiresaremakingdrivingsmootherandsafer.Thecolorofacarhasbeenfoundtobelinkedwithsafetyashavelesssurprisinglysizeandshape.Butwhateverisinthefueltankyoudon’twantathiefinthedrivingseatandtherehavebeenmanyinnovations创新.Satellitetrackingandremotecommunicationscanalsocomeintoplayifyoucrashautomaticallycallingforhelp.Accidentscausemanytrafficjamsbuttherearemoresubtleinterplaysbetweenvehiclesthatcancausejamsevenonaclearbutbusyroad.Suchjamscanbeanalyzedusingstatisticaltools.Roboticdriverscouldbeprogrammedtomaketrafficflowsmoothlyandwillperhapsonedaybeeveryone’spersonalchauffeur司机buttheirlatesteffortssuggestthatwon’tbesoon.Toreducecarcrashratemanyscientistsareworkinghardto______.
AGreatQuakeComingEveryonewholivesinSanFranciscoknowsthatearthquakesarecommonintheBayArea--andtheycanbedevastating．In1906forexampleamajorquakedestroyedabout28000buildingsandkilledhundredsperhapsthousandsofpeople．ResidentsnowwonderwhenthenextBigOnewillstrike．It’sboundtohappensomeday．Atleastsevenactivefault断层linesrunthroughtheSanFranciscoarea．FaultsareplaceswherepiecesofEarth’scrust地壳slidepasteachother．Whenthesepiecesslipthegroundshakes．Toprepareforthatdayscientistsareusingnewtechniquestoreanalyzethe1906earthquakeandpredicthowbadthedamagemightbewhenthenextonehappens．Onenewfindingaboutthe1906quakeisthattheSanAndreasfaultsplitapartfasterthanscientistshadassumedatthetime．Duringsmallearthquakesfaultsrupture断裂atabout2.7kilometerspersecond．Duringbiggerquakeshowever．rupturescanhappenatratesfasterthan3.5kilometerspersecond．Atsuchhighspeedsmassiveamountsofpressurebuildupgeneratingundergroundwavesthatcancausemoredamagethanthequakeitself．LuckyforSanFranciscothesepressurepulses脉冲traveledawayfromthecityduringthe1906event．Asbadasthedamagewasitcouldhavebeenfarworse．Lookingahead．scientistsaretryingtopredictwhenthenextmajorquakewilloccur．Recordsshowthatearthquakeswerecommonbefore1906．Sincethentheareahasbeenrelativelyquiet．PatternsinthedatahoweversuggestthattheprobabilityofamajorearthquakestrikingtheBayAreabefore2032isatleast62percent．NewbuildingsinSanFranciscoarequitesafeincaseoffuturequakes．Stillmorethan84percentofthecity’sbuildingsareoldandweak．Analysessuggestthatanothermassiveearthquakewouldcauseextensivedamage．PeoplewholivetheretodaytendtofeelsafebecauseSanFranciscohasremainedprettyquietforawhile．Accordingtothenewresearchhowever．it’snotamatterofiftheBigOnewillhit．It’sjustamatterofwhen．Scientistswillbeabletopredicttheexacttimeofanearthquakesoon．
MotoringTechnology1.2millionroaddeathsworldwideoccureachyearplusafurther50millioninjuries.Toreducecarcrashratemuchresearchnowisfocusedonsafetyandnewfuelsthoughsomeelectricvehicleandbiofuelresearchaimsatgoingfaster.Travelingatspeedhasalwaysbeendangerous.Oneadvancedareaofresearchinmotoringsafetyistheuseofdigitalin-carassistants.Theycanensureyoudon’tmissimportantroadsignsorfallasleep.Mostcrashesresultfromhumanandnotmechanicalfaults.Somesafetydevelopmentsaimtoimproveyourvision.Radarcanspotobstaclesinfogwhileothertechnologyseesthroughbigvehiclesblockingyourview.Andimprovementstoseatbeltspedal脚踏controlsandtiresaremakingdrivingsmootherandsafer.Thecolorofacarhasbeenfoundtobelinkedwithsafetyashavelesssurprisinglysizeandshape.Butwhateverisinthefueltankyoudon’twantathiefinthedrivingseatandtherehavebeenmanyinnovations创新.Satellitetrackingandremotecommunicationscanalsocomeintoplayifyoucrashautomaticallycallingforhelp.Accidentscausemanytrafficjamsbuttherearemoresubtleinterplaysbetweenvehiclesthatcancausejamsevenonaclearbutbusyroad.Suchjamscanbeanalyzedusingstatisticaltools.Roboticdriverscouldbeprogrammedtomaketrafficflowsmoothlyandwillperhapsonedaybeeveryone’spersonalchauffeur司机buttheirlatesteffortssuggestthatwon’tbesoon.WhichofthefollowingsafetydevelopmentsisNOTmentionedinthepassage
EnvironmentalProtectionThedestructionofournaturalresourcesandcontaminationofourfoodsupplycontinuetooccurlargelybecauseoftheextremedifficultyinaffixing把固定legalresponsibilityonthosewhocontinuetotreatourenvironmentwithrecklessabandon放任.Attemptstopreventpollutionbylegislationeconomicincentivesandfriendlypersuasionhavebeenmetbylawsuitspersonalandindustrialdenialandlongdelays-notonlyinacceptingresponsibilitybutmoreimportantlyindoingsomethingaboutit.Itseemsthatonlywhengovernmentdecidesitcanaffordtaxincentivesorproductionsacrificesthereisanyinitiativeforchange.Whereisindustry’sandourrecognitionthatprotectingmankind’sgreattreasureisthesinglemostimportantresponsibilityIfevertherewillbetimeforenvironmentalhealthprofessionalstocometothefrostinessandprovideleadershiptosolveenvironmentalproblemsthattimeisnow.Wearebeingaskedandinfactthepublicisdemandingthatwetakepositiveaction.Itisourresponsibilityasprofessionalsinenvironmentalhealthtomakethedifference.Yestheecologiststheenvironmentalactivistsandtheconservationistsservetocommunicatestimulatethinkingandpromotebehavioralchange.HoweveritisthoseofuswhoarepaidtomakethedecisionstodevelopimproveandenforceenvironmentalstandardsIsubmitwhomustleadthecharge.Wemustrecognizethatenvironmentalhealthissuesdonotstopatcitylimitscountylinesstateorevenfederalboundaries.Wecannolongeraffordtobetunnel-visionedinourapproach.Wemustvisualizeissuesfromeveryperspectivetomaketheobjectivedecisions.Wemustexpressourviewsclearlytopreventmediadistortionandpublicconfusion.Ibelievewehaveathree-partmissionforthepresent.Firstwemustcontinuetopressforimprovementsinthequalityoflifethatpeoplecanmakeforthemselves.Secondwemustinvestigateandunderstandthelinkbetweenenvironmentandhealth.Thirdwemustbeabletocommunicatetechnicalinformationinaformthatcitizenscanunderstand.Ifwecanaccomplishthesethreegoalsinthisdecademaybewecanfinallystopenvironmentaldegradationandnotmerelyholditback.Wewillthenbeabletospendpollutiondollarstrulyonpreventionratherthanonbandages.Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthattheindustrialistsdisregardenvironmentalprotectionchieflybecause______.
{{*HTML*}}Semco??At21RicardoSemlerbecamebossofhisfather’sbusinessinBrazilSemcowhichsoldparts?forships.SemlerJuniorworkedlikeamadmanfrom7:30amuntilmidnighteveryday.OneafternoonwhiletouringafactoryinNewYorkhecollapsed.ThedoctorwhotreatedhimsaidThere’snothingwrongwithyou.Butifyoucontinuelikethisyou’llfindanewhomeinourhospital.Semlergotthemessage.Hechangedthewayheworked.Infacthechangedthewayshisemployeesworkedtoo.??Helethisworkerstakemoreresponsibilitysothattheywouldbetheonesworryingwhen?thingswentwrong.Heallowedthemtosettheirownsalariesandhecutallthejobshethoughtwereunnecessarylikereceptionistsandsecretaries.?46?.EveryoneatSemcoeventopmanagersmeetsguestsinreceptiondoesthephotocopyingsendsfaxestypeslettersanddialsthephone.??Hecompletelyreorganizedtheoffice:insteadofwallstheyhaveplantsatSemcosobosses?can’tshutthemselvesawayfromeveryoneelse.?47?.AsforuniformssomepeoplewearsuitsandotherswearT-shirts.??SemlersaysWehaveasalesmanagernamedRubinAgaterwhositstherereadingthe?newspaperhourafterhour.Hedoesn’tevenpretendtobebusy.ButwhenaSemcopumpontheothersideoftheworldfailsmillionsofgallonsofoilareabouttospillintothesea.Rubinspringsintoaction.?48?.That’swhenheearnshissalary.Noonecaresifhedoesn’tlookbusytherestofthetime.??Semcohasflexibleworkinghours:theemployeesdecidewhentheyneedtoarriveat?work.Theemployeesalsoevaluatetheirbossestwiceayear.?49?.??Itsoundsperfectbutdoesitwork?Theanswerisinthenumbers:inthelastsixyears?Semco’srevenueshavegonefrom$35millionto$212million.Thecompanyhasgrownfromeighthundredemployeesto3000.Why???Semlersaysit’sbecauseofpeerpressure.Peerpressuremakesemployeesworkhardfor?everyoneelse.?50?.InotherwordsRicardoSemlertreatshisworkerslikeadultsandexpectsthemtoactlikeadults.Andtheydo.??A.Thissavedmoneyandbroughtmoreequalitytothecompany.??B.Heknowseverythingthereistoknowaboutourpumpsandhowtofixthem.??C.Andtheworkersarefreetodecoratetheirworkspaceastheywant.??D.Mostmanagersspendtheirtimemakingitdifficultforworkerstowork.??E.Ifsomeoneisn’tdoinghisjobwelltheotherworkerswillnotallowthesituationtocontinue.??F.AlsoSemcoletsitsworkersusethecompany’smachinesfortheirownprojectsandmakes?themtakeholidaysforatleastthirtydaysayear.
Inflation Businessandgovernmentleadersalsoconsidertheinflationratetobeanimportantgeneralindicator.Inflationisaperiodofincreasedspendingthatcausesrapidrisesinprices.51yourmoneybuysfewergoodssothatyouget52forthesameamountofmoneyasbeforeinflationistheproblem.Thereisageneralrise53thepriceofgoodsandservices.Yourmoneybuysless.Sometimespeopledescribeinflationasatimewhen"adollarisnotworthadollaranymore". Inflationisaproblemforallconsumers.Peoplewholiveonafixedincomearehurtthe54.Retiredpeopleforinstancecannotcountonanincreaseinincomeaspricesrise.Elderlypeoplewhodonotworkfaceseriousproblemsinstretchingtheirincomesto55theirneedsintimeofinflation.Retirementincome56anyfixedincomeusuallydoesnotriseasfastasprices.Manyretiredpeoplemustcuttheirspendingto57risingprices.Inmanycasestheymuststop58somenecessaryitemssuchasfoodandclothing.Even59workingpeoplewhoseincomesaregoingupinflationcanbeaproblem.The60oflivinggoesuptoo.Peoplewhoworkmusthaveevenmoremoneytokeepuptheirstandardofliving.Justbuyingthethingstheyneedcostsmore.Whenincomesdonotkeep61withrisingpricesthestandardoflivinggoesdown.Peoplemaybeearningthesameamountofmoneybuttheyarenotlivingaswellbecausetheyarenotabletobuyasmanygoodsandservices. Governmentunitsgatherinformationaboutpricesinoureconomyandpublishitaspriceindexes62therateofchangecanbedetermined.Apriceindexmeasureschangesinpricesusingthepricefora63yearasthebase.Thebasepriceissetat100andtheotherpricesarereportedasa64ofthebaseprice.Apriceindexmakes65possibletocomparecurrentpricesoftypicalconsumergoodsforexamplewithpricesofthesamegoodsinpreviousyears. 57
AGreatQuakeComingEveryonewholivesinSanFranciscoknowsthatearthquakesarecommonintheBayArea--andtheycanbedevastating．In1906forexampleamajorquakedestroyedabout28000buildingsandkilledhundredsperhapsthousandsofpeople．ResidentsnowwonderwhenthenextBigOnewillstrike．It’sboundtohappensomeday．Atleastsevenactivefault断层linesrunthroughtheSanFranciscoarea．FaultsareplaceswherepiecesofEarth’scrust地壳slidepasteachother．Whenthesepiecesslipthegroundshakes．Toprepareforthatdayscientistsareusingnewtechniquestoreanalyzethe1906earthquakeandpredicthowbadthedamagemightbewhenthenextonehappens．Onenewfindingaboutthe1906quakeisthattheSanAndreasfaultsplitapartfasterthanscientistshadassumedatthetime．Duringsmallearthquakesfaultsrupture断裂atabout2.7kilometerspersecond．Duringbiggerquakeshowever．rupturescanhappenatratesfasterthan3.5kilometerspersecond．Atsuchhighspeedsmassiveamountsofpressurebuildupgeneratingundergroundwavesthatcancausemoredamagethanthequakeitself．LuckyforSanFranciscothesepressurepulses脉冲traveledawayfromthecityduringthe1906event．Asbadasthedamagewasitcouldhavebeenfarworse．Lookingahead．scientistsaretryingtopredictwhenthenextmajorquakewilloccur．Recordsshowthatearthquakeswerecommonbefore1906．Sincethentheareahasbeenrelativelyquiet．PatternsinthedatahoweversuggestthattheprobabilityofamajorearthquakestrikingtheBayAreabefore2032isatleast62percent．NewbuildingsinSanFranciscoarequitesafeincaseoffuturequakes．Stillmorethan84percentofthecity’sbuildingsareoldandweak．Analysessuggestthatanothermassiveearthquakewouldcauseextensivedamage．PeoplewholivetheretodaytendtofeelsafebecauseSanFranciscohasremainedprettyquietforawhile．Accordingtothenewresearchhowever．it’snotamatterofiftheBigOnewillhit．It’sjustamatterofwhen．EarthquakesrarelyhappenedinSanFranciscobefore1906．
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