DearSir/Madam,

IampleasedtowritealetterofrecommendationonbehalfofSandRiveranditsCEO,Mrs.JaneKing.Iamveryfamiliarwiththecompany.Mynextbookdealswithitindetail,whichistobepublishedinautumnof2018.IamalsofamiliarwithEuropeanconsumer.AsaDutchcitizen,IhavelivedinEuropefor46yearsandstudiedEuropeanconsumerbehaviorfordecades.IbelievethatSandRiverofferssomethinguniquetotheEuropeanmarket.Ithasestablishedlong-termsupplyrelationswithherdsman(牧民)familiesandownsadvancedGermanmachinery.Thusitcombinesnaturalresourceswithmodernmanufacturingtechniques.Butequallyimportant,SandRiverworkswithmodernfashiondesignerstocreatetrulycontemporaryandappealingdesigns.Theresultisanewly-establishedcashmere(羊绒)brandthatappealstoatargetgroupofhigh-incomewomen.ImetMrs.Kingthefirsttimein2013.Sincethen,wehavemetseveraltimesandtalkedaboutSandRiver'sphilosophy,strategy,andappealtobothChineseandinternationalconsumers.Iwasstruckbyherdeepknowledgeaboutknitting(针织)technology,herenthusiasmforthebrand,andherdeepunderstandingofthecashmereshopper.Iregardherasa"womanofherword."Tosummarize,IbelieveSandRiverproductsdeserveaplaceinluxuriousEuropeandepartmentstoresandMrs.Kingisareliablepartner.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetocontactme.Sincerely,JoanSmith

36、JoanSmithwrotetherecommendationletteronbehalfof______.

A.aDutchcitizen

B.herdsmanfamilies

C.theEuropeanconsumer

D.SandRiveranditsCEO

37、FromtheletterwecanlearnthatSandRiver______.

A.haslong-termlinkswithherdsmen

B.employsmanyherdsmanworkers

C.manufacturesadvancedmachines

D.sellshand-madeproducts

38、Thetargetconsumersofthenewly-establishedcashmerebrandare______.

A.collegestudents

B.blue-colorworkers

C.high-incomewomen

D.averageherdsmanfamilies

39、Bysaying"awomanofherword"(Para.3),thewritermeansthatMrs.King______.

A.alwayskeepsherpromise

B.isagoodpublicspeaker

C.knowscustomerswell

D.iswelleducated

40、AsfarastheEuropeanmarketisconcerned,thewriterthinksthatSandRiverproducts______.

A.arefitforsupermarketsinbigcities

B.arelikelytoenjoyabigmarketshare

C.willappealtodifferentkindsofcustomers

D.deserveaplaceinluxuriousdepartmentstores

Part IV Translation

The captain realized that the men tried to deceive him so he made them work very hard for the rest of the voyage. (Passage One)

Urban congestion would greatly be relieved if the____charged on public transport were more reasonable.

Part IV Translation

Yet these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. (Passage Two)

Whichissafer-stayingathome，travelingtoworkonpublictransport，orworkingintheoffice?Surprisingly，eachofthesecarriesthesamerisk，whichisverylow.However，whataboutflyingcomparedtoworkinginthechemicalindustry?Unfortunately，theformeris65timesriskierthanthelatter!Infact，theaccidentrateofworkersinthechemicalindustryislessthanthatofalmostanyofhumanactivity，andalmostassafeasstayingathome.

Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrongtheyoftencausedeathtothoselivingnearby.Itisthiswhichmakeschemicalaccidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately，theyareextremelyrare.ThemostfamousoneshappenedatTexasCity(1947)，Flixborough(1974)，Seveso(1976)，Pemex(1984)andBhopal(1984)。

Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthelossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso，andonly28workersatFlixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal，whereupto3，000werekilled.TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled552.ThePemexfireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook542lives，justamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventatBhopal.

Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccidenttoillustrateaparticulardanger.ThustheTexasCityexplosionwascausedbytonsofammoniumnitrate(硝酸铵)，whichissafeunlessstoredingreatquantity.TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement，whichtookriskstokeepproductiongoingduringessentialrepairs.TheSevesoaccidentshowswhathappensifthelocalauthoritieslackknowledgeofthedangerontheirdoorstep.Whenthepoisonousgasdriftedoverthetown，localleaderswereincapableoftakingeffectiveaction.ThePemexfirewasmadeworsebyanoverloadedsiteinanovercrowdedsuburb.Thefiresetoffachainreactionosexplodingstoragetanks.Yet，byamiracle，thetwolargesttanksdidnotexplode.Hadthesecaughtfire，then3，000strongrescueteamandfirefighterswouldallhavedied.

1.Chemicalaccidentsareusuallyimportantenoughtobereportedasnewsbecause____.

A.theyareveryrare

B.theyoftencauselossoflife

C.theyalwaysoccurinbigcities

D.theyarousetheinterestofallthereaders

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Workingattheofficeissaferthanstayingathome.

B.Traverllingtoworkonpublictransportissaferthanworkingattheoffice.

C.Stayingathomeissaferthanworkinginthechemicalindustry.

D.Workinginthechemicalindustryissaferthantravelingbyair.

3.Accordingtopassage，thechemicalaccidentthatcausedbythefaultofmanagementhappenedat____.

A.TexascityB.FlixboroughC.SevesoD.MexicoCity

4.Fromthediscussionamongsomeexpertswemaycocludethat____.

A.toavoidanyaccidentsweshouldnotrepairthefacilitiesinchemicalindustry

B.thelocalauthoritiesshouldnotbeconcernedwiththeproductionofthechemicalindustry

C.alltheseaccidentscouldhavebeenavoidedorcontrolledifeffectivemeasurehadbeentaken

D.naturalgasstoredinverylargetanksisalwayssafe

5.Fromthepassageweknowthatammoniumnitrateisakindof____.

A.naturalgas，whichcaneasilycatchfire

B.fertilizer，whichcan'tbestoredinagreatquantity

C.poisonoussubstance，whichcan'tbeusedinovercrowdedareas

D.fuel，whichisstoredinlargetanks