貴州省鳳岡縣二中高三第一次模擬考試新高考英語試卷及答案解析

貴州省鳳岡縣二中高三第一次模擬考試新高考英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect2．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must3．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where4．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited5．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where6．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．a(chǎn)nticipateC．forecast D．preview7．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore8．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved9．Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade10．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t11．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard12．----Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?----Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．a(chǎn)subjectsointerestingasB．a(chǎn)sainterestingsubjectasC．a(chǎn)sinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas13．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed14．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．a(chǎn)n;the B．a(chǎn)n;a C．the;a D．the;the15．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．a(chǎn)reneeded C．needs D．isneeded16．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow17．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．a(chǎn)monlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking18．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．a(chǎn)sC．orD．but19．We___havehurriedallthewaytotheairport—theflightwascalledoffbecauseofthefoggyweather.A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t20．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）AninternationalteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordhavefoundthatthewaypeopleusetheInternetiscloselytiedtotheseasonalmovementsinthenaturalworld.Theironlinespeciessearchesfollowthepatternsofseasonalanimalmigrations(遷徙).Migratorybirds(候鳥)floodbacktowheretheyreproduceeveryspring.Thatmigratorybehaviorisaccompaniedbysomehumanbehavior.“InEnglish-languageWikipedia(維基百科),theonlinesearchesformigratoryspeciestendtoincreaseinspringwhenthosebirdsarriveintheUnitedStates,”saidtheleadauthorJohnMittermeier.Andnotjustbirds.Mittermeierandhisteamsurveyednearly2.5billionWikipediasearchrecords,for32,000species,across245languages.Theyalsosawvariablesearchratesforinsects,horsetailsandfloweringplants.SeasonaltrendsseemedtobewidespreadinWikipediabehaviorformanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.Thisfindingsuggestsnewwaystomonitorchangesintheworld’sbiologicaldiversity.Italsoshowsnewwaystoseehowmuchpeoplecareaboutnature,andwhichspeciesandareasmightbethemosteffectivetargetsforconservation.Mittermeierisencouragedbythesearchresults.Hecommented,“Ithinkthere’saconcernamongconservationists(生態(tài)環(huán)境保護(hù)者)thatpeoplearelosingtouchwiththenaturalworldandthatthey’renotinteractingwithnativespeciesanymore.Andsointhatsense,itwasreallyexcitingandquiteunexpectedformetoseepeople’sWikipediainterestcloselyrelatedtochangesinnature.”RichardGrenyer,AssociateProfessorfromtheUniversityofOxford,sayssearchdataisusefultoconservationbiologists,“Byusingthesebigdataapproaches,wecandirectourattentiontowardsthedifficultquestionsinmodernconservation:whichspeciesandareasarechanging,andwherearethepeoplewhocarethemostandcandothemosttohelp.”1、Whathaveresearchersfoundaboutspeciessearches?A．Theystrengthentiesamongpeople.B．Theyaffecttheanimalmovements.C．Theydifferinlanguagebackgrounds.D．Theyreflectanimalmigrationseasons.2、WhatisthepurposeofwritingParagraph3?A．Tosummarizetheresearchprocess.B．Tofurthersupporttheresearchfindings.C．Toshowthevarietyofspeciessearches.D．Topresentresearchers’heavyworkload.3、HowdoesMittermeierfeelaboutthesearchresults?A．SatisfiedwithWikipedia’sservice.B．WorriedaboutWikipediabehavior.C．Amazedatpeople’scareaboutnature.D．Sadaboutpeople’snotgettingclosetonature.4、WhydoesRichardthinksuchsearchdataisuseful?A．Ithelpstoaimatconservationtargets.B．Itincreasesinterestinbigdataapproaches.C．Itkeepstrackoftrendsinbiologists’work.D．Itpushespeopletosolvedifficultproblems.22．（8分）Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodemrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步機(jī)).Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot.ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiesCompanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournaloftheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.B．Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.C．Runninginmodemrunningshoescouldhavemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.D．Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.2、Howmanyorganizationsareinvolvedinthetwostudies?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.3、Howdidtheresearchersdothetwostudies?A．Bypractising.B．Bycomparing.C．Byquestioning.D．Byreasoning.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Walkinginhighheelscouldhavefewerseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.B．Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.C．Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.D．Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.23．（8分）Persuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyou.AccordingtotheancientGreeks，therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion：ethos，pathos，andlogos.Ethosisaspeakerswayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy，honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall，you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingtheaudiencethatsheisagoodperson.Ifanaudiencecannottrustyou，youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample，apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear，thusmakingthemsupporthim.Similarly，ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcats，tomaketheviewersfeelpity.Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfortheanimals，theywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffacts，statistics，orotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying

"believeme".Althoughethos，pathos，andlogosallhavetheirstrengths，theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.Indeed，mostspeakersuseacombinationofethos，pathos，andlogostopersuadetheiraudiences.So，thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech，watchacommercial，orlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney，beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.1、Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart？______A．Theybothentertaintheaudience.B．Theybothrequiregreatskillstoachieve.C．Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.D．TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekwriters.2、Howisaspeakerabletoshowherethostotheaudience？______A．Byexpressinghersympathywiththeaudience.B．Bytellingtheaudienceaboutherpersonalpreference.C．Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakeherstatementsattractive.D．Byshowingherknowledgeandexperiencerelatingtothetopic.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeaspectsofpersuasion？______A．Ethosisthemostimportantaspectofpersuasion.B．Eachaspecthasadifferenteffectontheaudience.C．Honestyisthekeytomakingyourargumentsbelievable.D．Politicalleadersmostlyusepathostopersuadetheiraudience.4、Anadvertisementforwashingpowderwhichclaimsthat“scientifictestsshowthatourpowderkills95%ofallbacteria”

ismainlyusing______.A．ethosB．pathosC．logosD．a(chǎn)combinationofallthree24．（8分）Thevaluesofartisticworks,accordingtoculturalrelativism(相對主義),aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaview,however,failstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.HistoryhaswitnessedtheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworld.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthalls,asJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleries,Uniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday’spopularart,eveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.Theyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuture.Ina1757essay,thephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecause“thegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform(不變的)inhumannature,”thevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.HeobservedthatHomerwasstilladmiredaftertwothousandyears.Worksofthistype,hebelieved,spoketodeepandunvaryingfeaturesofhumannatureandcouldcontinuetoexistovercenturies.Nowresearchersareapplyingscientificmethodstothestudyoftheuniversalityofart.Forexample,evolutionarypsychologyisbeingusedbyliteraryscholarstoexplainthelong-lastingthemesandplotdevicesinfiction.Thestructuresofmusicalpiecesarenowopentoexperimentalanalysisasneverbefore.Researchfindingsseemtoindicatethatthecreationbyagreatartistisaspermanentanachievementasthediscoverybyagreatscientist.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutculturalrelativism?A．Itintroducesdifferentculturalvalues.B．Itexplainsthehistoryofartisticworks.C．Itrelatesartisticvaluestolocalconditions.D．Itexcitesthehumanmindthroughouttheworld.2、InParagraph2,theartistsarementionedinordertoshowthat_____.A．greatworksofartcangobeyondnationalboundariesB．historygivesartworksspecialappealtosetthemapartC．popularartsarehardlydistinguishablefromgreatartsD．greatartistsareskilledatcombiningvariouscultures3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A．AreArtisticValuesUniversal?B．ArePopularArtsPermanent?C．IsHumanNatureUniform?D．IsCulturalRelativismScientific?25．（10分）Somebestmusicandoperaholidaysfor2019.TanglewoodFestivalThevillagesofLenoxandStockbridgeinwesternMassachusettshavebeenthesummerhomeoftheBostonSymphonyOrchestraformorethan80years,anditsannualTanglewoodfestivalisEastCoastAmerica’smostdistinguishedmusicevent.AndrisNelsons,BSOmusicdirector,conducts14oftheconcertsandstarperformersincludeEmanuelAx,PaulLewisandAnne-SophieMutter.TicketsonsaleFeb10.June15—Aug25()AspenFestivalThisyearisthe70thanniversaryoftheAspenMusicFestival,oneofthelongest-runningandmostprestigiousfestivalsintheUnitedStates.The2019programhasyettobeannounced,butatypicaleight-weeksummerseasonincludesmorethan400classicalmusicevents—includingconcertsbyfiveorchestras,solo(獨(dú)奏)andclassicalmusicperformances,fullystagedoperaproductions,musiclessons,lectures,andchildren’sprogramming.TicketsanddetailsavailableinFebruary.June27—Aug18(aspenmusicfestival.com)GrandTetonMusicFestivalAspen’sgreatclassicalmusiccompetitorintheRockyMountainsistheGrandTeton,whichhasbeenheldinJacksonHolesince1962andatitsheartisatimberconcerthall,theWalkFestivalHall,famousforitsfriendlyatmosphereandexcellentnaturalsound.Despiteitsrelativelymodestsize,thehallattractsthegreats—currentmusicdirectoristheScottishconductorDonaldRunnicles.Theprogramfor2019isyettobeannouncedbutsubscriptionsareonsalefromFeb1,singleticketsfromMarch1.July2—Aug17(gtmf.org)SalzburgFestivalTheexcitementisbuildinginSalzburgbothforthissummerandforits100thanniversaryyearin2020.BartheProms,itistheworld’soldestmusicfestivalandthisyearitwillpackinanunbelievable199performancesin43daysat16venues.Thisyear’sthemeis‘Myths’andincludesfirstpublicperformancesofMozart’sIdomeneoandGeorgeEnescu’soperadipe.July20—Aug31(salzburgfestival.at)1、Whichofthefestivalshastheshortesthistory?A．TanglewoodFestival. B．AspenFestival.C．SalzburgFestival. D．GrandTetonMusicFestival.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutTanglewoodFestival?A．ItisheldfromJune27toAug.18.B．ItsticketscanbeavailablefromMarch1.C．ItisbestknownintheeastcoastofAmerica.D．Itsmoreinformationcanbegotfromgtmf.org.3、WhatisthesimilarityofAspenFestivalandSalzburgFestival?A．TheirticketscanbegotinFebruary.B．Theywillbeheldinthesamemonths.C．Theybothhavemusicandoperaperformances.D．Theiraudiencecanbebothadultsandchildren.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Areyouamanoramouse?Whenpeopleaskthisquestiontheywanttoknow1youthinkyouarea2personoracoward(懦夫).Butyouwillneverreallyknowtheanswertothisquestion3youaretestedinreallife.Somepeople4theyarebravebutwhentheycomefacetofacewithreal5,theyactlikecowards.Othersthinkofthemselvesascowards,butwhentheymeetdanger,theyactlike6.Lennyhadalwaysthoughtofhimselfasa7person.Hegotworriedbeforeexaminations.Heworriedabouthisjobandhealth.Allhewantedinlifewastobesafeandhealthy.8,onJanuary15th,2002,aplanecrashedintothePotomacRiverinWashington.Lennywenttotherivertoseewhatwashappening.Hesawawomaninthe9water.Lennydidnotfeelafraid.Hekeptvery10anddidaverydangerousthing.HejumpedintothePotomac,11tothewoman,andkeptherhead12thewater.Seventy-eightpeoplediedthatday.ThankstoLenny,itwasnot13.Whenyouareinavery14situationandfeelafraid,thebodyautomaticallyproducesachemicalintheblood.Thechemicaliscalledadrenalin（腎上腺素）.15adrenalininthebloodsystem,youactuallyfeelstrongerandstrongerandare16tofightorrunaway.However,whenyouareabsolutelyterrified,thebodycanproducetoomuchadrenalin.Whenthis17,themuscles（肌肉）becomeveryhardandyoufindyou18moveatall.Youarethenparalyzed(使無能為力)withfear.Thisis19whenweareveryfrightened,wesometimessaywe’re“petrified(驚呆的)”.ThiswordcomesfromtheGreekword“petros”,whichmeans“stone”.Weare20frightenedthatwebecomestonelike.1、A．how B．neither C．whether D．either2、A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain3、A．when B．until C．a(chǎn)fter D．once4、A．realize B．find C．think D．a(chǎn)gree5、A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger6、A．soldiers B．mice C．heroes D．cowards7、A．useful B．brave C．nervous D．terrible8、A．So B．Therefore C．Then D．Actually9、A．fresh B．poisonous C．warm D．ice-cold10、A．nervous B．calm C．frightened D．excited11、A．went B．helped C．spoke D．swam12、A．in B．under C．a(chǎn)bove D．from13、A．a(chǎn)naccident B．a(chǎn)mistake C．seventy-eight D．seventy-nine14、A．dangerous B．comfortable C．different D．favorable15、A．With B．Without C．For D．Like16、A．a(chǎn)fraid B．unable C．ready D．a(chǎn)nxious17、A．gets B．disappears C．happens D．goes18、A．needn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t19、A．where B．how C．because D．why20、A．really B．very C．such D．so第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）XinyangMaoJianisafamousandancientgreenteaproduceinXinyang,HenanProvince.Thenamecanbedividedintotwopartsthatareassociatedwithtwoaspects:“Xinyang”,1．firstpart,istheXinyangcityinHenanthatproducesthistypeoftea;“MaoJian”arethewordstodescribetheshapeofthetea,2．issmallandneedlelike.Xinyanghasateahistory3．(date)backto2,300yearsago—in1987,atGushiCountyofXinyang,tea4．(discover)inanancienttomb.Inthepastcentury,XinyangMaoJianhasbeenconsideredoneofthe5．(good)teasinChina.LocatedinsouthernHenanProvince,Xinyangisaplace6．a(chǎn)mildclimateandgoodconditionsforgrowingtreesthatproducethetea’suniquequality:Xinyangteatreesareplantedathighaltitudeswheretheweatheris7．(clear)dividedbyfourdistinctseasons.Moreover,thelocationisabundant（豐富的）withforests,clouds,rainfall,andwithlargetemperature8．(different)betweendayandnight.Thesegeographical9．(advantage)helpkeepXinyang’ssoilhealthyandrich,whiletreesmoreefficiently（高效地）absorbchemicals10．(produce)qualitygreentea.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Ourclasshadadiscussionaboutwhetherit’snecessaryputmonitoringcamerasinourclassroom、Opinionsaredividedtothistopic、Someareinfavorofthisidea,thinkingmonitoringcamerascanbeusingtomonitorteachers’teaching,thatencouragesteacherstopreparetheirlessonsbetter、Beside,itisausefulwaytoavoidexamcheating,whichisaseriouslyprobleminsomeschools、However,anotherstudentsareagainstthatbecausetheyfeelstressfuliftheyfeelsomeoneiswatchingthemallthetime、Also,theythoughtitwillaffecttheirprivacy、Inmyopinion,sincetheycanencourageeveryonetobehavewell,whynottoacceptthem?第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）AnaturaldisasterisamajorharmfuleventresultingfromnaturalprocessesoftheEarth.Inrecentyears,owingtoeithercyclical(循環(huán)的)changesorhumanactivities,therehasbeenariseinnaturaldisasters.Earthquakes,typhoons,floodsandhurricaneshavecausedalotofdeathsaroundtheworld.Ontheonehand,naturaldisastersalwaysbringgreatsadnesstopeople,butontheotherhand,naturaldisastersmakepeoplefullyawareofthemistakesofthemselvesandbegintorethinkwhattheyhavedone.Anaturaldisastercancauselossoflifeorpropertydamage,andtypicallyleavesomeeconomicdamageinitswake,theseverityofwhichdependsonthestrickenpopulation’sabilitytorecover.TakethetyphoonwhichhitJapanthissummerasanexample.ThisSeptemberSuperTyphoonChebi(飛燕)visitedJapan,causingdozensofdeaths,morethan600injuriesandlossesworthcountlessdollars.