2025屆安徽省東至三中高三期中英語試題試卷含解析

2025屆安徽省東至三中高三期中英語試題試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend2．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．a(chǎn)fter D．before3．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking4．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout5．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested6．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which7．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why8．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．a(chǎn)goodSamaritanB．a(chǎn)wetblanketC．a(chǎn)featherinmycapD．a(chǎn)pieceofcake9．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved10．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are11．—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?—No.I’velearnedthatit’sbest_______untilitblowsover.A．tocallitadayB．topulltheirlegsC．tositonthefenceD．towashmyhandsoff12．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored13．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto14．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need15．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.16．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that17．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless18．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!19．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might20．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）AboutUsCattyShackRanchWildlifeShelterisanorganizationthatdoesn’trunforprofit.Ourmissionistoprovideasafe,loving,foreverhomeforendangeredbigcats,andtoeducatethepublicabouttheirsituationinthewild.Ourprimaryfocusisintherescueofcatsfromserioussituations.OnceananimalistakeninatCattyShackRanch,theywillhavealoving,foreverhomeforlife.Nowweneedsomevolunteerstohelpus.WhatDoVolunteersDo?OurvolunteersattheRanchdoavarietyofprojectsincludingupkeepofenclosures,yardworkandlandscaping,cleaningandpreparationofresidents’fooditems,guidingtours.WealsohaveourThriftStorethatneedsvolunteers.ItprovidesaperfectopportunityforthepersonwhoneedstobeinsidefromtheFloridaheat,orjustlovestohelpoutwithretail（零售）!ThriftStorevolunteershelpwithsellingitems,cleaning,andorganizingthestore.VolunteerRequirementsYoumustbeatleast18yearsold,ifvolunteeringfor“schoolcommunityservicehours”,volunteersmaybe16yearsoldbutmustbeaccompaniedatalltimesbyaparentoradults.Youmustbeabletovolunteeratleast8hoursamonthtobean“active”volunteer.Beforevolunteering,allpaperworkandappropriatedocumentationmustbecompletedandturnedintoourVolunteerCoordinator.HowtoBecomeaVolunteerJoinusforaVolunteerMeetingonthefirstThursdayofeverymonthat6:00PM.Atthemeeting,pleasebring:①CompletedVolunteerForm（downloadhere）;②DriverslicenseorofficialformofID;③$20（cashorcheck）foryourshirtandvolunteerbadge（徽章）.AdditionalInformationIfyouhavefurtherquestionsaboutvolunteers,pleasecontactusbyemail,wewillrespondtoyourinquirywithinafewdays.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutCattyShackRanch?A．Itisanon-profitorganization.B．Youcanvisititfreeofcharge.C．Itisapubliceducationalbase.D．Youcangeteducatedonwildlifeprotection.2、ThedutyofthevolunteersofCattyShackRanchcan’tinclude.A．doingsomecleaningB．workingasaguideC．managingthestorethereD．a(chǎn)ctingasadoorkeeper3、Ifyouwanttobecomean“active”volunteerofCattyShackRanch,youmust.A．haveatleast8hourstoworkperdayB．dovoluntaryworkaccompaniedbyadultsC．workbeyondtherequiredhourspermonthD．havearichworkingexperience22．（8分）Scientistshavelongknownthatherbivores(食草動物)affecttheplantdiversityaroundthem.Inhighlyproductiveecosystems,likejungles,animalswouldfavordominant,fast-growingplants.Thiswouldfreeupnutrientsandspace,allowingforagreatervarietyofplantstoboom.Incontrast,herbivoresinregionswithlowplantbiomass,likedeserts,wouldeatwhatevertheycouldfind,onlydrivingdownplantdiversity.Now,ateamofscientistshastestedthishypothesis(假說).Burkepile,abiologyprofessorinUCSantaBarbara,andhiscolleaguesreviewed252studiescomparingplantdiversityinareaswhereherbivoreswereandwerenotexcluded.Theirstudyrevealedthatwhetherherbivoresincreaseordecreaseplantdiversitydependsonwhat’sonthemenu.Ingeneral,thecorrelation(相關(guān)性)betweenherbivoryanddiversitywasn’tnearlyasclearaseveryonehadexpected.However,theteamnoticedamuchstrongerassociation:whentheecosystemhostedaparticularlyvigorousspeciesofplant,herbivoryseemedtobecrucialinmaintainingbiodiversity.Forinstance,grasslandsinthetallgrassprairieintheAmericanMidwesttendtobedominated(控制)byfast-growinggrasses,suchasbigbluestem.Theteamdiscoveredthatherbivoreshadanoutsizedeffectonmaintainingbiodiversitybykeepingbigbluestemfromtakingoverdozensofsmaller,slowergrowingplantspecies.Howevernotallherbivoresareonanequalfoot.Theteamfoundthattheconnectionbetweenherbivoryanddiversitywasparticularlystrongingrasslandswheremoreanimalsfeedongrassthanonherbsandbushes.Thisseemsreasonable,sincegrassestendtobethedominantspeciesingrasslands,asthenamesuggests.Thesefindingsaremorethanacademic.“We’veseenthreedecadesofreallyimportantpaperssayingthatecosystemsworkbetterwhenyouhavemorespeciesinthem,”Burkepilesaid.“Whatourdatasuggestsisthatherbivoresareespeciallyimportantformaintainingthisbiodiversityinplaceswhereyouhaveareallydominantplantspecies.”Asbiodiversitycontinuestodeclineworldwide,conservationistsarelookingforwaystopreventcatastrophiclosses.“Thissuggeststhatonepossibleapproachtomanagingecosystemsandbiodiversityistouseherbivorestomanagethesedominantspecies,”Burkepileadded.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,howdoherbivoreshelptoincreasebiodiversity?A．Byconsumingdominant,fast-growingplants.B．Bydestroyingjunglesandfreeingupspace.C．Byaddingmorenutrientstothesoil.D．Byeatinguplowplantbiomass.2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablyimpliesthat____________.A．herbivoryhasnothingtodowithbiodiversityinagivenecosystemB．herbivoresdecreasebiodiversityintallgrass-dominatedecosystemsC．smallanimalshelptoprotectbiodiversityingrasslandswithoutbushesD．thedegreetowhichherbivoresaffectbiodiversityisrelatedtoplantspecies3、Whatistheauthortryingtotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Thelimitationsofthenewstudy.B．Thepotentialapplicationofthenewstudy.C．Thecontradictionbetweenthepastviewandthenewfindings.D．Theimportanceofmaintainingecosystemsandbiodiversity.23．（8分）Artificialintelligence(AI)technologymaysoonbeausefultoolfordoctors.Itmayhelpthembetterunderstandandtreatdiseaseslikebreastcancerinwaysthatwereneverbeforepossible.RishiRawatteachesAIattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’s(USC)ClinicalScienceCenterinLosAngeles.HeispartofateamofscientistswhoareresearchinghowAIandmachinelearningcanmoreeasilyrecognizecancerousgrowthsinthebreast.Rawatprovidesinformationaboutcancercellstoacomputer.Hesaysthisdatahelpsthemachinelearn.“...Youcanputthedataintocomputersandtheywilllearnthepatternsandthepatternrecognitionisimportanttomakingdecisions.”DavidAgusisanotherUSCresearcher.Hesaysmachinesarenotgoingtotaketheplaceofdoctors.“Computerswillnottreatpatients,buttheywillhelpmakecertaindecisionsandlookforthingsthatthehumanbraincan’trecognizebyitself.Onceaconfirmedcancerousgrowthisremoved,doctorsstillhavetotreatthepatienttoreducetheriskofcancerreturning.Theformoftreatmentdependsonthekindofcancer.”Currently,researcherstakeathinpieceoftissue,putitonasmallpieceofglassandaddcolortobetterseethecells.Thatprocesscouldtakedaysorevenlonger.Scientistssayartificialintelligencecandosomethingbetterthanjustcountcells.Throughmachinelearning,itcanrecognizecomplexpatterns,orstructures,andlearnhowthecellsareorganized.Thehopeisthatmachineswillsoonbeabletomakeaquickidentificationofcancerthatisfreeofhumanmistakes.“Allofasudden,wehavethecomputingpowertoreallydoitinrealtime...Wecouldn’thavedonethis,wedidn’thavethecomputingpowertodothisseveralyearsago,butnowit’sallchanged.”Agusaddsthattheprocesscouldbedoneforalmostnocostinthedevelopingworld.Hesaysthathavingalargeamountofinformationaboutpatientsisimportantforamachinetoeffectivelydoitsjobinmedicine.TheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaresearchersarenowonlystudyingbreastcancer.Butdoctorspredictartificialintelligencewillonedaymakeadifferenceinallformsofcancer.1、InRishiRawat’sresearch,________.A．thedataputintocomputerscontributestocancerrecognitionB．manycancersarebeingstudiedatthemomentC．machinelearninghasreplaceddoctors’workD．thefocusisonthecureforcancer2、DavidAgus’swordsinParagraph3areusedto________.A．providesomeadvicefordoctorsB．introducethedevelopmentofcancerC．a(chǎn)ppealtoscientiststoresearchintocancerD．explainthefunctionofAIintreatingcancer3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．AIcanmakedecisionsfordoctors.B．Developingcountriesmightbelackoffunds.C．AIwillhopefullymakeanaccurateidentificationofcancer.D．Computingpowerhaslonghelpedwiththeidentificationofcancer.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsAIusedintreatingcancer?A．Positive. B．Indifferent.C．Doubtful. D．Negative.24．（8分）OnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signintheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起訴訟).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed(繼續(xù)進(jìn)行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,felltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.Inthatcase,Georgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn’tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability(責(zé)任)intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危險).”That’sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪審團(tuán))—“amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.”1、Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown________.A．slippedonthewetfloor B．trippedoverawarningsignC．knockedoverawarningsign D．wasknockeddownbythecrowd2、AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A．a(chǎn)cceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB．proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC．stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD．proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A．Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B．Itwouldnotbeallowedtoproceed.C．ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC．D．ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.4、Theunderlinedword“one”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A．danger B．customer C．businessowner D．equipmentinpublicplaces25．（10分）YellowstoneVacationsCalendar&EventsPlanYourDayatYellowstoneWhenyouvisitYellowstoneNationalPark,juststeppingoutsidepresentsanentireworldofthingstodo.Butifyou’relookingforsomethingmorestructured,weofferourownbrandoffunandadventure.Checkbelowforupcomingeventsandstartplanningyourday-to-daystayhereatYellowstone.SuperPartyatHolidayInnWestYellowstoneFebruary4WillyoubeinWestYellowstoneonSunday,February4?Well,greatnews!Wehavenointentionofmissingthebiggestgameoftheyear,andwewillbecelebratingintrue“biggame”fashionattheHolidayInnWestYellowstone.JoinusaswebroadcastthebiggameonourBIGscreenintheconferencespace,andcomeandcheerfortheteamofyourchoice!Arangeoffoodandbeveragespecialswillbeavailable,includingbucketsofbeer,Buffalochickenclip,andofcoursewings.WehopetoseeyouhereonFebruary4,2018!Kids’N’SnowWeekendMarch3-4Don’missaspecialweekendinWestYellowstonefilledwithfunactivitiesforkids(andfamilies)bothoutdoorsandinside.JointhefunattheWestYellowstoneIceRink,(溜冰場).Warmupwithhotbeverages,toast,somemarshmallows,sledonthesleddinghill.BringyourownsledfortheKid’sSleddingHill.Or,tryoutWestYellowstone’siceskatingrink.Alimitednumberoficeskateswillbeavailableatnocharge(comeearlyforthebestselection).Relaxwithmusicandconversation.It’sold-fashionedfamilyfunforeveryoneofeveryage.AllYellowstonevisitorsarewelcome!Forfulldetailsandscheduleinformation,pleasevisittheofficialKids’N’Snowwebsite.YellowstoneSnowmobileToursCall800-426-7669todaytomakeareservation.Lookingforsomethingalittlemorehandson?TakeoneofourYellowstoneSnowmobileToursandletourlocalguidestakeyouthroughtheimpressivewinterwonderland!?Customanddailytoursavailable.?SnowmobileandTour：$219whichdoesnotincludetaxof3%,lunch,clothing,parkentrancefees.?YellowstoneNationalParkandRendezvousSnowmobileRentals,requireavaliddriverslicensetodriveasnowmobile.Formoreinformationonrentals,pleaseseeourSnowmobileRentalspageandFrequentlyAskedQuestionspage.1、Whichactivityrequiresbookinginadvance?A．TheSuperParty.B．Kids’N’SnowWeekend.C．TheSnowmobiletours.D．SleddingontheKid’sSleddingHill.2、What’sthespecialaboutKids’N’SnowWeekend?A．It’sontheweekend.B．Variousfoodsareoffered.C．It'sdesignedforchildren.D．Someiceskaterarefree.3、Whatisneededtogoonthesnowmobiletours?A．Ahotdrink.B．Achildren’ssled.C．Avaliddriver’slicense.D．Aninformationbrochure.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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Iworkasthereceptionmanageratmyhotel.A(n)1cameinafewweeksagowithanoteattachedthattheguestwouldbetravellingwithher2father.Justsothatwewouldbeawarewhen3withthemwhentheyarrivedashisdaughterwantedtomakehistriptoIrelandas4aspossible.UponseeingthisnoteandnotingIwouldbetheoneto5themin，Idecidedtolearnsomebasic6language.Igreetedtheguestinmyusualway，7forthesurnameonthebooking.OnceIheardthenameI8immediatelywhowasstandinginfrontofme.Ihadbeenlearningforovertwo9howtosay”welcometoIreland.Mysignlanguageis10，butifyouneedanythingduringyour11justletmeknowandwewillhelpyou”.Ismiledatthefatheranddaughterinfrontofme，turningtothefatherwhoIgreetedinsignlanguageandbeganthebitIhad12forhim.Thefathersmiledandwasso13.Seeinghisreactionwas14forme.Itwassoworththelastfewweeksoflearningbasicsignlanguage.Oncheck-outIsadlywasn’t15.buttheyhadleftagiftformewithanotesaying”thankyouverymuchforwhatyoudidoncheck-in.Myfatherhasbeenin16formsinceyoucheckedusinandinsistedwegetyoua17beforeweleft.Youhavenoideahowmuchthis18tomyfatherandmeandwecan’tthankyouenough.You’vemadehistripveryspecialwithonesimple19”.Theywrotealettertothegeneralmanageralsoaskingtogivemearaise.whichIreally20.Icriedforasolid5minuteswhenIcametoworktodaytofindthisgiftinmylocker.1、A．guestB．invitationC．bookingD．warning2、A．deafB．blindC．forgetfulD．stubborn3、A．discussingB．dealingC．cooperatingD．bargaining4、A．soonB．1ongC．formalD．smooth5、A．guideB．inviteC．checkD．drive6、A．bodyB．signC．officialD．foreign7、A．a(chǎn)skingB．payingC．chargingD．a(chǎn)pplying8、A．greetedB．decidedC．forgotD．realized9、A．hoursB．daysC．weeksD．months10、A．fluentB．terribleC．standardD．helpful11、A．stayB．travelC．studyD．dinner12、A．1earnedB．1eftC．bookedD．bought13、A．kindB．tiredC．politeD．happy14、A．fairB．enoughC．naturalD．regular15、A．sleepingB．noticingC．workingD．waiting16、A．healthyB．normalC．a(chǎn)mazingD．hopeful17、A．jobB．giftC．surpriseD．chance18、A．meantB．devotedC．a(chǎn)ttachedD．owed19、A．wordB．noteC．commentD．gesture20、A．deservedB．doubtedC．a(chǎn)ppreciatedD．suggested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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Haveyoufondthatmuchofyouronlinecommunicationhasbeenreplacedbyemojis（表情符號）?Has"HappyBirthday"becomeacake1．lightedcandles?Sincetheywereinventedinthe1990sinJapan,emojis,meaning“picturecharacters",2．(occupy)theworldAccordingtoaUK-basedmobiletechnologycompany,6billionemojis3．(use)intextmessagesaresentaroundtheworldeverydaythroughsmartphonesThat’swhyforthefirsttimeOxfordDictionary’sWordoftheYearisemojiEmojisareregardedasanewkindof4．(express)Behindthepopularityofemojisistheriseofyoungpeople5．welcomenewtechnologyandnew6．(invention)Sothereasonwhyyoungpeopleaswellasotherslovetoemojiisthattheyshowmeaning7．(beautiful)Whenyoungpeopleareaskedwhatmakesthegenerationunique,8．put“technologyuse“firstNowemojisareinmuch9．(wide)usethanwrittenwordsAs10．result,peoplebegantodoubtwhetherithasmadeupatoolargepartinouronlinecommunication第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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）不計分。Iamthesharedbike、I’dliketobeonthestreettoserveforpeople、Theycanridemejustviaamobileapp、Buthorriblethingshappenafewdaysago、Severalpeoplestolesomeofuswithpayingtheirbillsontheappbuttreatedusbadly、Theybrokemysaddleandeventhrewmyfriendseverywhere、Wefeltangryforwhichthosebadguyshaddone、Thankstosomekindlypeople,wereceivedcareful“treatment”、Now,youhelpaswellasthewholesociety’sattentioniswhatweneedmost、Wearedesignedtohelppeoplewhoarestucktheheavytraffic、Weareneithertoynorprivatevehicles、Pleaseobeythebasicrules、35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.Bridgesandroadswerewashedaway,housesandbuildingsdamaged,leavingmanypeoplehomeless.Furthermore,tensofthousandsofvisitorswereforcedtostayintheairport.Althoughthegover