p;same disease in women as in men and the gap between their death rates is narrowing. 2)There are dramatically increasing trends in respiratory cancer among women in developed countries, and the casual relationship of smoking to lung cancer is clear. 3)Women‘s health is also affected by the smoking of others, that is, by passive or involuntary smoking.
4. What action should be taken to halt or reverse the tobacco epidemic amongst women?
We should reduce the already high level of smoking among women in the industrialized world and ensure that the low level of smoking in developing countries does not increase.
5. What do you think of the smoking problem in our country?
It is very serious in our country. Many young people, including girls, take up smoking and a large number of people suffer or die of tobacco-related diseases.
第十四单元《工业中的水》以词汇、课文段落以及课后回答问题为主,重点在练习Vocabulary和Question题。
回答问题Question:
1. What essential functions does water fulfil in modern industry?
1) Water is used as a raw material;
2)It is essential for cooling machinery;
3) It provides steam;
4)It is one of the most important sources of power.
2. Is water inexhaustible as a source of power? Why or Why not?
Yes, because its power is ultimately derived from the force of gravity and from the sun and there is a water cycle.
3. In modern industry, how is water used as a source of power?
1) Water is used to produce electricity;
2)Water is a vital raw material in the textile industries;
3)Water is a valuable raw material because of the dissolved minerals it contains.
4. How can a river generate&