首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity
[originaltext] In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity
游客
2024-04-25
55
管理
问题
In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The authorities promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists believed that it would occur again within five years at the latest. In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced varying degrees of chaos throughout the city of eight million people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of comparative prosperity. In 1977, the disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves.
In 1965, there was little crime during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people were arrested. In 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into. Mobs smashed shop windows and helped themselves to rob jewelry, clothes or television sets. Many people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policemen available was quite inadequate and they wisely refrained from using their guns against mobs which far outnumbered them and included armed men.
Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The blackout started at 9:30 p. m. , when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables. Many stores were thus caught by surprise.
The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, were not involved in robbing. They helped strangers, distributed candles and batteries, and tried to survive in a nightmare world without traffic lights, refrigerator, elevators, water and electrical power. For twenty-four hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.
19. In what way was the blackout of 1977 different from that of 1965?
20. Why did many mobs manage to escape?
21. What caused the blackout in July 1977?
22. How long did the 1977 New York electricity failure last?
选项
A、Excessive heat made people turn on many electrical appliances.
B、Some machines weren’t working due to the unemployment.
C、Lightning damaged supply cables during a night.
D、There is not enough transportation to carry the coal.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3570373.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Manypeoplewonderaboutwhattelevisionhasdonetothegene
[originaltext]InNovember1965,NewYorkwasblackedoutbyanelectricity
[originaltext]InNovember1965,NewYorkwasblackedoutbyanelectricity
[originaltext]Wecanagreewithprimitivemanthatfoodisabasicneed,bu
[originaltext]W:Haveyoueverattendedagroupinterview?Imeananinterview
[originaltext]W:Haveyoueverattendedagroupinterview?Imeananinterview
[originaltext]W:Haveyoueverattendedagroupinterview?Imeananinterview
[originaltext]W:Citylifeissocrowded.I’dliketogetawaysometimestothe
[originaltext]W:Citylifeissocrowded.I’dliketogetawaysometimestothe
[originaltext]W:Citylifeissocrowded.I’dliketogetawaysometimestothe
随机试题
Watchingmepullingthecalfawkwardlytothebarn,theIrishmilkmaidfoughth
[originaltext]Inaway,allofusareonaspaceship—theplanetEarth.Wem
Insize,Canadaisthesecondlargestcountryonearth.Intermsof【C1】______
WhatkindofpeopledidTinachoosetowriteaboutinherfirstcolumn?[br][o
通过()服务可以登录远程主机进行系统管理,该服务默认使用()端口。A.E
对患有疾病的新生,经学校指定的二级甲等以上医院(下同)诊断不宜在校学习的,可以保
桥梁高墩施工宜采用的模板有()。A、整体模板 B、翻转模板 C、爬升模
下列关于内含报酬率的说法,正确的有()。A.是能够使未来现金流入现值等于未来现金
X公司希望以固定利率借人人民币,而Y公司希望以固定利率借入美元,而且两公司借入的
患者,男,55岁。右侧胸部闭合性损伤1天。右胸疼痛,咳嗽时加重,无呼吸困难。胸壁
最新回复
(
0
)