首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Drought, tsunami, violent crime, financial meltdown—the world is full of risks. The poor are often most【C1】______to their effect
Drought, tsunami, violent crime, financial meltdown—the world is full of risks. The poor are often most【C1】______to their effect
admin
2018-08-25
21
问题
Drought, tsunami, violent crime, financial meltdown—the world is full of risks. The poor are often most【C1】______to their effects. Instead of【C2】______responding to crises, aid workers and policymakers should anticipate and help to guard against such rare and【C3】______disastrous events.
After the world suffered major crises in 2008, the concept of risk management has gained【C4】______in international development. The links between risk, livelihoods and poverty are all too clear. Mounting evidence shows that【C5】______shocks—above all, health and weather shocks and economic crises—play a major role in pushing households below the poverty line and keeping them there.
But forward-thinking interventions can help【C6】______the costs of future shocks. Bangladesh offers a good example. In 1970, a large typhoon caused 300,000 deaths in Bangladesh. In 2007, a typhoon of the same【C7】______and strength caused only 4,000 deaths. The reason for the change was that the country had built a number of shelters. It went from having only 12 shelters in 1970 to having 2,500 in 2007. It also had a system of warning the population and a system of【C8】______these events.
But risk management isn’t just about lessening the effects of crises; it can also help people get ahead. Farmers in Ghana and India who had access to rainfall insurance were more likely to【C9】______in fertilizer, seeds, and other farming inputs, the report said, instead of sitting on their money to guard against potential future shocks.
Several recent studies have predicted that extreme events will become more common. If we fail to anticipate and plan for those events, then we could【C10】______giving up many of the development gains made over the past few decades.
A)forecasting B)prominence C)optimum D)vulnerable
E)guidelines F)motivate G)simply H)risk
I)adverse J)invest K)offset L)paralyzing
M)potentially N)primarily O)characteristics
【C4】
选项
答案
B
解析
空格应填入名词,作谓语动词has gained的宾语。结合上一段提到的内容(要预防灾难性事件的发生)可以推断,2008年世界遭受各种主要危机后,risk management(危机处理)显得越来越重要,故此处选用prominence。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/L9H7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Theydidn’tknowhowtousenetworktosendassignments.B、Theywantedtoconcealthefactthattheirassignmentswerelate.C
A、Sellingdirecttothepublic.B、Sellingthroughtheirownchain.C、Sellingbyonlinestores.D、Sellingthroughsmallshops.C本
A、Heisworkinginawebhostingcompanynow.B、Hehasmanyleadersinhiscompany.C、Heisstilllookingforajobnow.D、Hewa
A、Drinkwateraftersportsdrink.B、Drinkwaterordilutedsportsdrink.C、Drinksportsdrinkinsteadofwater.D、Drinkwaterbe
Inmanystressfulsituationsthebody’sresponsescanimproveourperformance.Webecomemore【B1】______,morealert,betterabl
A、Theyfeelstressedoutevenwithoutanychallengesinlife.B、Theyfeeltoooverwhelmedtodealwithlife’sproblems.C、Theya
A、Themilitarysector.B、TheITsector.C、Thehousingsector.D、Thefinancialsector.C
Drought,tsunami,violentcrime,financialmeltdown—theworldisfullofrisks.Thepoorareoftenmost【C1】______totheireffect
Anewhigh-performancecontactlensunderdevelopmentatthedepartmentforappliedphysicsattheUniversityofHeidelbergwill
ConradHiltonreallywantedtobeabanker.Instead,hesuccessfullychangedthe【C1】______purchaseofaTexaslow-endhotelinto
随机试题
西方第一本以“教育心理学”命名的专著是1903年美国心理学家__________出版的《教育心理学》。
患者,男性,25岁,上腹灼痛,反酸,疼痛多出现在早上10点及下午4点左右,有时夜间痛醒,进食后缓解。X线钡餐检查:十二指肠溃疡。若其胃酸中检查出幽门螺杆菌,则应选择的联合用药是()。
商业银行经营目标的矛盾有()。
材料一:近日早晨,上海电台《音乐早餐》节目正在直播,与往常一样,主持人晓君和小畅在播音乐间隙用上海话聊天逗笑观众。有一名听众给他们发短信:“求你们不要说上海话了,我讨厌你们上海人!”之后,晓君语调认真地对这名观众说:“请你以团成一个团的姿势,然后慢慢地以比
(2020年上海)近年来,我国置身世界大发展大变革大调整中,不惑于纷乱现象。不畏于艰难险阻,以元首外交引领扩大全球朋友圈、以开放合作之姿谋求各国共同发展、力倡多边主义推动全球治理改革,不断开创中国特色大国外交新局面。这表明,中国特色大国外交是(
应该使用单侧检验的问题进行了双侧检验,会导致
教育实验变量控制的主要方法有哪些?
在借贷期内,可随市场资金供求状况的变化定期调整的利率是()。
YearafteryearadedicatedSwedishchemistworkedtofindasubstancewhich,when(1)_____nitroglycerine(硝化甘油),wouldmakeexp
Lookatthefollowingstatements(Questions32-37)andthelistofcompaniesbelow.Matcheachstatementwiththecorrectcompan
最新回复
(
0
)