湖南祁东鼎兴补习学校高三九月月考英语试题

湖南祁东鼎兴补习学校2006-2007届高三九月月考英语试题第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试题的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatwillthewomanprobablydotonight?A.Seeafilm. B.Gotoaconcert.C.Dosomeshopping.2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace? A.Inanoffice. B.Inahotel. C.Inabedroom.3.Whattimeisitnow? A.2:30. B.2:20. C.2:10.4.Whatdidthemanbuyyesterday? A.Shirts. B.Shoes. C.Trousers5.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando? A.Studyathome. B.Gotoschool. C.Comebackearly.（共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6第7题。6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers? A.Clerkandguest. B.Nurseandpatient. C.Managerandsecretary.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation? A.Themancan’tsmokeintheoffice. B.Theman’sliving-roomisfullofsmoke. C.Themancan’tgetanon-smokingroom.请听第7段材料，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whyisthemansleepingonthejob? A.Hehastoworklate. B.Hehastogetupearly. C.Hehasabusysociallife.9.Howdidthemanprobablygotoworkinthepast? A.Bybus. B.Bytrain. C.Bymotorbike.10.Howlongdoesittakethemantogotoworknow? A.Abouttwohours. B.Aboutonehour. C.About15minutes.请听第8段材料，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whereisthewomanprobablyspeaking? A.Inachangingroom. B.Ataschoolcafé. C.Ataninformationdesk.12.Whencanthemanswimintheafternoon? A.Fromonetothree. B.Fromthreetofive. C.Fromfivetoseven.13.Whatwouldthemanliketoplay? A.Tennis. B.Football. C.Basketball.请听第9段材料，回答第14至第17三个小题。14.Whydidthecoupleleave? A.Theygottheirconcerttickets. B.Theyfeltangrywiththewoman. C.Theydidn’twanttowaitanylonger.15.Howsoonwilltheticketofficebeclosed? A.Inonehour. B.Intwohours. C.Inthreehours.16.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman? A.Shequarreledwiththeman. B.Sheiswritingforherfriend. C.Shehasmoveduponlyalittle.17.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman? A.Heiswillingtowait. B.Heispleasedtoseethewoman. C.Heisdisappointedabouthisphoneorder.第三节(共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分)听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。BRIGHTONTOURISTINFORMATIONOFFICEWorkinghours(Mon.-Fri.):9:00a.m.to6:00p.m.Informationon:hotels,restaurants&18._______________inthecityCitytours:fromChurchillSquare,around19.________________Tourscost:￡5.00Ticketsfrom:20._________________第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21.Thecaptainurgedthatthemission_____beforedark.A.mustbefinished B.befinishedC.oughttobefinished D.wasfinished22.--“Thedoorwasopen.”--“It______open.Ihadlockeditmyselfandthekeywasinmypocket.”A.can’tbe B.mustn’tbeC.can’thavebeen D.mustn’thavebeen23.---Willyoulendmesomepepper?----Sorry,mine________A.wereusedupB.ranoutC.hasbeenrunoutD.hasgivenout24.Ashehasbeeninaterriblestateofmindthesedays,onnoaccount_______ succeedinthecomingEnglishspeechcompetition..A.hasheB.doesheC.willheD.hewill25.Sofar,hemusthaveachievedhisgoal,_________?A.mustn’theB.didn’the C.hasn’theD.doesn’the26.SomanymodelLeaguemembers________thelead,wehadno_______winningvictoriesoneafteranother.A.taking;trouble B.take;difficulty C.took;troubles D.taking;difficult27.In1778,Bankswaselected________presidentof_______RoyalSociety,________positionheheldfor42yearsA./,/,aB./,the,aC.the,/,aD.the,the,the28.---HowcanIwakeupsoearly?----Setthealarmat5:00am,_______youwillmakeit.A.andB.butC.orD.so29.In1942,Columbusandhiscrewarrived_______wasso-calledtheNewWorldbythewesterners.A.whatB.inwhatC.whereD.inwhich30---Whichdaydoyouthinkisallrightforournextmeeting?---Youmake_______._______dayisallthesametome.A.one;OneB.it;AnyC.that;SomeD.this;Another31.Thefluisbelieved_______byvirusesthatliketoreproduceinthecellsinsidethehumannoseandthroat.A.causingB.beingcausedC.tohavecausedD.tobecaused32.Perseveranceisakindofquality----andthatis________ittakestodoeverythingwell.A.whyB.thatC.whatD.which33.Theywouldratherspendtime_______than________inthestreet.A.read;wanderB.reading;wanderingC.reading;towanderingD.reading;wander34.―Oh,dear!Maryknockedoverhercoffeecup.Itwentrightoverkeyboard.―Sheshouldn’tputdrinkssonearcomputer.A.the;/B.the;aC.a;/D.a;a35.IsthisTVset________youwishtohave_________?A.theone;repairedB.which;itrepairedC.theone;itrepairedD.which;repaired第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Donandhis11-year-oldson,Aaron,lovebasketball.ForAaron’sbirthdaylastOctober,DondecidedtodrivehimtoCincinnati,morethantwohours’36,forthefirst37oftheWorldSeries.Theyhadnoticketsbuthopedtobuya38fromscalpers(票贩子).Afterarriving,theywalkedinthestreetsfortwohours,carryinga39thatsaid,“Weneedtwotickets.”Therewerealotofscalpersbutthe40ticketwas$175.Theywere41toleavewhenamanstoppedthem.He42outtwoticketsandhandedthemtothefather.“Howmuchdoyouwant?”“Nocharge.”Saidtheman,“43thegame.”Whenaskedlater,theman44,“IwasworkingforJoe,whohadn’t45aWorldSeriesin16years.Buthewas46andcouldn’tmakeitthistime.Sohetoldmetogivethetwotickets47.Theonly48hesetwastogivetheticketstopeopleIthoughtwouldbeworthy.Alotofpeoplelooked49theymightjusttaketheticketsand50them.ThenIsawyou.Youseemedvery51andyoumademe52mydadandmewhenIwasachild.IwouldhavediedtogotoaWorldSeriesgamewithmyfather.ButIneverdid.”How53itwastoDonandhisson!HereiswhatDonsaid,“It’sthemostmemorablethingthateverhappenedtous.MyboyandImusthaveturnedtoeachother30timesduringthegameandsaid,‘Ican’t54this.’We’llneverforget55.”36．A．way B．away C．distance D．beyond37．A．game B．show C．exhibition D．sport38．A．ticket B．bill C．pair D．card39．A．letter B．newspaper C．sign D．book40．A．best B．cheapest C．worst D．mostexpensive41．A．able B．glad C．willing D．about42．A．gave B．turned C．sent D．pulled43．A．Enjoy B．Join C．Look D．Play44．A．explained B．continued C．added D．repeated45．A．seen B．missed C．beento D．goneto46．A．kind B．free C．well D．ill47．A．up B．in C．away D．off48．A．ticket B．game C．rule D．example49．A．if B．asif C．though D．eventhough50．A．use B．get C．send D．sell51．A．happy B．anxious C．shy D．excited52．A．realize B．recognize C．knowabout D．thinkof53．A．proud B．necessary C．fortunate D．difficult54．A．believe B．see C．think D．do55．A．thegame B．Joe C．thatnight D．theplayers第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项）ALondon—BigBen,thelandmarkLondonclockrenownedforitsaccuracyandchime(钟声),stoppedtickingfor90minutes,anengineersaidSaturday.Officialsdonotknowwhythe147-year-oldclockonthebanksoftheRiverThamesstoppedat10:07pmonFriday.Itresumedkeepingtime,butstalledagainat10:20pmandremainedstillforabout90minutesbeforestartingupagain,aspokeswomanfortheHouseofCommonssaid.Therehasbeenspeculation(推测)thatarecentperiodofhotweathermayhavebeentoblame.TemperaturesinLondonreached90℉onSaturday,andforecastscalleditEngland’shottestdayinMaysince1953.BigBen,whichisoperatedbythePalaceofWest-minister,survivedattacksbyGermanLuftwaffebombersduringWorldWarTwo,continuingtomarkthetimetowithin1.5secondsofGreenwichMeanTime.However,theclockhasexperiencedoccasionalproblems.In1962,snowcausedtheclocktoringintheNewYear10minuteslate.In1976,theclockstoppedonApril30,1997,andoncemorethreeweekslater.BigBenisactuallytheclock’s13-tonbell,whichwasnamedafterSirBenjaminHall,theBritishcommissionerofworksatthetimetheclockwasbuilt.TheofficialnamefortheGothictowerholdingBigBenisSt.Stephen’sTower.Standing315feettall,itwascompletedin1858afteran1834firedestroyedmostofthePalaceofWestminister.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resumed’(inparagraph2)mean?A.stoppedsomethingfromhappeningB.WentondoingsomethingC.stoppedbecausethereisnotenoughpowertokeepitgoingD.starteddoingsomethingagainafterstopping57.HowmanyoccasionalproblemshasBigBenexperiencedsofar?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.BigBenwasknownonlyforitsaccuracy.B.BigBenalsostoppedbecauseofthehotweatheronApril30,1997.C.GermanLuftwaffebombersdidn’tdestroyBigBenduringWorldWarTwo.D.An1834firedestroyedmostofthePalaceofWestministerincludingBigBen.58.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HotweatheristoblameB.London’sBigBenmysteriouslystopstickingC.ThehistoryofBigBenD.BigBenhasexperiencedoccasionalproblemsBWhatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyouwellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallysatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools,perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcan’taddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thesignificanceofworkinghardatschool.B.Thedirectandindirectvalueofschoolwork.C.Howtofaceone’sweakness.D.Choosingacareeraccordingtoone’sstrongpoints.61.Accordingtothepassage,doingapart-timejobasastudent_______.A.canhelpaffordone’seducationB.isagoodwaytopracticeskillslearntinschoolC.canhelpyoutoprepareforfutureworkD.isawasteoftimethatcouldhavebeenspentonstudy62.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent’sschoolperformanceisnotgood,he_______.A.shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilitiesB.willberegretfulabouthisbadresultsC.mayalsodowellinhisfutureworkD.shouldrestarthisstudyinschool63.Theunderlinedphrase“beallthumbs”(inparagraph3)probablymeans“_______”.A.beclumsyatdoingthingsB.beskillfulindoingthingsC.don’thaveinterestincertainthingsD.beeasilyboredindoingthingsCHappiness,ratherthanworkinghard,isthekeytosuccess,accordingtoresearchpublishedyesterday.Cheerfu1peop1earemore1ikelytotrynewthingsandchallenge（挑战）themselves，whichstrengthenstheirgoodemotionandleadstosuccessinwork，goodrelationshipsandstronghealth，saypsychologists（心理学家）.Thefindingssuggestthathappinessisnota“feel-good”luxury（奢侈品），butisnecessaryforpeople’swell-being.Whatismore,happinesscanalsoreachanentirenation，withpeoplein”happy”nationsbeingmorelikelytohelpothers.ThelinkbetweenhappinessandsuccesswasstudiedbyateamfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaRiverside，ledbyProfessorSonjaLyubomirsky.First,theyexaminedquestionnairesthataskpeop1eabouttheir1ives.“Forexample,theyshowthathappypeoplearelikelytoearnhigherincomes”saidLyubomirsky.Havingestablishedthelink，theywantedtodiscoverthecause.“Almostalwaysithasbeentakenforgrantedthatthingsthatconnectcloselytohappinessarethecausesofhappiness，butitcouldbejusttheoppositethatthosethingsarelikelytobecausedbyhappiness，”saidProfessorEdDienerfromtheUniversityofIllinois，anotherauthoronthepaper.“Therewasstrongevidencethathappinessleadspeopletobemoresociable，moregenerousandmoreproductiveatwork，tomakemoremoney，andtohavestrongerimmune（免疫）systems，”saidLyubomirsky.Theresearchshowsthatwhilesuccesscanputaspringinsomeone’sstep，peop1eneedhappinessinthefirstplacetoachievesuccess.Accordingtothestudy，around4outof5peopleinmodernindustrializednationsarchappyatanyonetime.Successwasnotjustaboutearninglotsofmoney.“Wedescribesuccessashavingthethingsthatcultureorsocietyvalues，whetheritbefriends，closefamily,moneyandincome，orlonglife，”saidDiener.However，sorrowfulpeoplearcnotpredeterminedtoleadalifeoffailure.64.Inthispassage，whichofthefollowingviewpointsdoesProfessorLyubomirskystate？A.Peopleinlesshappycountriesaremorelikelytohelpothers.B.Thingsconnectedtohappinessarebroughtaboutbyhappiness.C.Happinessresultsinricherandhealthierpeople.D.Successmeanspossessingthingsthatacu1tureorsocietythinkshighlyof.65.Theunderlinedphrase“putaspringinsomeone’sstep”means.A.putyouingoodspiritsB.putspringwateronyourfeetC.haveapleasantwalkinspringD.stepintoacheerfulspring66.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingistrue？A.Peoplearchappybecausetheyearnmoremoney.B.Peopleearnmoremoneybecausetheyarehappy.C.Workinghardisimportantforbeingsuccessful.D.Wecandowhateverwelikeas1ongaswefeelhappy.67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.fee1inggoodisacauseandnotaneffectofachievementB.ourlifewouldbeafailureifwewerenothappyC.happinessisjustapersonalproblemD.beingsuccessfulmainlymeansbeingwealthyDForsomescientists,everydayisGroundhogDay.Buttheseresearchersaren’tlookingforashadow.They’retryingtofigureouthowgroundhogseachyearputthemselvesintoastateofnearlybeingdead.Bodytemperaturequicklygoesdown,metabolism(新陈代谢)nearlyshutsdown,andheartrateslowstosomethingnearlydead.Somethingchangesthesenormallywarm-bloodedanimalsintocoolballs.Butwhat?Theanswerscouldhavedeepimplications(暗示)forhumans.Explainingthemysteryofhibernation(冬眠)isnecessaryfortheattractivedeep-spacetravel.Iffuturegenerationsaretostandaninterplanetaryjourney(星际旅行),researchersmustlearnhowtouseanimal-likehibernation.Moreimmediately,scientistsbelievethesecretsofhibernationcoulddrivegreatadvancesinstroke(中风)treatment,injurysurvivalandevenweightcontrol.“Whyisitthatthisanimalcaneatlikepersonswhoarefatforseveralmonthsandthenshutoffforanumberofmonths?”askedGregoryFlorant.Hestudiesgroundhogs,tryingtounderstandhowtheirenergyregulationcanchangesogreatly.Contrarytopopularideas,hibernatinganimalsdon’tsleepforthewinterandwakeupinthespring.Hibernationisnotsleep.Ananimalwillperiodicallywakeandthengobackdownintoastateknownastorpor(蛰伏).Theparticularmarkofhibernationisagreatriseandfallinmetabolism–wildswings(突然转变)inbodytemperatureandbloodflowthatapersoncouldnotstand..Sincesomanydifferentmammalscanhibernate,scientistsbelievetheabilityforhumantosurvivesimilarchangesofmetabolismisprobablyburiedinthegeneticcode,whichremainsamystery.“Wearemammals,thereforewesharegeneswithothermammalsthatcandothis,”Dr.Florantsaid.“Wehaven’tdiscoveredwhatgenesaredirectlyinvolved.”Butresearchershaverecentlygainedsomeimportantbreakthroughsabouttheprocess.68.Accordingtothepassage,“groundhogs”shouldbe________.A.akindofbird B.cold-bloodedanimalsC.animalsabletohibernateD.akindofsnake69.Accordingtothepassage,whengroundhogsarehibernating,they______.A.willexperiencegreatenergyregulationchangesB.canstillflyfreelytogetherC.mustchangesomegenesintheirbodiesD.willcompletelyshutdowntheirmetabolism70.Findingoutthesecretsofhibernationisimportantforinterplanetaryjourneybecausetravelersprobably_______.A.canchangetheirbodytemperature B.cancontroltheirbloodflowC.canstandtemperaturechangesinspace D.don’tneedtocarrymuchfood71.Whichofthefollowingwouldfollowthelastparagraph?A.TheenvironmentforhibernatinganimalsB.TherecentdiscoveryabouthibernationC.TheprocessofhibernatingD.TherecentdiscoveryofspacetravelESeeingmaybebelieving，buthearingasoundfirstmayhelpyoursenseofsight，accordingtoresultsofanewstudy.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaofSanDiegoreportthatpeopleweremoreaccurateatnoticingaflashoflightwhenasoundwasproducedatthesameplaceimmediatelybeforethelightflashed.“Weusedaloudsoundtocatchourparticipants’（受试者）attention”oneofthestudy’sauthors,DrMcDonald，saidinanarticle.Duringsomeexperiments，thesoundoccurredatthesamelocationastheflashoflight，whileatothertimesitwasproducedontheoppositesideofparticipants’fieldofsight.The33participantsinthestudyweremoreaccurateatnoticingtheflashoflightwhenthesoundoccurredonthesameside，suggestingthatsoundcanhelpdirectvisual（视觉的）attention.AccordingtoMcDonald，hisresearchteamplanstocontinuestudyingtherelationshipbetweensightandsound.Itwillbeinterestingtosee，hesaid，whathappenstotheabilitytopayattentionwhenoneofthesensedoesnotworkaswellasitshould，asinapersonwhoisblindofhashearingproblems.McDonaldalsonotedthatresearchintotherelationshipbetweensightandsoundcouldaffectthewaywe1ookatpeop1ewithattentiondisorder.Traditionally，thesepeopletogetherareconsideredtohaveattentionprob1em，butinsomepeopletheproblemmaybecausedbyhearingorsightdeficits（缺陷）.“Itcouldbepossiblethattheycou1dhaveadeficitinonesenseoranother，orinrelatingsightandsoundtogether，”McDonaldsaid.Researchintothisareamayleadtobettertreatmentforpeoplewhohaveahardtimepayingattention.Itmaybeagoodideatotakeintoconsiderationtherelationshipbetweensoundandsightwhendesigningwarningsignals，suchasforanairplanepilot.72.Bysaying“Seeingmaybebelieving”，thewriterissuggestingthat.A.thereisarelationshipbetweenhearingandseeingB.thesayinghassomeinfluenceontheirresearchC.youshouldreadtheresearchfindingsinthisarticleD.youshouldvisitthelaboratoryinperson73.Onequestiontheresearchteamwantstostudyishow.A.todealwithpeople’shearingproblemsB.toimprovepilots’attentionduringflightC.peoplewithhearingorsightdeficitscanimprovetheirattentionD.hearingorsightdeficitsaffectpeople’sabilitytopayattention74.McDonaldbelievesthatthestudyoftherelationshipbetweensightandsoundwill.A.havepracticalvaluesformedicaldoctorsandpilotsB.helpchangethewell-beingofmedicaldoctorsC.preventpeoplefromhavinghearingorsightproblemD.helptoimprovepeople’seyesight75.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.Acureforpeoplewithhearingproblems.B.Thestudyofpeople’sattention.CSoundhelpstoimprovespeople’sattention.D.Soundhelpstonoticetheflashoflight.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节填空（共10小题上，每小题1分，满分10分）短文阅读，根据所读内容在文后76～85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。注意：每空不超过3个单词。OurEarthOutControlAccidentshappen,butwhentheydestroythedelicatebalanceofnatureandcausethewholeworldtosuffer,theybecomedisasters,andweshoulddoallwecantopreventthemfromhappeningagain.Bhopalchemicalleak,December1984,Bhopal,IndiaAnexplosionintheUnionCarbidechemicalplantinBhopal,India,releasedadeadlygascalledmethylisocyanate,whichisusedtomakepesticides.Thegasformedacloudthatkilled2,500people;another50,100,000peoplebecameill.Treesandplantsandplantsintheareabecameyellowandbrittle.Theexplosionwascausedbyamechanicalfailurethatwasnotnoticedintimetostopit.ExxonValdezoilspill,March1989,Alaska,U.S.OnMarch24,1989,11milliongallonsofcrudeoilspilledintoprinceWilliamSoundfromthetankerExxonValldezwhenitshullhitareefandtoreopen.Theoil,whichisnotyetcleanedupafterbillionsofdollarshavebeenspentandthemillionsofbirds,fish,andotherwildlifehavedied,wascausedbyhumanerrorandcouldhavebeenavoided.Chernobyl,April1986,USSRAt1:23A.M.onSaturday,April26,1986mthereactorblewatthenuclearpowerplantinChernobyl,rippingopenthecore,blowingtheroofoffthebuilding,startingmorethan30fires,andallowingradioactivematerialtoleakintotheair.Some31peoplewerekilledand200peopleweretreatedforradiationpoisoning.Stillatriskare135,000peoplefromthe179villageswithin20milesoftheplantwhowereexposedtotheradiationbeforebeingevacuated.Glaringviolationsofsafetyruleswereatthebottomofthistragicevent.LoveCanal,1953,NewYork