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-- -- 课时作业 ( 十三 ) Unit 4 Making the news Section Ⅰ Warming Up Reading — Pre-reading (本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！ ) Ⅰ .阅读理解 A Within a few seconds ， an avalanche (雪崩 ) can move at 80 miles an hour ， so people hardly have time to jump or run out of harm ’ s way.But these days， avalanches don ’often hurt people because the ski patrol (滑雪救护队 ) makes sure the fields are safe. Doug Driskell ，Snow Safety Coordinator for Aspen Mountain Ski Patrol in Aspen  ，Colorado ， says Colorado has the most avalanche accidents in the country ， keeping him very busy. Big storms and warming weather make the month of March especially dangerous.But if skiers stay in the suggested ski areas ， they don ’ t have to worry“.We control the risks that may cause accidents，so it is unlikely you ’ ll get，”caughtDriskell explains. “ We push snow together closely so that it becomes strong enough ， and we use explosives ( 炸药 ) to make an avalanche move or to test an area to see if it is safe. ” This work can be dangerous ， so ski patrol members look out for each other and keep the public at a safe distance. Driskell and other team members also dig holes in the snow to study the layers.Back in the lab， they enter measurements into a computer， and then a picture shows how the different layers are holding up.If an area looks dangerous ， the ski patrol closes it. People going out into the backcountry often wear a special instrument called an avalanche transceiver that sends out a radio signal.All members of the ski patrol wear one as well ， in case they get caught in an avalanche while working. The signal tells the patrol where to dig if someone ends up under the snow.Once the patrol knows the area where a person might be， they push a long piece of wood down into the snow.When it hits something ， they start digging. Everyone on the ski patrol has studied first aid ， so they can deal with serious injuries right there on the mountain. “ You’re working with a group of great people ， trying to work ou