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¡¡¡¡The two things¨Csnow and mountains¨Cwhich are needed for a ski area are the two things that cause avalanches, large mass of snow and ice crushing down the side of a mountain£­often called¡°White Death£®¡± ¡¡¡¡It was the threat of the avalanche and its record as a killer of man in the western mountains that created the snow ranger£®He first started on avalanche control work in the winter of 1937¨C38 at Alta, Utah, in Wasatch National Forest£® ¡¡¡¡This mountain valley was becoming well known to skiers£®It was dangerous£®In fact, more than 120 persons had lost their lives in 1936 and another 200 died in 1937 as a result of avalanches before it became a major ski area£®Thus, development of Alta and other major ski resorts in the west was dependent upon controlling the avalanche£®The Forest Service set out to do it, and did, with its corps of snow rangers£®It takes many things to make a snow ranger£®The snow ranger must be in excellent physical condition£®He must be a good skier and a skilled mountain climber He should have at least a high school education, and the more college courses in geology, physics, and related fields he has, the better£® ¡¡¡¡He studies snow, terrain, wind, and weather£®He learns the conditions that produce avalanches£®He learns to forecast avalanches and to bring them roaring on down the mountainsides to reduce their killing strength£®The snow ranger learns to do this by using artillery, by blasting with TNT, and by the difficult and skillful art of skiing avalanches down£® ¡¡¡¡The snow ranger, dressed in a green parka which has a bright yellow shoulder patch, means safety for people on ski slopes£®He pulls the trigger on a 75 mm£®Recoilless rifle, skis waist deep in powder testing snow stability, or talks with the ski area¡¯s operator as he goes about his work to protect the public from the hazards of deep snow on steep mountain slopes£® (1) The snow rangers are employees of ________£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® the Forest Service£® B£® the Resource Bureau£® C£® the Tourist Board£® D£® the Sports Bureau£® (2) A snow ranger himself must be ________£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® a college graduate£® B£® a physicist£® C£® a geologist£® D£® a mountaineer£® (3) A snow ranger uses very powerful guns ________£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® to warn skiers of an approaching avalanche£® B£® to signal for help in an emergency£® C£® to create an avalanche£® D£® to communicate with the ski area¡¯ operator£® (4) The primary duty of the snow ranger is ________£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® To make sure ski area operators are following safety rules£® B£® To predict and control avalanches in mountainous areas£® C£® To check skis and repair them£® D£® To forecast the weather£® (5) The passage implies that a snow ranger ________£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® knows how to use a pistol£® B£® must write lengthy reports on his work£® C£® may travel many miles when he is on duty£® D£® has a long working day£®

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