4．A large part of China experienced larger amounts of smog （雾霾） than usual this January and the air was badly polluted．The distance one could see was shorter than 1，000 meters in Beijing，Tianjin，and the provinces of Hebei，Henan，Shandong，Jiangsu and Anhui．In some areas，it was down to 200 meters．
People usually set off firecrackers （爆竹） to celebrate Spring Festival．But because of the smog，this year seemed very quiet．It was really different．A man called Zhang Wei said that his friends and he hadn't set off a single firecracker．
"We all suffered from last month's smog．If we don't call an end to the firecrackers，the environment will get worse and worse during the holiday．"Said Zhang Wei．He called on more people to set off fewer firecrackers during this year's Spring Festival holiday by putting up a notice in his neighborhood．
More Chinese looked forward to celebrating the holiday in a greener way．They decided not to set off firecrackers．They also decided not to waste food．They said that the new celebrations sounded fashionable．
To clean the sky，more than ten provinces including Guangdong，Zhejiang and Jiangsu have started to use national 4 standard （标准），which is expected to reduce （减少） vehicle emission （车辆排放） by 30% to 50%．Beijing even has started to use the stricter national 5 standard．
We still have a lot to do to improve the air quality．For example，using public transportation as much as possible is not a hard thing for us to do，but it matters a lot．
61．What happened in a large part of China this January？A
A．It experienced larger amounts of smog．
B．People set off lots of firecrackers．
C．There was a heavy rain．
D．Many car accidents happened．
62．How do people usually celebrate Spring Festival in China？B
A．By putting up a notice．
B．By setting off firecrackers．
C．By not wasting food．
D．By using public transportation．
63．How many provinces have started to use national 4 standard？D
A．Three．
B．Six．
C．Eight．
D．More than ten．
64．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．Zhang Wei didn't set off a single firecracker this Spring Festival．
B．We should use more public transportation to help reduce the air pollution．
C．Zhejiang has started to use national 4 standard to reduce vehicle emission．
D．More Chinese think the celebration of setting off firecrackers is fashionable．
65．What's the best title for the passage？B
A．How to reduce the vehicle emission
B．How to improve the air quality
C．What do Chinese do in Spring Festival
D．Using public transportation．
分析 这篇文章主要讲了，因为一月份北方发生严重的大雾天气，很多的市民开始关注空气污染．他们呼吁减少烟花爆竹的燃放，采用文明方式过年．而很多省份也推出了各种措施提高环境质量．
解答 61A．：细节理解题．由第一段A large part of China experienced larger amounts of smog （ 雾霾 ） than usual this January and the air was badly polluted．一月份中国大部分地区经历了比以前要严重的雾霾天气，空气严重污染．由此可知，选A．
62：B．细节理解题．第二段中People usually set off firecrackers （ 爆竹 ） to celebrate Spring Festival，人们经常燃放烟花保住庆祝新年，可知选B．
63：D．细节理解题．第五段To clean the sky，more than ten provinces including Guangdong，Zhejiang and Jiangsu have started to use national 4 standard （ 标准 ），为了清洁空气，包括广东，浙江江苏在内的十多个省开始执行国家4号标准．故选D．
64：D．细节理解题．由第四段More Chinese looked forward to celebrating the holiday in a greener way．They decided not to set off firecrackers．They also decided not to waste food．They said that the new celebrations sounded fashionable．理解可知，人们提倡绿色的过年方式，认为新的方式才时尚．故选D．
65：B．标题归纳题．阅读整篇文章可知，We still have a lot to do to improve the air quality本文主要关于空气质量的，故选B．
点评 本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据．只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读．文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同．
