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XI’AN – China has introduced various emergency responses and long-term measures against air pollution in the central and eastern regions.

The air quality index (AQI) for Xi’an reached 500 on Wednesday afternoon, at the top of the AQI scale, according to the national air quality monitoring website. Xi’an weather forecasters predict the smog (雾霾) will continue for the next week and air pollution may worsen.

“I have to keep buying masks for my family,” said Liu, buying masks at a pharmacy (药店) near her home in downtown Xi’an. “This is the only thing we can do to protect ourselves.”

On Wednesday, a city government emergency response plan was put into action, suspending all construction and taking at least 50 percent of government vehicles off the road. Power plants must limit their output and reduce emissions.

Nearly half the country, more than 100 cities in 20 provinces, has suffered from smog since last December. Many have taken action, including experimenting with artificial methods to reduce smog, limiting vehicle use and fining polluters.

Assessments based on GDP alone were abandoned last month and more emphasis has been put on public well-being and the environment. Whether the move will be effective in forcing local governments consider environmental issues over economic growth remains to be seen. Environmental protection professionals are doubtful about the immediacy of the effects of these measures.

Xiao Hang, an urban researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said it took London 50 years to lose the moniker (绰号) “foggy London town”, and Los Angeles still struggles to control its photochemical (光化学) smog. “We can’t ignore environmental problems during the development process and China has a long way to go,” he said.

1.What would be the best title for the article?

A. AQI for Xi’an reached 500

B. Smog crisis tries the limits of people’s patience

C. Smoggy Chinese cities to clear the air

D. Dust masks become hot sellers

2.The underlined word “suspending” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ________.

A. encouraging                    B. stopping                           C. continuing                       D. expanding

3.We can infer from the article that _________.

A. China is the only country suffering from smog

B. environmental professionals believe the air quality will soon be improved with these measures

C. assessments based on GDP alone were harmful to environmental protection

D. Xi’an was the most polluted city in China

4.What Xiao Hang said indicates _____________.

A. London still has serious air pollution after 50 years of effort

B. the development of China is more important

C. solving environmental problems requires great effort

D. it’s normal for China to have environmental problems

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇关于中国采取措施整治环境污染，减少雾霾的新闻报道。在文中作者提到了西安的空气质量，提到了西安市民以及政府对此采取的应对措施。也提到了国家为了整治环境污染而采取的措施，并且指出整治污染是一个长期的过程。

1.C主旨大意题 。本文是新闻报道，在文章首段提出中心，即：中国已经启动紧急预案和并且采取长期措施来应对雾霾天气，由此判断C选项内容更能体现文章中心，答案选C。

2.B 词义猜测题。根据第四段a city government emergency response plan was put into action,可知后文是对紧急应对计划的解释，由此推断应该是停止正在建设的项目，以减少污染，所以选B。

3.C推理判断题。根据第六段内容可知为了保护环境，考虑人们的健康，国家取消了仅仅依靠GDP做出的评估，由此推断仅靠看经济增长来进行评定的措施是不利于环境保护的，故答案选C。

4.C推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“We can’t ignore environmental problems during the development process and China has a long way to go,和对伦敦治理雾霾的漫长过程可知解决环境问题需要人们付出很大的努力，故答案选C/

考点：考查新闻报道类短文阅读。