13．Since the beginning of the year，smog（雾霾） has covered parts of North China．In January，Beijing saw only five days without smog．The rising PM 2.5 readings terrified many people，and some health experts said that whenever the smog gets serious，hospitals receive more patients suffering acute respiratory （呼吸系统）and heart diseases．
Later，news of polluted underground water in some provinces scared people who wondered whether the water they drink is safe．So the need to emphasize environmental protection while developing the economy is heard everywhere．
Smog is especially a common concern．As a popular online post said，air may be the only thing that is equal for everyone，despite your income or profession．People with higher incomes are able to drink only bottled spring water and eat only organic food by paying higher prices，but they breathe the same air as everyone else．
At a meeting on Monday，many representatives have expressed their concerns about the air quality，too．One talked about his experience in Beijing．"After taking a taxi from the capital airport to my hotel，which took about an hour，I washed my nose and found the inside of my nose was black．We should ask ourselves this question：Why do we want to develop？It's for living a better life．Dirty air is definitely not a better life，"he said．
China needs to develop its economy and invest （投资） in hightech．Every Chinese has a dream to make China stronger．But without blue sky，clean water and safe food，the achievements in the economy will become meaningless．Space technologies are not to be developed for building a base on Mars so that one day all human beings can move to the red planet because they have destroyed Earth．
What the public wants is a strong and beautiful China．The great efforts must be made to promote W5P2 ecological progress and build a beautiful China．The words have shown the central government's determination to address the environment issue．
38．The effect of smog doesn't includeA．
A．the increase of people's income
B．more people suffering diseases
C．the rising of PM 2.5 readings
D．patients increasing in hospital
39．Why has smog become a common concern？D
A．Because people have to pay higher prices．
B．Because a popular onlinepost discussed it．
C．Because we have to develop industry．
D．Because nobody can avoid it．
40．The underlined word"they"in Paragraph 5 refers to"C"．
A．space technologies
B．other planets
C．human beings
D．industrial development．
41．From the last two paragraphs we can infer thatD．
A．hightech can completely solve the problem of pollution
B．space technologies should be developed on a large scale．
C．we can move to Mars after the earth has been destroyed
D．we must protect the environment while developing economy．
分析 文章主要讲的是发展经济和保护环境的关系．今年年初以来，雾霾不断笼罩中国北方的一些城市．雾霾让更多的人患上了呼吸系统疾病和心脏病，雾霾成为人们最为关注的问题．在发展经济的同时，人们开始关注环境保护．
解答 38．A 细节理解题．根据第一段"The rising PM2.5 readings…hospitals receive more patients suffering acute respiratory （呼吸系统） and heart diseases"可知，雾霾导致PM2.5上升，患病的人数增加，B、C、D正确，雾霾不会使人们的收入增加，A项错误，故选A．
39．D 细节理解题．根据第四段"Smog is especially a common concern…air may be the only thing that is equal for everyone"可知，雾霾成为人们最普遍的关切是因为每个人都不可避免地需要呼吸空气，故选D．
40．C 猜测词义题．"because they have destroyed Earth"是because引导的原因状语从句，they指代的是主句中的"human beings"，故选C．
41．D 推理判断题．根据倒数第二段"Every Chinese has a dream to make China stronger．But without blue sky，clean water and safe food，the achievements in the economy will become meaningless．"和最后一段"What the public wants is a strong and beautiful China．The great efforts must be made to promote ecological progress and build a beautiful China．"可知，人们想要的是一个既强大又美丽的中国，为了发展经济，不能以牺牲环境为代价，应该在保护环境的同时发展经济，故选D．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
