Question

We  have been trying all measures to reduce pollution in the past few years. Now people can enjoy a fresh environment everywhere. The following two graphs are adopted from the column of “City Information” on the webpage of Beijing Review.

Graph 1: Olympic Cities Air Quality Report

City	Date	API	Major Pollutant	Air Quality Degree	Quality Condition
Beijing	Sep. 8	37	N/A	Ⅰ	Very good
Qinhuangdao	Sep. 8	52	PM10	Ⅱ	Good
Qingdao	Sep. 8	68	PM10	Ⅱ	Good
Shanghai	Sep. 8	67	PM10	Ⅱ	Good
Shenyang	Sep. 8	88	PM10	Ⅱ	Good
Tianjin	Sep. 8	54	PM10	Ⅱ	Good

 

Graph 2: Chinese National Standard

API Values	Levels of health concern	Colors
When the API is in this range:	...air quality conditions are:	...as symbolized by this color:
0 to 50	Very good	Blue
51 to 100	Good	Green
101 to 150	Slight pollution	Yellow
151 to 200	Moderate pollution	Orange
201 to 250	Medium pollution	Red
251 to 300	High pollution	Purple
301 to 500	Hazardous	Brown

Notes:

**API stands for Air Pollution Index(指數(shù)).

**Particulate matter (PM10) is a major component of air pollution that threatens both our health and our environment. It consists of very small liquid and solid particles floating in the air.

**Sulfur dioxide(SO2) acts as an acid．Inhalation(吸入) results in labored breathing, coughing, or a sore throat and may cause permanent lung damage.

1.According to Graph 1, which of the following cities has the worst air pollution?

A．Qinhuangdao.

B．Tianjin.

C．Qingdao

D．Shenyang.

2.If your city is symbolized by either red or purple, the pollution in your city is     .

A．Moderate or high.	B．Moderate or slight.
C．Medium or high.	D．Medium or slight.

3.Which of the following statements is TURE?

A．With API value below 150 the air is free from being polluted.

B．The colors from purple to Yellow indicate the air quality is becoming much worse.

C．When there are floating solid particles and dust in the air, it is dangerous pollution.

D．On September 8th the color-symbol of Beijing City’s air quality is ‘Blue’.

4.When more citizens are beginning to have labored breathing soon after they are in the open air, it suggests that            .

A．there is a large amount of sulfur dioxide in the air

B．it is so cold that they may have caught a cold

C．they are starting to cough or have a fever

D．they must be infected with permanent lung disease

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】文章介紹了中國(guó)幾個(gè)城市的測(cè)量空氣質(zhì)量的PM10的監(jiān)測(cè)數(shù)據(jù)，并說明了相關(guān)情況。

1.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Graph 1中

Shenyang

Sep. 8

88

PM10

說明沈陽的PM10的含量最高，故沈陽的污染最為嚴(yán)重，故D正確。

2.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Graph 2中

201 to 250	Medium pollution	Red
251 to 300	High pollution	Purple

說明如果是紅色或者紫色，那么應(yīng)該是中度或者高度污染，故C正確。

3.D 推理題。根據(jù)Graph1中

Beijing

Sep. 8

37

N/A

Ⅰ

Very good

數(shù)據(jù)是37，介于1-50之間，屬于空氣質(zhì)量很好的范圍，在Graph2中用藍(lán)色來標(biāo)志，故D正確。

4.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段*Sulfur dioxide(SO2) acts as an acid．Inhalation(吸入) results in labored breathing, coughing, or a sore throat and may cause permanent lung damage說明A正確。