Question

【题目】China’s government has 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(指数).

**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 /span>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】

试题分析: 在过去的几年里，中国政府采取了各种措施来减少污染。本文列举了两张图表来展现若

干奥林匹克城市的空气质量状况和空气质量衡量标准。

【1】D 细节题。根据图表1的第三列“API”可知，沈阳的API为88，即空气污染指数最高，也就是空气污染最严重。故选D.

【2】C 细节题。根据图表2的第三列“Colors”可知，红色代表中度污染(Medium pollution)，紫色代表高度污染(High pollution)。故选C.

【3】D 细节题。根据图表1可知9月8号北京的API为37，再从图表2可知API在0～50之间空气质量为蓝色标志。故D选项正确，故选D.

【4】A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句话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可知sulfur dioxide代表酸，大量吸入sulfur dioxide可能会导致呼吸困难，咳嗽，咽喉疼痛甚至永久性的肺部损伤。故推断当大多市民开始出现呼吸困难的症状时，说明空气中有大量的sulfur dioxide.故选A.