Section C Extended reading & Project 必备知识基础练 Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空 1.This city (locate) on the south of the desert. 答案is located 2.It snows all the year round in that (distance) little village. 答案distant 3.The town was covered with volcanic ashes after the (erupt). 答案eruption 4. (locate) beside a lake,the house offers beautiful view. 答案Located 5.Luckily,all the passengers of the ship (rescue) safe and sound. 答案were rescued 6.Cheap (import) goods are flooding the market. 答案imported 7.He (retire) next year after 30 years with the company. 答案is retiring 8.He talks to them as if they (be) children. 答案were Ⅱ.完成句子 1.未来人们能到月球或更远处去旅行。 In future,men can travel to . 答案the moon and beyond 2.年轻时,我常到全国各地游历。 When young,I used to travel through the country. 答案far and wide 3.抢救人员冲向飞机坠毁的现场。 rushed to the site of the . 答案Rescue workers;plane crash 4.你注意到了这细微的差别是很敏锐的。 It you to have noticed the slight difference. 答案was very sharp of 5.可怕的夜晚慢慢地过去了,黎明破晓了! The awful night ,and the ! 答案rolled slowly away;dawn broke 关键能力提升练 Ⅲ.阅读理解 主题语境:人与自然 体裁:说明文 About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of nitrogen dioxide air pollution,according to a study published today by researchers at the George Washington University.The study estimates that 64 percent of these new cases of asthma occur in urban areas.The study is the first to quantify the worldwide burden of new pediatric(儿科的) asthma cases linked to traffic-related nitrogen dioxide by using a method that takes into account high exposures to this pollutant that occur near busy roads,said Susan C.Anenberg,PhD,the senior author of the study. “Our findings suggest that millions of new cases of pediatric asthma could be prevented in cities around the world by reducing air pollution,” said Anenberg.“Improving access to cleaner forms of transportation,like electrified public transport,cycling and walking,would not only bring down NO2 levels,but would also reduce asthma,enhance physical fitness,and cut greenhouse gas emissions.” Asthma is a disease that makes it hard to breathe when the lung’s airways are inflamed.An estimated 235 million people worldwide currently have asthma,which can cause wheezing as well as life-threatening attacks. The World Health Organization calls air pollution “a major environmental risk to health” and has established Air Quality Guidelines for NO2 and other air pollutants.The researchers estimate that most children lived in areas below the current NO2 guideline.They also found that about 92 percent of the new pediatric asthma cases that we ... ...
~~ 您好，已阅读到文档的结尾了 ~~
