Question

Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）

A couple of days ago, a brownish hazed（雾霾）settled over Shanghai. It was, of course, _______. There have been several days since then and some people are _______ that we may be the next city to catch up with Beijing, a city was slowly covered by a thick dirty brown haze.

The terrible pollution has not escaped the notice of foreigners in China, either. Recently a number of foreign talents have left China. Marc van der Chijs, a co-founder（共同创始人）of the Chinese Video site Tudou, said one of the big _______ he is leaving China is that “the pollution is too heavy.”

Shanghai does have a pollution problem, but it is not unsolvable. There are new laws to restrict harmful emission from cars and the city is trying to use “green technology” in its new buildings, factories and energy plants. But it will take years _______ we see the wonderful changes.

In the meantime, we should try to protect ourselves, or _______ not add to the pollution problem. We should pay attention to the city’s pollution alerts（警报）and wear masks on heavily polluted days. We should try to _______ our energy consumption（消耗量）. Remember : The more energy we use, the more pollution we produce.

1.A.land pollution B.water pollution C.air pollution D.noise pollution

2.A.glad B.surprised C.excited D.afraid

3.A.reasons B.excuses C.explanations D.complaints

4.A.when B.after C.before D.since

5.A.at least B.at most C.at first D.at last

6.A.repair B.require C.reduce D.refuse

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

【解析】

本文讲述了上海雾霾，是空气污染问题。很多外国人也看出了中国污染严重，有些地区制定法律和采用新技术改善环境，我们自己也可以不增加污染，减少消耗能源。保护环境，从自身做起。

1.句意：雾霾笼罩着上海，当然它是空气污染。

land pollution土地污染；water pollution水污染；air pollution空气污染；noise pollution噪音污染；根据常识，可知雾霾是空气问题，故选C。

2.句意：有些人担心我们可能是下一个赶上北京的城市。

glad高兴的；surprised惊喜；excited激动；afraid害怕；根据“a city was slowly covered by a thick dirty brown haze.”一个城市慢慢地被一层又厚又脏的雾霾覆盖着，所以此处应该是大家害怕，故选D。

3.句意：中国视频网站土豆网的联合创始人马克•范德说他离开中国的一大原因是“污染太重了。”

reasons理由；excuses借口；explanations解释；complaints抱怨；根据“…is that “the pollution is too heavy.””可知他离开中国的原因之一是污染太严重，所以是理由。故选A。

4.句意：但是，我们需要数年时间才能看到这些极好的变化。

when当……时；after之后；before在……之前；since由于；根据句型it+将来时+before表示要过多久才……，此处表示需要数年时间才能看到，故选C。

5.句意：或者至少不增加污染问题。

at least至少；at most最多；at first起初；at last最后；根据后文“Remember : The more energy we use, the more pollution we produce.”我们使用的能源越多，产生的污染就越多，所以此处应该是至少不增加污染问题，故选A。

6.句意：我们应该尽量减少能源消耗。

repair修理；require需要；reduce减少；refuse拒绝；根据上文“or at least not add to the pollution problem. ”可知，此处应该是减少能源消耗，故选C。