Question

As most people know, in the past few years, sandstorms have swept across many cities and areas of North China, polluting the air and disturbing daily lives of human beings. People look dirty and suffer many kinds of illnesses, such as breath difficulty. The sandstorm is such a serious problem that it has not only undermined the industrial and agricultural development of our country but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people. It is expected that effective(有效的) measures should be taken as soon as possible through our joint efforts to limit its occurrence.

So what should we do with the frightening sandstorms? Some experts put forward practical suggestions as follows: For one thing, more funs(基金)ought to be put into tree planting and forest protection so as to keep more water resources within the surface of the earth. For another, governments of all countries should make laws on environmental protection.For example, banning the use of throw-away chopsticks and punishing illegal tree cutting. Scientists should also study and find ways to cut down the degree of its destruction and to improve the whole environment.

How people look forward to sunny days with little breeze(微风)touching their faces now and forever! Nevertheless, I am fully confident that the golden days can come back so long as everyone tried his best to protect natural environment from today on.

1.The underlined word”undermined”(in Paragraph 1)means __________.

A．weakened         B．encouraged        C．kept             D．made

2.From the first paragraph, we can infer _________.

A．China has taken no measures to prevent sandstorms.

B．sandstorms can cause much damage to human beings and their daily lives.

C．the sandstorm is the most dangerous natural disaster to human beings.

D．more sandstorms will happen in the near future in North China.

3.How many ways do some experts put forward to fight against sandstorm?

A．5                B．4                C．3                D．2

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards the situation to sandstorms’ problems?

A．Unconfident       B．Optimistic         C．Regretful          D．Satisfied

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是在沙尘暴对我们的工农业和生活的影响，分析了我们能够采取的多种措施。

1.A 推理题。根据The sandstorm is such a serious problem that it has not only undermined the industrial and agricultural development of our country but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people.可知沙尘暴不仅仅削弱了工农业的发展，还倒装很多的生活方面的困难。故该词是指A项意思。

2.B 推理题。根据第一段5,6行but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people说明沙尘暴会给人们的生活带来很多的麻烦，故B正确。

3.C 细节题。根据文章第二段: For one thing, more funs(基金)ought to和For another, governments of all countries should make laws on environmental protection.以及Scientists should also study and find ways to cut down the degree of its destruction and to improve the whole environment.说明文章中提出了3种方法，故C正确。

4.B 推理题。根据文章最后2行I am fully confident that the golden days can come back so long as everyone tried his best to protect natural environment from today on.

说明作者很有信心。故B正确。

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