Question

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC亞太經濟合作組織) members met in Beijing from November 5 to 11 to discuss the future of APEC and the overall development of the Asia-Pacific area. APEC, which was set up(成立) in 1989,is a forum(論壇) for 21 member countries to develop free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific area.

Though Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation came to a successful close, the "APEC Blue" has become popular in Beijing, even in China. A clear blue sky in Beijing is difficult to see during the smog(霧) season, so Beijingers gave it a name: "APEC Blue".

"Oh, how beautiful the autumn sky is and how fresh the air is!" This is how most Beijingers feel during APEC. "I hope the APEC Blue will remain, and I believe, through the efforts we continue to make, it will."

A lot of environmentally friendly ways were taken to reduce(減少) the Beijing smog during the APEC meeting, including limiting the number of cars on the road, stopping some factories in neighboring cities and so on.

Perhaps we can learn something from London, where the Great Smog killed 4,000 people :in four days in 1952. Britain then passed its first air pollution act, which required that all power plants in London should be shut down, factories must build taller chimneys, and the heating system must be improved.

In order to keep "APEC Blue", Beijing plans to build air corridors(通道) to blow away pollution. Not all agree with this way. Song Guojun, a professor(教授) of environmental studies(環境研究)at Renmin University, believes that this way will not solve the problem at its root, and only by controlling the source(源頭) of pollution will Beijing see bluer skies.

1.APEC has been set up for years.

A.21 B.1989 C.25 D.6

2.The "APEC Blue" was named by .

A. APEC B. people in China

C. Beijingers D. 21 countries

3.The underlined words "power plants" probably means .

A.發電廠 B.加熱系統

C.能源植物 D. 工廠

4. According to the passage,________is not right.

A. Beijingers believe the APEC blue will remain, if they continue making efforts.

B. A lot of ways were taken to reduce the Beijing smog.

C. The Great Smog killed 4,000 people :in four days in 1952 in London.

D. Song Guojun believes that no way will solve the problem at its root.

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文從今年11月份在北京舉行的APEC會議入手，引出了那幾天北京湛藍的天空，討論了現在空氣污染問題非常嚴重，并舉了1952年英國的大霧霾天氣的影響及英國的一些做法的例子，告訴我們中國控制空氣污染還需要繼續努力，想辦法解決。

1.細節理解題。根據短文第一段中which was set up(成立) in 1989可知，APEC，即亞太經濟合作組織建立于1989年，到今年為止有25年了。故選C。

2.細節理解題。根據短文第二段中A clear blue sky in Beijing is difficult to see during the smog(霧) season, so Beijingers gave it a name: "APEC Blue".可知，在霧霾季節里，北京難得看到藍色的天空，沒有霧霾，所以北京人就把那幾天的藍色天空命名為：APEC藍。由此可知選C。

3.詞義猜測題。根據劃線單詞所在的句子Britain then passed its first air pollution act, which required that all power plants in London should be shut down, factories must build taller chimneys, and the heating system must be improved.可知，這里作者舉了1952年英國大霧的例子，當時英國通過了空氣污染法案，邀請倫敦所有的發電廠都關閉，工廠必須修建更高的煙囪，供熱系統必須提高等。power plant是發電廠的意思，故選A。

4.推理判斷題。根據I believe, through the efforts we continue to make, it will.可知A是對的；根據A lot of environmentally friendly ways were taken to reduce(減少) the Beijing smog during the APEC meeting,可知B是對的；根據the Great Smog killed 4,000 people :in four days in 1952.可知C是對的；根據Song Guojun…believes that this way will not solve the problem at its root,可知，宋國軍教授認為修建空氣通道吹散污染這個方法不能從根本上解決污染問題，但是并不是選項中所說的宋教授認為沒有辦法解決問題，故D不符合文意。

考點：環境保護類短文閱讀。