12．Last night's meteor（流星） shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers．According to Gabe Rothsclild，Emerald Valley's mayor，people gathered in the suburbs of the city，carrying heavy telescopes，expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors passing through the sky．What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city's lights that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead．
"My family was so frustrated，"admitted town resident Duane Co sby，"We wanted to make this an unforgettable family outing，but it turned out to be a huge disappointments．"
     Astronomers---scientists who study stars and planets----have been complaining about this problem for decades．They say that light pollution prevents them from seeing objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past．They call on people and the government to take measures to fight against it．
     There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution．This population consists of birds，bats frogs，snakes，etc．For example，outdoor lighting severely affects migrating（遷徙的）birds．According to the International Dark-Sky Association．"100 million birds a year throughout North America die in crashes with lighted buildings and towers．"
     Countless more animals casualties（傷亡）result from the use of artificial lighting．Clearly，people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings，but some scientists think it can be harmful for humans，too．They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase person's chances of getting cancer．
    Emerald Valley is only one community that is becoming aware of the negative effects of light pollution．For years，F(xiàn)lagstaff，Arizona，has enforced lighting regulations in its city in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory．Similar efforts have been made worldwide，and a movement is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them，so that other creatures can share the night．
32．It happened last night thatA
A．the city's lights affected the meteor watching      
B．the meteors flew past before being noticed               
C．the city light show attracted many people        
D．the meteor watching ended up a social outing
33．What the author concerned about according to Paragraph 4？D
A．Birds may take other migration paths            
B．Animal's living habits may change suddenly               
C．Varieties of animals will become sharply reduced         
D．Animals'survival is threatened by outdoor lighting
34．Lighting regulations in Flagstaff，Arizona are put into effect toB．
A．Lessen the chance of getting cancer          
B．create an ideal observation condition               
C．ensure citizens a good sleep at night         
D．enable all creatures to live in harmony
35．What message does the author most want to give us？C
A．Saving wildlife is saving ourselves          
B．Great efforts should be made to save energy               
C．Human activities should be environmentally friendly                 
D．New equipment should be introduced for space study．

分析 許多人想在晚上看流星雨，結(jié)果由于光線太亮，影響了他們的觀看效果．由此引發(fā)了人們對光污染的思考．本文是一篇議論文，文章由一個事例引發(fā)出要討論的話題．

解答 32．A，細節(jié)理解題，第一段的最后一句話a sky so brightened by the city's lights that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead表明城市的燈會影響流行的觀看效果，故答案為A．
33．D，細節(jié)理解題，第四段第一句話There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution．This population consists of birds，bats frogs，snakes，etc．就告訴我們除了專業(yè)及業(yè)余的觀星者之外，還有些群體也收到了光污染的影響．而這些群體指的就是birds、bats等動物．D項的意思是"動物的生存受到戶外燈光的影響"．
34．B，細節(jié)理解題，題干中的信息告訴我們答案應(yīng)該出現(xiàn)在最后一段，根據(jù)"in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory"，可知目的是創(chuàng)造一個完美的觀看環(huán)境，答案顯然為B．
35．C，主旨大意題，文中作者反復(fù)強調(diào)光污染問題對人類的一些活動和動物的影響．這顯然是強調(diào)環(huán)境問題．

點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認(rèn)真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn)．

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