【題目】When the sun sets in Hong Kong, the city skyline comes alive. Billboard（廣告牌）lights flash, and light up the crowded streets. The colorful lights from the tall buildings are one of the city’s main attractions.

“Oh, my god. The lights are so amazing. We love it. It’s so nice.” said one visitor.

But this appreciation is not shared by everyone in Hong Kong. Lat year then government reported a record number of complaints. The curtains may be drawn. But residents argue the bright light outside is hard to escape. “We receive some complaints about the light pollution. They find it very hard to sleep or they have disturbance from the light outside.”

Scientists at the University of Hong Kong spent 18 months studying levels of light pollution and collecting more than 5 million measurements. They found Hong Kong one of the world’s worst “victims”. The lights pollution condition in Hong Kong was extremely severe. Particular in cities, the night sky brightness, as well as the lights, is a few hundred times over the level of that of a night sky without light pollution. In cities such as Seoul, London, Shanghai and Paris, billboard lighting is under control. And there are punishments for people who go against the law.

But in Hong Kong, there are no laws. A volunteer regulation called Charter of External Light（戶外燈光約章）encourages visitors to switch off between 11 p.m. and 7 p.m. The critics say it’s not enough to make a difference. The government says 4800 businessmen have signed up to the Charter so far. And it’s satisfied that it’s working.

But not everyone is convinced and some residents are taking upon themselves to act. Zoe Chow led a campaign to have a commercial building switch off their midnight. She won but she believes the lights will eventually turn back on. “I know that the building has signed the Charter of External Light. But it is voluntary, not mandatory（強(qiáng)制的）.

【1】What is the complaint about in the third paragraph?

A. The ill-designed billboard.

B. The unattractive night lights.

C. The light pollution at night.

D. The city noise and disturbance.

【2】Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A. Billboard lighting is under control in all big cities.

B. Scientists have found ways to stop the light pollution.

C. The government attaches little importance to the light pollution.

D. The Charter of External Light is aimed to help reduce the light pollution.

【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Bright lights in Hong Kong may continue to shine.

B. People are satisfied with the role the Charter plays.

C. Residents will never start a campaign against the light pollution.

D. The Charter of External Light will no longer have an effect.

【4】What is this text mainly about?

A. Hongkong’s light pollution law.

B. Severe light pollution in Hongkong.

C. Pollution problems in big cities.

D. The Solution to light pollutions.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】這是一篇議論文。本文主要講了香港嚴(yán)重的光污染問題。香港是世界上光污染最嚴(yán)重的地方之一。雖然光污染很嚴(yán)重，但是香港沒有相關(guān)的法律條文減少光污染，而是靠人們自愿遵守戶外燈光約章，這在一定程度上是有效的，但是就目前來看，香港的光污染問題仍然在蔓延。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中第三段的“We receive some complaints about the light pollution. They find it very hard to sleep or they have disturbance from the light outside.可知，該段主要講的是對于夜晚光污染的抱怨，故C選項正確。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中第四段的In cities such as Seoul, London, Shanghai and Paris, billboard lighting is under control. 可知，并不是所有的大城市都控制廣告牌亮度，A選項表述錯誤。根據(jù)文中第四段的Scientists at the University of Hong Kong spent 18 months, studying levels of light pollution, collecting more than 5 million measurements.They found Hong Kong one of the world’s worst offenders.可知，科學(xué)家只是研究了光污染的等級，收集了測量值，但是并沒有找到解決光污染的方法，所有B選項表述錯誤。根據(jù)文中The government says 4800 businessmen have signed up to the Charter so far. And it’s satisfied that it’s working.可知，政府頒布了一項非強(qiáng)制性的章程，并且有很多商人簽署了這項章程，所以政府并不是不重視光污染問題，C選項表述錯誤。根據(jù)文中倒數(shù)第二段的A volunteer regulation called Charter of External Light（戶外燈光約章）encourages visitors to switch off between 11 p.m. and 7 p.m.可知，戶外燈光約章的目的是鼓勵游客在晚上11點到早上7點間關(guān)閉燈光，這樣有助于減少光污染，故D選項正確。

【3】推理判斷題。第三段開頭提到有一些居民對這項章程不是很信服，也就是說他們可能不會遵守這項章程，就像Zoe Chow說的那樣，即使這項運動成功了，燈光最終還是會被點亮，因為這項章程是自愿的，所以香港有可能繼續(xù)光芒閃耀。A選項正確。

【4】主旨大意題。本文主要講了香港嚴(yán)重的光污染問題。故B選項正確。

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