Air pollution is a leading cause of cancer and classified among top human carcinogens (致癌物質(zhì)), said the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer agency, on Oct 17,2013.“Our task was to evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus on specific air pollutants,” the IARC's Dana Loomis said in a statement. “The results from the reviewed studies point in the same direction the risk of developing lung cancer is significantly increased in people exposed to air pollution.”
In 2010, lung cancer resulting from air pollution killed 223,000 people worldwide, and there was also convincing evidence that it increases the risk of bladder (膀胱) cancer. Loomis said people in Asia, Eastern North America, some places in Central America and Mexico, as well as North Africa have relatively high exposure(暴露). Developing countries with large populations and booming manufacturing sectors, such as China, are particularly at risk. This week, Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang province, became the first Chinese city to officially suspend classes due to serious smog, really good for teachers and students.
Many developed countries face similar problems, although to a lesser（較少的、次要的） degree than most developing nations. Between 91 and 96 percent of Europeans living in cities are exposed to levels of PM2.5—tiny particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers—that are higher than the WHO safety limits.
Although both the composition and levels of air pollution can vary dramatically from one location to the other, the IARC said its conclusions apply to all areas of the world. “Given the scale of the exposure affecting people worldwide, this report should send a strong signal to the international community to take action without further delay,” said Christopher Wild, director of the IARC.
【小題1】What’s the main task of IARC?

A．To focus on cancer-causing substances. 
B．To evaluate the air quality. 
C．To study the developing risk of cancer. 
D．To send signals to the international community. 
【小題2】The underlined word “suspend” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A．a(chǎn)ccelerate B．a(chǎn)cknowledge 
C．delay D．decline 
【小題3】Why should the international community take action without further delay?
A．A large number of people worldwide are exposed to air pollution. 
B．More and more people in developing countries are exposed to air pollution. 
C．Developed countries face air pollution, the level of which is higher than the safety limits. 
D．The composition and levels of air pollution vary from place to place. 
【小題4】What might be the best title of the passage?
A．PM2.5，bad effect. 
B．Safety limits of air pollution. 
C．Signals of air pollution. 
D．Air pollution, cancer risk. 


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：這篇文章講的是空氣污染會(huì)造成癌癥的危險(xiǎn)，評(píng)估空氣質(zhì)量的IARC的數(shù)據(jù)表明，全世界的人們不同程度的受到空氣污染影響，呼吁國(guó)際社會(huì)應(yīng)該立刻采取行動(dòng)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：“Our task was to evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus on specific air pollutants,”可知IARC的主要目的是評(píng)估空氣質(zhì)量，選B。
【小題2】猜詞題：根據(jù)第二段的句子：This week, Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang province, became the first Chinese city to officially suspend classes due to serious smog, really good for teachers and students.可知哈爾濱為了老師和學(xué)生延緩上課，所以選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章最后一段的句子：“Given the scale of the exposure affecting people worldwide, this report should send a strong signal to the international community to take action without further delay,”可知國(guó)際社會(huì)應(yīng)該立刻采取行動(dòng)，因?yàn)槿澜绾芏嗳吮┞队诳諝馕廴尽＿xA。
【小題4】標(biāo)題確定題：從文章的內(nèi)容和第一段的句子;：Air pollution is a leading cause of cancer and classified among Group 1,or top, human carcinogens可知這篇文章講的是空氣污染會(huì)造成癌癥的危險(xiǎn)，選D。
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