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1、山西左权县2016中考英语二轮阅读理解精编及参考答案第一部分(来自2016中考英语模拟)阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。KamalMeattle,inNewDelhi,India,grows400plantsinhisofficebuilding’sgreenhousetohelpcleanitsindoorair.OntheroofofanofficebuildinginIndia’scapital,theworld’ssmoggestcity,KamalMeattlehasaspecialwayofcleaningtheair:agreenhousewith400comm
2、onplants.Meattlehas800otherplantsspreadthroughoutitslowersixfloors,greeningeachroomandhallway.Theirjob:removeharmfulthingsfromtheoutdoorair.Meattleusesrainwatertowaterthetreessothattheycangrowfasterandtakeinmorepollutants.He’saskingIndia’snewgovernmenttorequirerainwaterfarmingandtopaintroofs,
3、andbuses,white.Andhe’spushingtobuildoneoftheworld’slargestparks,completewithgreenhouses.AsMeattletellsit,hereallyhadnochoicebuttotrysomethingnew.“MydoctorstoldmetoleaveIndiain1992,”hesays,mentioninghisbreathingproblembecauseofthecity’sairpollution.Hedecidedtostay,tryinginsteadtosolveasociety-
4、wideproblemthat’sbecomeincreasinglyserious.“Delhi’sunfitforlivingbetweenOctoberandMarch,”Meattlesays,notinghowoftenitsairpollutionbecomes“veryunhealthy”oreven“dangerous”.Infact,NewDelhi’ssmogisnownearlythreetimesworsethanBeijing’s.TheWHOfoundthatthecityhadtheworld’sdirtiestair,andthecitiesfro
5、msecondtofourtharealsoinIndia.India’sindoorairpollutionisevenworse.TheWHOsaysit’sIndia’ssecondbiggestkiller,afterhighbloodpressure,andresultsin1.3milliondeathseveryyear.Butcanplantsreallycleantheair?NASApublishedseveralstudiesinthe1980sshowingindoorplantscouldcleantheair.Itlatertestedthevalue
6、oftheplantstobothcleanairandrecyclewasteinbuildingknownastheBioHome.Otherstudieshavealsosuggestedthatplantscouldhelpcleanindoorair.Wolverton,aNASAresearcher,hasbeenworkinginJapan,whereplantshavebeenusedtomake50to60“ecologicalgardens(生态花园)”inhospitals.Hesaysthere’sgrowinginterestinSouthKoreaan
7、dChina.Noteveryonebelievesthat.“Icertainlywouldnotcountonplantstocleanindoorair…”Togetthemtowork,you’dneedtoomanyplants,”saysJohnGirman.Hesaysa1,500-square-foothousewouldneed680plantsandtheresultwouldbe“anindoorforest”.“Wehaveanairtreatmentpl
