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1、中级职称英语考试试卷A卷（120分钟内完成）姓名单位考号题号一二三总分123121-6得分一、阅读理解（单选题，每题2分，共30分）短文1（10分）Itwasoncethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonlytheareaimmediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesand,orheavyautomobiletraffic.Today,weknowthatalthoughthesearetheareaswiththeworstairpollution,theproblemisliterallyworldwide.Onsever

2、aloccasionsoverthepastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhascoveredtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatesandledtohealthwarningseveninruralareasawayfromanymajorconcentrationofmanufacturingandautomobiletraffic.Infact,theveryclimateoftheentireearthmaybeaffectedbyairpollution.Somescientistsfeelthattheincr

3、easingconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheairresultingfromtheburningoffossilfuelsiscreatinga“greenhouseeffect”—holdinginheatreflectedfromearthandraisingtheworld’saveragetemperature.Ifthisviewiscorrectandtheworld’stemperatureisraisedonlyafewdegrees,muchofthepolaricecapwillmeltandcitiessuchasNewYork,Bo

4、stonandNewOrleanswillbeunderwater.Anotherviewisthatincreasingparticularmatterintheatmosphereisblockingsunlightandloweringtheearth’stemperature—aresultthatwouldbeequallydisastrous.Adropofjustafewdegreescouldcreatesomethingclosetoanewiceage,andwouldmakeagriculturedifficultorimpossibleinmanyofourtopf

5、armingareas.Atpresentwedonotknowforsurethateitheroftheseconditionswillhappen.Perhaps,ifweareverylucky,thetwotendencieswilloffseteachotherandtheworld’stemperaturewillstayaboutthesameasitisnow.1.Aspointedoutatthebeginningofthepassage,peopleusedtothinkthatairpollution________.A.causedwidespreaddamage

6、inthecountrysideB.affectedtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatesC.haddamagingeffectsonhealthD.existedmerelyinurbanandindustrialareas2.Asfarasthegreenhouseeffectisconcerned,theauthor________.A.sharesthesameviewwiththescientistsB.isuncertainofitsoccurrenceC.rejectsitasbeingungroundedA.thinksthatitwil

7、ldestroytheworldsoon3.Theword“offset”inthesecondparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby________.A.slipintoB.makeupforC.setupD.catchupwith4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.raisingtheworld’stemperatureonlyafewde