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1、高考英语热点阅读素材一•BeijingWarnsResidentsAfterOff-thc-ChartsSmog(BEIJING)—BeijingschoolskeptchildrenindoorsandhospitalssawaspikeinrespiratorycasesMondayfollowingaweekendofoff^thechartspollutioninChina'ssmoggycapital,theworstsincethegovernmentbeganbeingmoreopenaboutair-qualitydata.Cityau
2、thorities,whobeganreleasingfiguresaboutsomeoftheworstkindsofpollutantsearlylastyear,orderedmanyfactoriestoscalebackemissionsandweresprayingwateratbuildingsitestotrytotampdowndustanddirtworseningthenoxioushazehangingoverthecity.Demandspikedforfacemasksandairpurifiers,andhospitals
3、sawsurgesofupto30percentinresidentsseekinghelpforbreathingproblems,state-mnmediaoutletsreported.Schoolsinseveraldistrictswereorderedtocanceloutdooractivitiessuchasflag-raisingsandsportsclasses,andinanunusualpublicannouncement,Beijingauthoritiesadvisedallresidentsto"takemeasurest
4、oprotecttheirhealth?9Tt'sreallyteirible.Pmextremelyupset,butthere'sreallynothingmuchIcando/5saidaBeijingresidentoutforamorningstroll.LikemanyChinese,themanwouldgiveonlyhissurname,Kang.Anotherman,a60-ycar-oldretireesumamedChen,saidhiselderlyrelativeshadmovedtostaywithfamilymember
5、soutsidethecitytoavoidthepollution.'Tminprettygoodshape,buttheolderfolkshavealotofproblemswiththeirhearts,breathing,andhighbloodpressure^Chensaid.雾霾LevelsofPM2.5particlepollutionovertheweekendreachedthehighestlevelssincetheBeijinggovernmentbeganpubliclyreleasingfiguresfollowinga
6、publicoutery.InseparatemonitoringbytheU.S.Embassy,levelwereat886microgramspercubicmeterinareadingthatwaslabeled"beyondindex.”ByMonday,levelshaddeclinedtoabout350microgramsontheBeijinggovernmentscale一downfromahighabove700butstillwayabovethelevelof25consideredsafebytheWorldHealthO
7、rganization.PM2.5aretinyparticulatematterlessthan2.5micrometersinsize,oraboutl/30ththeaveragewidthofahumanhair.Theycanpenetratedeepintothelungs,andmeasuringthemisconsideredamoreaccuratereflectionofairqualitythanothermethods.TheBeijingShijitanHospitalreceived20percentmorepatients
8、thanusualatitsrespiratoryhealthdepartment,Dr.Hu
