阅读理解健康保健类

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1、---阅读理解健康保健类(一)CookingKillsFourMillionPeopleaYearPollutedairborneparticles（大气悬浮颗粒）kill7millionpeopleayear,reportstheWorldHealthOrganization.ThatnewsmaynotcomeasasurprisetoanyonewhohasseenimagesofchimneysinBeijing,DelhiorMexico.Butthosefactories—oreventhejammedroadwaysofmoderncities—arenotthebigges

2、tkiller.Eachyear,some4.3millionpeopledieearlierthantheyshouldbecauseofpollutedairinsidetheirhomes,saystheWHO.What’scausingtheairinsidepeople’shomestobesopoisonousthatitkillsaround11,000peopleaday?Stoves.“Havinganopenfireinyourkitchenislikeburning400cigarettesanhour.”saysKirkSmith,aprofessorattheUn

3、iversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,whoseresearchsuggeststhathouseholdairpollutionfromcookingkilledbetween3.5millionand4millionpeoplein2013.Notallstovescausethiskindofharm.TheonesSmith’stalkingaboutarethosethatthe3billionpeopleinthedevelopingworlduseforheatandcooking,whichburnsolidfuelssuchaswood,coal,

4、orcropwasteinsteadofgas.Thesmokefromthosefiresproducesharmfulfineparticlesandcarbonmonoxideintohomes.Poorventilationthenpreventsthatsmokefromescaping,raisingfineparticlelevels100timeshigherthanthelimitsthattheWHOconsidersacceptable.Breathingthisairdayindayoutfinallycausesalotofdiseases:morethanath

5、irdofthe4.3milliondieofastroke,whileaquarterdieofheartdisease.Andaroundone-thirdofannuallungdiseasedeathsworldwideareduetowastefromcoalstoves.Exposuretendstobeextremelyharmfulforthepeoplewhospendthemosttimearoundthefire—usuallywomenandyoungchildren.Infact,theWHOreportsthathouseholdairpollutionalmo

6、stdoublestheriskforchildhoodlungdisease.1.AccordingtoKirkSmith’sresearch,________.A.factoriesarethebiggestkillerworldwidenowadaysB.burning400cigarettesanhourisextremelydangerousC.householdairpollutionfromcookingissurprisinglyharmfulD.some4.3millionpeopledieearliereachyearthantheyshould2.Whatshould

7、bethedeadlykillerinahouseholdkitchen?A.Solidfuels.B.Coalstoves.C.Poorgas.D.Cookingsmoke.3.Theunderlinedword“ventilation”inParagraph4probablymeans________.A.airingB.cookingC.burningD.cooling4.Theauthorintendstotel