字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 Thewaywecookisimportant.Inmanycountries,thetwosourcesofheatusedforcookingarenat-uralgasorelectricstoves.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)warnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.T
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Thewaywecookisimportant.Inmanycountries,thetwosourcesofheatusedforcookingarenat-uralgasorelectricstoves.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)warnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.T
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Thewaywecookisimportant.Inmanycountries,thetwosourcesofheatusedforcookingarenat-uralgasorelectricstoves.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)warnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.TheWHOfindsthatpoorcooking,heatingandlightingtechnologiesarekillingmillionsofpeopleeachyear.

Indoorairpollutionresultsfromtheuseofdangerousfuelsandcookstovesinthehome.WHOof-ficialssaynearlythreebillionpeopleareunabletousecleanfuelsandtechnologiesforcooking,heat-ingandlighting.Andtheysaymorethansevenmillionpeoplediefromexposuretoindoororoutdoorairpollutioneachyear.Ofthatnumber,theWHOsaysabout4.3millionpeoplediefromhouseholdairpollutiongivenoffbysimplebiomass(生物燃料)andcoalstoves.

Thesefindingsshowthatthehomeuseofpoisonousfuelsistoblameformanyofthesedeaths.

Thesefuelsinrludewood,coal,animalwasteandsoon.CarlosDoraisCoordinatorintheWHO'sDe-partmentofPublicHealth,EnvironmentalandSocialDeterminantsofHealth.Hesayspeopleshould notuseunprocessedcoalandkerosene(煤油)fuelindoors.Hesaysopeningawindowordoortoletouttheharmfulairwillnotcorrectthesituation.Itwillonlypollutetheoutdoors."Newtechnologies andcleanfuelscanridpeopleofthisproblem."

TheUnitedNationsfoundthatmorethan95percentoffamiliesinsuh-SaharanAfricadependon solidfuelsforcooking.ItsayshugepopulationsinIndia,ChinaandLatinAmericancountries,suchasCuatemalaandPeru,arealsoatrisk.

NigelBruceisaprofessorofPublicHealthattheUniversityofLiverpool.Hesaysresearchersaredevelopinggoodstovesandotherequipmenttobumfuelsinamoreefficientway."Therearealreadymanytechnologiesforcleanfuelsavailablenow.Aneffectiveandreasonablylow-costethanol(酒精)stovethatismadebyDometic(aSweden-basedcompany)isnowbeingtestedout.Anotherinterestingdevelopmentiselectricinductionstoves."InIndia,youcanbuyaninduction(屯磁)stoveforabout8.AndinAfricayoucanbuyasolarlampforlessthan1.

25.AccordingtoCarlosDora,whatisthebestsolutiontoindoorairpollution?___

A.Peopleshoulduseaneffectiveaircleaner.

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  25.B 文章结构题.第二段例举了一系列的数字来说明室内空气污染的严重性,故选B.   26.B 细节理解题.根据第三段最后一句Newtechnologiesandcleanfuelscanridpeopleofthisproblem.可以得出本题答案B.   27.A 推理判断题.根据第四段TheUnitedNationsfoundthatmorethan95percentoffamiliesinsub-SaharanAfricadependonsolidfuelsforcooking.ItsayshugepopulationsinIndia,ChinaandLatinAmericancountries,suchasGuatemalaandPeru,arealsoatrisk.本段所提及的国家均属于发展中国家,因此可以得出室内空气污染主要集中于发展中国家,故选A.   28.D.主旨大意题.根据第一段TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)warnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.TheWHOfindsthatpoorcooking,heatingandlightingtechnologiesarekillingmillionsofpeopleeachyear.以及科普文结构可以得出本句为文章的主题句,故选D.
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