19．Air pollution is a leading cause of cancer and classified among top human carcinogens （致癌物質(zhì)），said the International Agency for Research on Cancer （IARC），which is the World Health Organization's （WHO） cancer agency，on Oct 17，2013．"Our task was to evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus on specific air pollutants，"the IARC's Dana Loomis said in a statement．"The results from the reviewed studies point in the same direction the risk of developing lung cancer is significantly increased in people exposed to air pollution．"
    In 2010，lung cancer resulting from air pollution killed 223，000 people worldwide，and there was also convincing evidence that it increases the risk of bladder （膀胱） cancer．Loomis said people in Asia，Eastern North America，some places in Central America and Mexico，as well as North Africa have relatively high exposure（暴露）．Developing countries with large populations and booming manufacturing sectors，such as China，are particularly at risk．This week，Harbin，the capital city of Heilongjiang province，became the first Chinese city to officially suspendclasses due to serious smog，really good for teachers and students．
    Many developed countries face similar problems，although to a lesser（較少的、次要的） degree than most developing nations．Between 91 and 96 percent of Europeans living in cities are exposed to levels of PM2.5-tiny particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers-that are higher than the WHO safety limits．
    Although both the composition and levels of air pollution can vary dramatically from one location to the other，the IARC said its conclusions apply to all areas of the world．"Given the scale of the exposure affecting people worldwide，this report should send a strong signal to the international community to take action without further delay，"said Christopher Wild，director of the IARC．
60．What's the main task of IARC？B
A．To focus on cancer-causing substances．
B．To evaluate the air quality．
C．To study the developing risk of cancer．
D．To send signals to the international community．
61．The underlined word"suspend"in Paragraph 2 probably meansC．
A．a(chǎn)ccelerate         B．a(chǎn)cknowledge            C．delay           D．decline
62．Why should the international community take action without further delay？A
A．A large number of people worldwide are exposed to air pollution．
B．More and more people in developing countries are exposed to air pollution．
C．Developed countries face air pollution，the level of which is higher than the safety limits．
D．The composition and levels of air pollution vary from place to place．
63．What might be the best title of the passage？D
A．PM2.5，bad effect．
B．Safety limits of air pollution．
C．Signals of air pollution．
D．Air pollution，cancer risk．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了空氣污染會造成癌癥的危險，評估空氣質(zhì)量的 IARC數(shù)據(jù)顯示，全世界的人們不同程度的受到空氣污染的影響，因此呼吁國際社會應該立即采取行動．

解答 60．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第一段"Air pollution is a leading cause of cancer and classified among Group 1，or top，human carcinogens"可知文章講的是空氣污染會造成癌癥的危險；故選B．
61．C．詞義猜測題，根據(jù)第二段This week，Harbin，the capital city of Heilongjiang province，became the first Chinese city to officially suspendclasses due to serious smog，really good for teachers and students．可知哈爾濱嚴重的霧霾導致了學校停課，故選C．
62．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第三段"Our task was to evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus on specific air pollutants"，可知 IARC的主要目的是評估空氣質(zhì)量；故選A．
63．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章最后一段"Given the scale of the exposure affecting people worldwide，this report should send a strong signal to the international community to take action without further delay"，可知國際社會應該立即采取行動，因為全世界很多人受到空氣污染的影響；故選D．

點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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Schieman said conflicts with co-workers or involvement of work into home life may destroy at physical and mental well-being by creating stress．
"These are key stressors that can tax individuals'ability to function effectively，"Schieman said．

56．Work will have a negative effect on job authority's health probably becauseD．
A．they are not fit for their work
B．they have power over hiring and pay
C．they are faced with severe competition
D．they don't get on well with their co-workers
57．Most people don't see that bosses have health effects becauseD．
A．their health problems are not serious enough to see
B．they have enough money to keep themselves healthy
C．their problems are quite different from those of workers
D．the advantages and disadvantages of their status work against each other
58．From the passage we can infer that the study aims toB．
A．warn people not to be a boss for ever
B．remind the boss to deal with the bad effects of their work
C．show that having authority is harmful to one's health
D．prove that being a boss can benefit a lot
59．The best title for this passage might beB．
A．Lower-status can affect health
B．Authority can affect health
C．Positive aspects of a power position
D．Disadvantages of being a boss．

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A．contains； includesB．is containing； including
C．includes； containsD．contains； including

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