Module 4课时跟踪练(一) Introduction & Reading - Pre reading

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

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　　As most people know, in the past few years, sandstorms have swept across many cities and areas of North China, polluting the air and disturbing daily lives of human beings. People look dirty and suffer many kinds of illnesses, such as breath difficulty. The sandstorm is such a serious problem that it has not only undermined the industrial and agricultural development of our country but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people. It is expected that effective (有效的) measures should be taken as soon as possible through our joint efforts to limit its occurrence.

　　So what should we do with the frightening sandstorms? Some experts put forward practical suggestions as follows: For one thing, more funds (基金) ought to be put into tree planting and forest protection so as to keep more water resources within the surface of the earth. For another, governments of all countries should make laws on environmental protection. For example, banning the use of throw­away chopsticks and punishing illegal tree cutting. Scientists should also study and find ways to cut down the degree of its destruction and to improve the whole environment.

　　How people look forward to sunny days with little breeze (微风) touching their faces now and forever! Nevertheless, I am fully confident that the golden days can come back so long as everyone tries his best to protect natural environment from today on.

　　语篇解读：本文讲述的是在沙尘暴对我们的工农业和生活的影响，分析了我们能够采取的多种措施。

　　1．The underlined word "undermined" (in Paragraph 1) means ________.

　　A．weakened　　　　　　 B．encouraged

　　C．kept D．made

　　解析：选A　词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知，沙尘暴不仅仅削弱了工农业的发展，还带来很多生活方面的困难，故该词是指A项意思。

　　2．From the first paragraph, we can infer ________.

　　A．China has taken no measures to prevent sandstorms

　　B．sandstorms can cause much damage to human beings and their daily lives

　　C．the sandstorm is the most dangerous natural disaster to human beings

　　D．more sandstorms will happen in the near future in North China

解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段中"but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people"说明沙尘暴会给人们的生活带来很多的麻烦，故B正确。