2014年职称英语综合类阅读理解专题训练7

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　　阅读理解。短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　Lead Pollution

　　Lead deposits, which accumulated in soil and snow during the 1960’s and 70’s, were primarily the result of leaded gasoline emissions originating in the United States. In the twenty years that the Clean Air Act has mandated unleaded gas use in the United States, the lead accumulation worldwide has decreased significantly.

　　A study published recently in the journal Nature shows that air- borne leaded gas emissions from the United States were the leading contributor to the high concentration of lead in the snow in Greenland. The new study is a result of the continued research led by Dr. Charles Boutron, an expert on the impact of heavy metals on the environment at the National Center for Scientific Research in France. A study by Dr. Boutron published in 1991 showed that lead levels in arctic (北极的) snow were declining.

　　In his new study, Dr. Boutron found the ratios of the different forms of lead in the leaded gasoline used in the United States were different from the ratios of European, Asian and Canadian gasolines and thus enabled scientists to differentiate (区分) the lead sources. The dominant lead ratio found in Greenland snow matched that found in gasoline from the United States.

　　In a study published in the journal Ambio(人类环境杂志), scientists found that lead levels in soil in the Northeastern United States had decreased markedly since the introduction of unleaded gasoline.

　　Many scientists had believed that the lead would stay in soil and snow for a longer period.

　　The authors of the Ambio study examined samples of the upper layers of soil taken from the same sites of 30 forest floors in New England, New York and Pennsylvania in 1980 and in 1990. The forest environment processed and redistributed the lead faster than the scientists had expected.

　　Scientists say both studies demonstrate that certain parts of the ecosystem (生态系统) respond rapidly to reductions in atmospheric pollution, but that these findings should not be used as a license to pollute.

　　1.The study published in the journal Nature indicates that

　　A.the US is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow.

　　B.the Clean Air Act has not produced the desired results.

　　C.lead will stay in soil and snow longer than expected.

　　D.lead deposits in arctic snow are on the increase.

　　2.Lead accumulation worldwide decreased significantly after the use of unleaded gas in the US

　　A.was discouraged.

　　B.was prohibited by law.

　　C.was enforced by law.

　　D.was introduced.

　　3.How did scientists discover the source of lead pollution in Greenland

　　A.By analyzing the data published in journals like Nature and Ambio.

　　B.By comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various countries.

　　C.By observing the lead accumulations in different parts of the arctic area.

　　D.By studying the chemical elements of soil and snow in Northeastern America.

　　4.The authors of the Ambio study have found that

　　A.forests get rid of lead pollution faster than expected.

　　B.lead deposits are widely distributed in the forests of the US.

　　C.lead accumulations in forests are more difficult to deal with.

　　D.the upper layers of soil in forests are easily polluted by lead emissions.

　　5.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that scientists

　　A.feel relieved by the use of unleaded gasoline.

　　B.are puzzled by the mystery of forest pollution.

　　C.lack sufficient means to combat lead pollution.

　　D.still consider lead pollution a problem.

　　参考答案：ACBAD