Question

【題目】 In common with many countries, Britain has serious environmental problems. In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog. The government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the situation improved a lot.

Today, London is much cleaner but there is a new problem: smog from cars. In December 1991, there was very little wind in London and pollution increased a lot. As a result, about 160 people died from pollution in just four days.

Part of the problem is the new “out of town” shopping centers. In the past, people often walked to shops near their home or went by bus. Now, many people drive to the new shopping centers. As a result, the small shops have disappeared and more people have to travel to do their shopping.

Critics (評(píng)論員)say that Britain needs better and cheaper public transport. Transport in Britain is very expensive. An early morning train trip from Glasgow to London (about 600 km) can cost about 100 pounds, for example. A short 15-minute bus trip can cost over 1.00 pound.

Many people are trying to reduce the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have special bicycle paths and many people cycle to work. Some people also travel to work together in one car to reduce the pollution and the cost.

Environmental problems in【1】
Time	Causes	Results	Solutions
In the past	Smog from coal 【2】 And factories.	【3】4,000 people died in 1952.	New laws were introduced.
Today	Smog caused by 【4】.	About 160 people died in a few days in 1991.	●Provide【5】and cheaper public transport. ●Build special paths for bicycles.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Britain

【2】fires

【3】Over

【4】cars

【5】better

【解析】

與許多國(guó)家一樣，英國(guó)也有嚴(yán)重的環(huán)境問(wèn)題。1952年，倫敦有4000多人死于煙霧。政府出臺(tái)了新的法律來(lái)阻止煤火和工廠產(chǎn)生的煙霧，情況有了很大改善。今天，倫敦干凈多了，但有一個(gè)新問(wèn)題：汽車(chē)產(chǎn)生的煙霧。現(xiàn)在許多人開(kāi)始減少開(kāi)車(chē)，他們騎自行車(chē)上班。一些人還一起開(kāi)車(chē)旅行，以減少污染和成本。

【1】根據(jù)短文主要介紹了倫敦過(guò)去的環(huán)境污染問(wèn)題及現(xiàn)在的環(huán)境問(wèn)題，故填Britain。

【2】根據(jù)The government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the situation improved a lot故填fires。

【3】根據(jù)In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog.及more than=over超過(guò)，故填Over。

【4】根據(jù)Today, London is much cleaner but there is a new problem: smog from cars.可知現(xiàn)在的霧是汽車(chē)造成的，故填cars。

【5】根據(jù)Critics (評(píng)論員)say that Britain needs better and cheaper public transport，故填better。