Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a stricter nationwide health standard for smog-causing pollutants that would bring substantial benefits to millions of Americans. With a final rule expected by the end of this month, some opponents, mainly from industrial and oil-producing states, are pushing back. They say investments required to produce cleaner air are too expensive and not scientifically justified.

Lisa Jackson, the E.P.A. administrator, needs to stick to her guns. This is only the first of several political tests to come this fall, as she also seeks to tighten rules governing individual pollutants like mercury and global warming gases like carbon dioxide.

The health standard she is proposing covers ground-level ozone, commonly known as smog, which is formed when sunlight mixes with pollutants from factories, refineries, power plants and automobiles. Ozone is a major health threat, contributing to heart disease and various respiratory (呼吸道的) problems.

Ms. Jackson’s proposal—to reduce the permitted level of smog in the air from the current 75 parts per billion to between 60 parts per billion and 70 parts per billion—is sensible, no matter what industry’s defenders may claim. It had been recommended by the agency’s independent scientific panel but rejected by the Bush administration, which proposed a weaker standard.

Industry will have to make investments in cleaner power plants, and new technologies may be required. As it is, about half the counties that monitor ozone levels are not yet in compliance with current standards, let alone the proposed standard.

Fears about burdening industry raised by critics like George Voinovich, a Republican of Ohio, and Mary Landrieu, a Democrat of Louisiana, cannot be dismissed out of hand, especially in the middle of a recession (萧条). But the health benefits, E.P.A. says, far outweigh the costs, and the time frame for compliance (服从) is generous.

1.Why are some people strongly against a stricter limitation of smog-caused pollutants?

A．Because they have to live a poorer life.

B．Because they think they have to spend more money.

C．Because they hold different political view.

D．Because they want to make more money.

2. What does Ms Jackson propose to do?

A．To reduce the permitted smog level as much as possible.

B．To raise the permitted smog level as much as possible.

C．To keep the permitted smog level from 60 to 70 to 75 parts per billion.

D．To lower the permitted smog level from 75 to 60 to 70 parts per billion.

3.What is the attitude of the author to the smog-controlling issue?

A．Objective.         B．Subjective.         C．Critical.           D．Unknown.

4.Which of the following can serve as the best title of the whole passage?

A．Cleaner power plant on the way.

B．Say no to smog pollutants.

C．Lower smog pollutant, better our life.

D．Debate on smog pollutants.

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

第二卷

I. 单词拼写。 根据汉语或首字母的提示写出单词，使句子完整与正确。(一词一空，共10小题，计10分)

1. You are quite right. We t__________ agree with your opinion.

2. I dislike him personally, but I a_________ his art.

3. Sea water c__________ many kinds of mineral(矿物质), including salt.

4. The farmer was in danger because he was b________ by a snake this morning.

5. It is said that the band will come here to give a p_________ at the concert for the children.

6. Robots are gradually ______( 代替 ) humans in many factories in Japan.

7. The first day of _________(八月) is Army Day in China.

8. The policemen asked the two _______(过路人) about the traffic accident.

9. Sanya is so ____(诱人的) in winter that a large number of visitors come to spend their holiday.

10. Nowadays many students use ____________(电子的) dictionaries to look up new words .

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
【小题1】 My _________（本国的）language is Chinese．
【小题2】 He went through the forest under the __________（保护）of his dog．
【小题3】 There are seven ____________ （大洲） on the earth．
【小题4】She is ____________（挑剔） about what she eats．
【小题5】The patient was lying on the floor __________（失去知觉）．
【小题6】Some fossil __________（燃料）result in increase in carbon dioxide．
【小题7】 I was feeling_________ （不舒服） hot．
【小题8】 He has gained ______ （实践的） experience of sailing as a sailor．
【小题9】 The ten most ____________（频繁地） asked questions are listed below．
【小题10】 Nowadays we still can see rivers p________ with chemical waste from factories．

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the CORRECT form of the word .

1.What happened to the Amber Room r__________ a mystery .

2. It’s really f ______to be caught in a heavy thunderstorm when you are alone in the open air.

3. She looked calm, but a_________ she was very nervous at the speech contest.

4. She p _________to stay at home rather than go out for a picnic with her friends last week.

5. Many factories in my hometown were in trouble in 2009 , and luckily they have s____ the economic crisis (危机)now.

6. On November 2008 Barack Obama was made P_______ of the United States of America

7. Your n__________ country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up.

8. He shook his head , which meant that he d____________ with me.

9. Former Tai Wan leader ChenShui-Bian was s _______ to 11 years and 8years in jail by a TaiWan court . .

10.China is a country b________ to the third world.