BEIJING (AP) — Sandstorms whipping across China shrouded(遮蔽) cities in an unhealthy cloud of sand Monday, with winds carrying the pollution outside the mainland as far as Hong Kong and Taiwan.
It was the latest sign of the effects of desertification: Overgrazing, deforestation, urban sprawl(無計劃地擴展) and drought have expanded deserts in the country's north and west. The shifting sands have gradually moved onto populated areas and worsened sandstorms that strike cities, particularly in the spring.
Winds blowing from the northwest have been sweeping sand across the country since Saturday, affecting Xinjiang in the far west all the way to Beijing in the country's east. The sand and dust were carried to parts of southern China and even to cities in Taiwan, 1600 miles (2600 kilometers) away from Inner Mongolia where much of the pollution originated.
The sandstorm in Taiwan, an island 100 miles (160 kilometers) away from the mainland, forced people to cover their faces to avoid breathing in the grit(砂礫) that can cause chest discomfort and respiratory problems even in healthy people. Drivers complained their cars were covered in a layer of black soot in just 10 minutes.
In Hong Kong, environmental protection officials said pollution levels were climbing as the sandstorm moved south. Twenty elderly people sought medical assistance for shortness of breath, Hong Kong's radio RTHK reported.
The latest sandstorm was expected to hit South Korea on Tuesday, said Kim Seung-bum of the Korea Meteorological Administration. The sandstorm that raked(掠過) across China over the weekend caused the worst "yellow dust" haze in South Korea since 2005, and authorities issued a rare nationwide dust advisory.
Grit from Chinese sandstorms has been found to travel as far as the western United States.
China's Central Meteorological Station urged people to close doors and windows, and cover their faces with masks or scarves when going outside. Sensitive electronic and mechanical equipment should be sealed off, the station said in a warning posted Monday on its Web site.
State television's noon newscast showed the tourist city of Hangzhou on the eastern coast, where graceful bridges and waterside pagodas were hidden in a mix of sand and other pollution. In Beijing, residents and tourists with faces covered scurried along sidewalks to minimize exposure to the pollution.
A massive sandstorm hit Beijing in 2006, when winds dumped about 300,000 tons of sand on the capital.
小題1:We can learn from the text that           .
A．the sandstorms were purposely made by China.
B．the writer thinks that China government should be responsible for the pollution.
C．the sandstorms badly affected the air in US.
D．China's Central Meteorological Station will be closed.
小題2:The passage tells us that the sandstorms mainly came from      .
A．XinjiangB．HangzhouC．BeijingD．Inner Mongolia
小題3:The underlined word, “respiratory” (in Para.4) means         .
A．breathingB．digestingC．hearingD．walking
小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．South Korea seldom issues nationwide dust advisories.
B．Taiwan is 1,600 miles from Beijing.
C．Sandstorms have hit Beijing more than once.
D．In Hong Kong some old people need help for shortness of breath caused by sandstorms.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹北京地區(qū)和周邊的嚴重的沙塵暴，說明產(chǎn)生沙塵暴的原因和沙塵暴對人們的生活和健康帶來的危害。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Overgrazing, deforestation, urban sprawl(無計劃地擴展) and drought have expanded deserts in the country's north and west. 可知沙塵暴是因為無計劃地擴展，這些都是政府行為，所以選B
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：The sand and dust were carried to parts of southern China and even to cities in Taiwan, 1600 miles (2600 kilometers) away from Inner Mongolia where much of the pollution originated.可知沙塵暴是從內(nèi)蒙來的，選D
小題3:猜詞題：從四段的句子：forced people to cover their faces to avoid breathing in the grit(砂礫) that can cause chest discomfort 可知人們帶面罩是為了不吸入砂礫，防止呼吸問題。respiratory 和breathing意思一致，選A
小題4:細節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：The sandstorm in Taiwan, an island 100 miles (160 kilometers) away from the mainland 可知臺灣離大陸1600英里，不是離北京1600英里，選B
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