The effects of air pollution on natural conditions have been a disturbing problem for many years. Some scientists hold the view that the air inside houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may even be one hundred times worse.
Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution, which can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Believe it or not, some pollutants can cause breathing diseases of blood and even cancer.
What made us feel relieved is that there’s growing concern about the problem now. It is true that when builders began constructing houses and offices they did not want to waste energy. To do this they built buildings that prevented or limited the flow of air between inside and outside. For the same purpose, man-made building materials were employed to build houses, which are now known to let out some harmful gases.
Facing the serious challenge, scientists have been searching for a way to handle the problem. To everyone’s delight, they discovered a natural pollution control system for building—green plants, though they do not really know how plants control air pollution. Scientists suppose that a plant’s leaves absorb or take in the pollutants and in exchange gives out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Therefore they recommend that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Because studies indicate that different plants absorb different chemicals, the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. In conclusion, having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and healthier place. Why not try?
小題1:Which of the following statements is TRUR?
A．Outside air pollution is more harmful than the air inside.
B．Scientists have discovered how plants control air pollution
C．Indoor air pollution may cause diseases including cancer.
D．Only large plants can absorb harmful gases indoors.
小題2:According to scientists, some kind of indoor pollution can be found in ________.
A．every old building
B．every modern house
C．a(chǎn)ll kinds of houses
D．a(chǎn)ll kinds of offices
小題3:What does the underlined part “To do this” refer to in Para3?
A．To build houses and offices
B．To limit the air flow inside
C．To use man-made materials
D．In order not to waste energy
小題4:The reason why we should use different kinds of plants to clean the air is that ___.
A．plants can drive out all kinds of pollutants indoors
B．plants can absorb different harmful indoor chemical
C．plants can take in all pollutants inside and outside
D．plants may give out more oxygen than people need

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
文章介紹了室內(nèi)空氣污染的問題，并提出了用植物來吸收這些有害的化學(xué)物質(zhì)的方法。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段which can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems.  some pollutants can cause breathing diseases of blood and even cancer. 可知室內(nèi)空氣污染會(huì)導(dǎo)致很多疾病，甚至癌癥。故C正確。
小題2:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第1行Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution可知在每一個(gè)現(xiàn)代的房子里都會(huì)有室內(nèi)空氣污染的情況，故B正確。
小題3:D 推測詞義題。根據(jù)上文did not want to waste energy. To do this 可知為了節(jié)省資源，很多建筑商都會(huì)這樣做，故to do this指did not want to waste energy故D正確。
小題4:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Because studies indicate that different plants absorb different chemical可知不同的植物可以吸收不同的有害的室內(nèi)化學(xué)物質(zhì)。故B正確。
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