历届高考完形填空语篇荟萃(18)

(十八)
Is the world really going mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant having a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends, when it suddenly struck me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking¹. It wasn't long before the whole room was filled with smoke. I asked with an apology for permission to open a window to stop myself dying²!
Nowadays air pollution is something that we hardly question any more. However, I still can't walk down the streets in any of the big cities without thinking that people are suffering from the air pollution. It is time for the government departments all over the world to introduce emission³ (废气排出)control on all cars and improve the public transport system(公共交通系统)to encourage people to leave their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lessons each morning and it really makes him sick when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾层)and looks down into it and thinks: "I'm breathing that! "This kind of pollution results from the bad management of resources⁴. Waste things can, and should, be treated properly. House building, road construction and industrial development are all earthmoving(or earth－reducing)operations and can change the balances of life created over millions of years. I would like to see serious studies done on all these main works⁵ before they are built. Also, there should be more national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural states.
简析：议论文文体，作者论述大气污染的危害、成因及解决措施。

1 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。

2 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

3 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

4 resources   

n.勇气；才智；谋略；有助于实现目标的东西；资源( resource的名词复数 )；[复数]物力；办法；来源

参考例句：

• The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. 世界资源正在迅速减少。
• a policy to equalize the distribution of resources throughout the country 使资源在全国分布均衡的政策

5 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。