Milan，thesecondlargestcityofItaly，haswon anundesirable（...

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Milan，the second largest city of Italy，has won  an undesirable（不受欢迎的）world record．Of the 54 big cities studied by the World Health Organization and the United Nations，Milan was considered to have the worst air pollution． According to these two 10-year studies，the level of air pollution in Milan is twice as high as the levels in Paris and Beijing and three times those in Tokyo and London，and four times that in New York．The reason for Milan’s bad pollution，to some experts，is that the city lies in a valley that holds back the poisonous gases．Though Milan has taken some measures（措施）to lower the level of pollution，the situation is still worrying． People joke to each other，“If you’re traveling to Milan，be sure to bring your gas mask（*）．”In order to reduce the use of private cars in 1979．the authorities（当局）in Milan began an interesting experiment：Passengers in the city buses didn’t have to pay for their tickets．

1．Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned（提到）in the passage?

A．Milan’s air is regarded to be worst polluted in Europe．

B．Experts thought that the air in Milan was badly polluted．

C．The reason for the air pollution in Milan．

D．Measures have been taken by Milan to reduce the air pollution．

2．Why is the air pollution in Milan so serious?

A．Because the city 1ies in a place where it is difficult for polluted air to move away．

B．Because too many cars are being driven in the city．

C．Because the city lies in a place where there are some mountains near it．

D．Because Milan has taken some worrying measures．

3．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．Milan has taken some measures and the air pollutions is being reduced．

B．Milan has taken some measures．but the air pollution is still troublesome（麻烦的）．

C．Milan has taken no measures so far to 1ower the 1evel of pollution．

D．Milan has taken every step to reduce the air pollution．

4．The government of Milan encouraged the people to take city buses for free in order to _____．

A．have a safer transport

B．stop the air pollution completely

C．increase the income（收入）of the bus company

D．reduce the pollution made by cars

【回答】

AABD

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