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N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
GulfWrackedByKatrina'
sLatestLegacy-Disease,Poisons,Mold
AmonthafterHurricaneKatrinatorethroughtheU.S.GulfCoast,medicalexpertsarenowstrugglingwiththelatestcrisisintheregion;
contamination(污染).
KatrinaleftNewOrleansandothercommunitiestaintedwithoil,sewage,andpossiblypoisonsleachedfromfederaltoxicwastesites,theU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)says.
Thepollution,combinedwiththelackofregularmedicalservicesintheregion,hasraisedseriousquestionsaboutthesafetyofNewOrleansandothercoastaltownsaspeoplelongingforhomebegintogoback.
"
Idon'
tthinkNewOrleansissafeforpeopletoreturnto,fromapublichealthandenvironmentalhealthstandpoint,"
saidMiriamAschkenasy,anenvironmentalhealthexpertworkingwithOxfamAmericaintheregion.
Muchofthecontaminationrestsinthebrown,filmysediment(沉淀物)leftbehindbyKatrina'
spollutedfloodwaters.
RecentEPAtestsofthesedimentconfirmedhighlevelsofE.colibacteria,oilandgaschemicals,andlead,aswellasvaryingquantitiesofarsenic.
Thehealthrisksposedbythesedimentareimmediate,expertssay,becausethesludge(淤泥)isnearlyimpossibleforreturningresidentstoavoid.InNewOrleans,itcoverseverysurfacethatwasflooded,fromcarsandnow-deadlawnstotheentirecontentsoffloodedhomes,stores,hospitals,andschools.
Whenpeoplecomeback,theyareexposedtothesediment,"
saidWilmaSubra,achemistfromNewIberia,Louisiana,whoisanalyzingthesediment."
It'
sintheiryardsandhouses."
OldPollutionResurfacing
PlaqueminesParish,aruralcountyonthepeninsulasouthofNewOrleans,isnowcoveredwithevenmoretoxicsedimentthanitwastwoweeksago,thankstoHurricaneRita.
Sixinchesuptoonefoot(15to30centimeters)ofsludge,"
Subrareported.
MuchofthesludgeinPlaqueminesistheproductofnearbybayousandbaybottoms,wheresedimentwasliftedupbyKatrina'
sandRita'
sstormsurges.
Thesedimenthasbeenpollutedovertheyearswithindustrialchemicalsandheavymetals,saidSubra,whotestedthesedimentfortheSouthernMutualHelpAssociation,anonprofitorganizationinNewIberia,Louisiana.
Thesewaterbodieshavereceivedindustrialwastesfordecades,"
shesaid."
Thismaterialhastoxicchemicals,metals,andorganicpetrochemicals(石化产品)."
MattershaveonlybeenmadeworsebymultipleoilspillscausedbyKatrinaandRita.AccordingtotheU.S.CoastGuard,11oilspillshaveoccurredinsouthernLouisiana,totaling7.4milliongallons(28millionliters)ofoil,mostofwhichhasbeencontained.
BacterialevelsarealsoespeciallyhighinthePlaqueminessludge,saidRodneyMallett,spokespersonfortheLouisianaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality.
Thesewagetreatmentplantswereunderwater,"
heexplained."
Betweentheanimalwasteandthehumanwaste,you'
vegotalotofbacteria."
ProtectionKits
Healthandenvironmentalagenciesareadvisingpeopletoavoidcontactwiththesludge.Theyrecommendthatpeopleweargloves,goggles,anddustmasks,andthattheywashpromptlyifexposureoccurs.
EPAofficialsaredirectingpeopletoitsWebsite(www.epa.gov)toinformthemselvesofthecontaminationrisks.
Butmostpeoplereturningtotheareadon'
thavecomputerstogetthatinformation,saidErikOlson,anattorneyfortheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil,anenvironmentaladvocacygroup.
Ifyou[do]readtheWebsite,"
headded,"
youpracticallyhavetohaveadegreeinchemistrytounderstandit."
Tobetterinformpeopleofhealthrisks,theSouthernMutualHelpAssociationandOxfamAmericaaredevelopingaprogramtogiveeveryreturningresidentaprotectivekit.
Eachkitwouldcontainwaterproofsuits,goggles(风镜),shoecovers,andmasks,alongwithinformationaboutpotentialhazards,Volunteerswouldgiveoutthekitsatthesecuritycheckpointsthatnowstandatthemajorentrancestoaffectedcities.
Thegroupshavemadeahundreddemonstrationkits,whichcostabout$100(U.S.)eachtoproduce,andhaveshownthemtostateleadersinLouisiana.
Thegovernorisreallyinfavorofthis,"
Subrasaid."
Wejusthavetodeterminehowwe'
regoingtofundthem."
ToxicMoldBlooms
Inadditiontothetoxicsediment,sprawlingbloomsofmoldhavenowtakenholdinmanyfloodedhomes."
Themoldisgrowingeverywhere-homesarejustcoatedwithit,"
Subrasaid.
TheproblemhasbecomesowidespreadthatfederalhealthofficialswarnedWednesdayofallergicreactionsandtoxicresponsestothemold.Professionalsshouldbehiredtocleanmoldthatcoversmorethantensquarefeet(onesquaremeter),theyurged.
Those[surfaces]thatcan'
tbecleanedneedtoberemoved,"
saidStevenRedd,chiefoftheAirPollutionandRespiratoryHealthBranchoftheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC).
TheeffectsofthemoldarealreadysurfacinginMississippi,whererespiratory(呼吸的)problemsareamongtheillnessesdoctorstherearereporting.
We'
reseeingalotofasthmafrominhalingthemold,"
saidRichardPaat,teamleaderofatemporaryEastBiloxiclinic."
Andmouthsoresfromthebadwater."
Duetocontactwithuncleanwater,33peopleinthefloodzonehavecontractedVibrioinfections,accordingtotheCDC.Theinfectionsarecausedbyafamilyofbacteriathatliveincontaminatedsaltwater.Theycancauseseriousillness,especiallyinpeoplewithcompromisedimmunesystems.
Todate,sixpeoplehavediedfromVibrioinfections.
Peoplehadopenwoundandwalkedthroughfloodwaterwithsewageinit,"
CDCspokespersonVonRoebucksaid."
AndthesefolkswerehavingthesewoundsinfectedwithVibrio."
DisasterResponseCare
Thisisahighlycontaminatedarea,"
saidSusanBriggs,thephysicianoverseeingFEMA'
sdisaster-responsemedicalteamsinLouisianaandAlabama.
HerteamshavebeeninoculatingresidentsfortetanusandHepatitisAandB.Hepatitisisadangerwhenpeopleareexposedtosewage,throughwaterorfood,Briggsexplained.Tetanuscanoccurwhenpeoplecutthemselvesonuncleanmaterials,asmayhappenwhencleaningdebris.
Therudimentary(根本的)livingconditionsinmanyKatrina-struckareasmakeitmorelikelythatpeoplewillgetsickandinjured,Briggssaid.
Theyhavenoelectricity,nocleanwater,noairconditioning,"
Therearecollapsedstructuresandstrayanimals.Therearehugeamountsofstraydogs,andpeoplehavebeenbitten."
Briggsandotherdoctorsintheareahavebeentreatingmanycasesofdiarrhea,rashes,andupper-respiratoryillnesses.
Alloftheseconditionsaretobeexpectedafternaturaldisasters,accordingtotheCDC.Butit'
stoosoontoknowiftheseailmentsarerelatedtocontamination,theCDC'
sRoebucksaid.
relookingatthatquestion,"
hesaid."
dliketoknowtheanswer."
1.ThepassagegivesadescriptionofthecontaminationinNewOrleansafterHurricaneKatrina.
2.KatrinaleftNewOrleansandothercommunitiestaintedwithoilandsewage.
3.PlaqueminesParishisnowcoveredwithevenmoretoxicsedimentthatitwastwoweeksago.
4.Peoplearebeingadvisedtoavoidcontactwiththesludgebyhealthandenvironmentalagencies.
5.TheSouthernMutualHelpAssociationandOxfamAmericaaredevelopingaprogramtoselleveryreturningresidentaprotectivekit.
6.TheconditionsinNewOrleansafterHurricaneKatrinaisspecial.
7.Inadditiontothetoxicsediment,sprawlingbloomsofmoldhavenowtakenholdinmanyfloodedhomes,anditisgrowingeverywhere.
8.Todate,sixpeoplehavediedfrom¬
________.
9.TherudimentarylivingconditionsinmanyKatrina-struckareasmakeitmorelikelythatpeoplewillget________.
10.Alloftheseconditionsaretobeexpectedafter________.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.[A]Sherefusestogotodinner.
[B]Sheagreestogotodinner.
[C]Sheisangry.
[D]Sheissurprised.
12.[A]ShelearnsEnglishquickly.
[B]HerEnglishisn'
tverygood.
[C]HerEnglishisverygood.
[D]Shelearnsnewsentencesslowly.
13.[A]Atabank.
[B]Ataninn.
[C]Ontheriverside.
[D]Onabasketballfield.
14.[A]GotoParisagain.
[B]LiveinParis.
[C]Gosomewhereelse.
[D]Difficulttosay.
15.[A]Peterlikestodophysicalexercise.
[B]Peterisabsent-mindedinclass.
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