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基础口译听力真题演练PART A Spot DictationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read thesame passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word orwords you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the correspondingspace in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passageTWICE.A new study finds that more than 80 percent of people living in cities are breathing unsafe air.The World Health Organization study on?urban?air quality says those most affected live in the worlds poorest cities. The study finds urban air pollution has nearly doubled in 3,000 cities over the past two years. The cities are in 103 countries.The study also shows that almost all cities with populations over 100,000, and in developing countries, have air pollution levels that do not meet WHO guidelines.The WHO warns that as air quality worsens the risk increases for many diseases. These include stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and breathing diseases such as asthma. Poor air quality is also responsible for an estimated seven million premature?deaths every year.However, Maria Neira, says there are effective measures to deal with the problem. Neira leads the WHOs Public Health and Environmental Policy.Neira agrees in the report that urban air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate and severely affects human health. But she says the study shows improvements too. In her words, awareness is rising and more cities are monitoring?their air quality.This includes increased monitoring of particulate matter in the air.Particulate matter, also known as particle pollution, is a complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets. Particulate matter is made up of a number of parts, including acids, organic chemicals, metals, and soil or dust. The WHO study finds a reduction in air pollutants could lessen deaths from particulate matter by 15 percent.Carlos Dora is Coordinator of WHOs Department of Public Health and Environmental Policy. He says t