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2021英语六级长篇阅读冲刺练习及答案解析 (6)英语六级答案2021年6月 Passage Two Words: 1,103 How Ozone Pollution Works A) The weather report on the radio or TV tells you that it is going to be sunny and hot and that an orange ozone alert has been issued.What is ozone? What does an orange alert mean? Why should you be concerned about it? In this article, we will e____amine what ozone is, how it is produced, what health hazards it poses and what you can do to reduce ozone pollution. B) Ozone is a molecule of three o____ygen atoms bound together (O3).It is unstable and highly reactive.Ozone is used as a bleach, a deodorizing agent, and a 第 1 页 共 11 页 sterilization agent for air and drinking water.At low concentrations, it is to____ic.Ozone is found naturally in small concentrations in the stratosphere, a layer of Earth’s upper atmosphere.In this upper atmosphere, ozone is made when ultraviolet light from the sun splits an o____ygen molecule (O2), forming two single o____ygen atoms.If a freed atom collides with an o____ygen molecule, it becomes ozone.Stratospheric ozone has been called “good” ozone because it protects the Earth’s surface from dangerous ultraviolet light. C) Ozone can also be found i the troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere.Tropospheric ozone (often termed “ bad ” ozone) is man - made, a result of air pollution from internal combustion engines and power plants.Automobile e____haust and industrial emissions release a family of nitrogen o____ide gases (NO____) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), by-products of burning gasoline and coal.NO____ and VOC combine chemically with o____ygen to form ozone during su y, high- temperature conditions of late spring, summer 第 2 页 共 11 页 and early fall.High levels of ozone are usually formed in the heat of the afternoon and early evening, dissipating during the cooler nights.