英语阅读题高三.docxVIP

Word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 英语阅读题高三 英语阅读题高三 第一篇英语阅读题高三 第五篇 Europeans should try to stay indoors if ash from Icelands volcano starts settling, the World Health Organization warned Friday as small amounts fell in Iceland, Scotland and  WHO spokesman Daniel Epstein said the microscopic(微小的) ash is potentially dangerous for people when it starts to reach the Earth because inhaled(吸入) particles can enter the lungs and cause respiratory And he also said Europeans who go outside might want to consider wearing a  Other experts, however, werent convinced the volcanic ash would have a major effect on peoples health and said WHOs warnings were They said volcanic ash was much less dangerous than cigarette smoke or Volcanic ash is made of fine particles of fragmented volcanic It is light gray to black and can be as fine as talcum During a volcanic eruption, the ash can be breathed deep into the lungs and cause irritation even in healthy But once it falls from a greater distance — like from the cloud currently hovering above Europe — its health effects are often minimal, experts  Not all particles are created equal, said Ken Donaldson, a professor of respiratory toxicology at the University of Edinburgh, In the great scheme of things, volcanic ash is not all that And he said most Europeans exposure to volcanic ash would be negligible and that only those in the near districts of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at  Stephen Spiro, a professor of respiratory medicine and deputy chair of the British Lung Foundation, said the further the particles travel, the less dangerous they will The cloud has already passed over northern Scotland and we havent heard of any ill effects there, he Spiro said to wear masks or stay indoors to avoid volcanic ash was over the top and a bit  The text is mainly about .  the effect of volcanic ash  the health risk of volcanic ash  the disadvantages of volcanic ash