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PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
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