CRI英语听力2021年01月（word文本）：Severe-Pollution-Prompts-A.doc

TheChinesecapitalcontinuedtosufferfromadensefogthisMondayafterthecitysawprobablytheworstonrecordairqualityovertheweekend.

Ihavedifficultybreathing.Todayhasactuallybeenbetterthantheweekend.Weliveontheeastsideofthecity,thesmogisworsethere.WhenIopenedthewindowthismorning,Icouldntseeclearly.Thevisibilitywasverylow.Iamworriedaboutmyfamily,especiallythosewhodrive.

Therearesomanycarsthatdischargesomuchexhaust.Industrialpollutionisbadtoo.Theairqualitywouldbebetterifthegovernmentcouldtakemeasurestocontrolthepollution.

ThoughweatherforecasterssayairqualitywillreturntonormalthisWednesdayfollowingforecastedstrongwind,thehighpollutioninrecentdayshasinevitablypromptedfurtherdebateontheissue.

Itsbeenprovedthatinrecentyears,mostChinesecitiesincludingBeijinghavealreadycommittedtoatimetabletoimproveairquality.

Infact,mostChinesecitieshaveemergencyresponseplansforsuchseriouslypolluteddays.

InBeijing,environmentauthoritieshavepassedmandatorymeasures,urgingover50companiestocuttheiremissionsby30percent.

ThirtypercentofgovernmentvehicleshavebeenremovedfromtheroadinseverelypollutedareasinBeijing.

DozensofChinesecitiesbeganreleasingfiguresaboutsomeoftheworstkindsofpollutantsearlylastyear.

Andmajormetropoliseshavebeenrelocatingthemajorityofheavyindustryoutsidethecity.

Butobviouslyforsome,itsfarfromenough.Peoplewantquickaction.

ItiswidelybelievedthatairpollutionisamajorprobleminChinaduetothecountrysrapidpaceofindustrialization,relianceoncoalpower,explosivegrowthincarownershipandthesometimesdisregardforenvironmentallaws.

Expertssaythereisnoquicksolution.

XieDetiisthedirectorofDepartmentofResourcesandEnvironmentatChinasSouthwestUniversity.

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