Wuhan,thecapitalcityofHubeiprovince,hasissuedsmogwarningsforthreedayssinceMondaybecauseofseriousairpollution.
Thelingeringsmogforcedconstructionsitestostopworkandprimaryandmiddleschoolstosuspendoutdooractivities.FromMondaythroughWednesday,thecity'sairqualityindexreadingremainedhigh,withthehighestreadingat323,withPM2.5,orparticulatemattersmallerthan2.5microns,asthemainpollutant,accordingtothecity'smeteorologicalbureau.Anyreadingover300isconsidered"seriouslypolluted".
ThecityexperiencedatleasteightheavilypolluteddaysinthefirsttwoweeksofDecember,withtheairqualityindexreadingreachingahighof440,ChinaNewsServicereported.
AmongthoseaffectedwasasquaredancingteaminJiang'andistrict,whichhadtostopdailypracticesafterseveralmembersfellill.Squaredancingisacommonopen-airfitnesspracticeacrossChina,withmostoftheparticipantsmiddle-agedorelderlywomen.
MediareportedtheleaderofonedancingteamhadtogotoahospitalaftershehadanasthmaattackonDec11.
IdentifiedonlyasFang,65,thedanceteamleadersaidshedecidedtosuspendthepracticesaftershelearnedherillnesswascausedbysmog,andafterseveralothermembersalsofellill,thereportsaid.
Thecityplanstoinvest28billionyuan($4.61billion)inairpollutioncontrolby2017.Theplansaysthecitywillboostthedevelopmentofcleanenergyvehiclesforpublictransportationandremoveallofthecurrent140,000heavy-pollutingvehiclesfromWuhan'sroadsbytheendof2016.
67.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?___
A.Wuhandecidedtoremovemostconstructionsites.
B.Wuhanissuedsmogwarningsforthreedaysbecauseofsmog.
C.Thecityisreportedlyunfitforphysicaltraining.
D.Outdoorexercisecandecreasetheinfluenceofsmog.
68.Theairqualityindexreadingofthecityoncereachedtoanextremeof___.
A.300 B.323 C.440 D.140,000
69.Thecityauthoritieswillfirstlydevelop___inthefuture.
A.greentransportation
B.environmentallyfriendlyenergy
C.heavyvehicles
D.trans