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A report published recently brings bad news about air pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as expos

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问题     A report published recently brings bad news about air pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as exposure to the radiation from the 1986 Ukraine nuclear power disaster. The report was published by the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.  But what can city people do to reduce exposure to air pollution? Quite a lot, it turns out.
    Avoid walking in busy streets. Choose side streets and parks instead. Pollution levels can fall a considerable amount just by moving a few meters away from the main pollution source—exhaust fumes (烟气). Also don’t walk behind smokers. Walk on the windward side of the street where exposure to pollutants can be 50 percent less than on the downwind side.
    Sitting on the driver’s side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10 percent, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pavement. Sitting upstairs on a double-decker can reduce exposure. It is difficult to say whether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus. Air pollution on underground trains tends to be less toxic than that at street level, because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron particles thrown up by wheels hitting the rails. But diesel and petrol fumes have a mixture of pollutants.
    When you are crossing a road, stand well back from the curb while you wait for the light to change. Every meter really does count when you are close to traffic.  As the traffic begins to move, fumes can be reduced in just a few seconds.  So holding your breath for just a moment can make a difference, even though it might sound silly.
    There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hours.  Pollution levels fall during nighttime. The time of year also makes a big difference.  Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during spring and autumn when winds are freshest. Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and tends to cause a build-up of pollutants.  
According to the report, air pollution in big cities ______.
选项 A、can be more serious than Chernobyl nuclear disaster
B、cannot be compared with the disaster in Chernobyl
C、can release as damaging radiation as the Chernobyl disaster
D、can be more serious than we used to think
答案D
解析 文章开始几句作者说：最近公布的一项报道给我们带来了关于空气污染的坏消息。报道指出空气污染对人体健康的损害程度可以和1986年乌克兰切尔诺贝利核电站的放射对身体的损害相比。
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