A new WHO report on Air pollution and child health is being launched on the eve of WHO's first ever Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health. It 1________ that when pregnant women are 2________ to polluted air, they are more likely to give 3________ prematurely, and have small, low birth-weight children. Air pollution 4________ impacts neurodevelopment and cognitive ability and can 5________ asthma, and childhood cancer. Children who have been exposed to high 6________ of air pollution may be at greater risk for chronic diseases 7________ cardiovascular disease later in life.
“Polluted air is 8________ millions of children and ruining their lives,” says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “This is inexcusable. Every child should be able to breathe 9________ air so they can grow and 10________ their full potential.”
One reason why children are 11________ vulnerable to the effects of air pollution is that they breathe more rapidly than adults and 12________ absorb more pollutants.
They also live 13________ to the ground, where some pollutants 14________ peak concentrations—at a time 15________ their brains and bodies are still developing.
Newborns and young children are also more susceptible to 16________ air pollution in homes 17________ regularly use polluting fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting.
Air Pollution is stunting our children's brains, 18________ their health in more ways than we suspected. But there are many straight-forward ways to reduce 19________ of dangerous pollutants. WHO is supporting implementation of health-wise policy measures like accelerating the switch 20________ clean cooking and heating fuels and technologies, promoting the use of cleaner transport, energy-efficient housing and urban planning.
句意：报告显示当怀孕妇女暴露于污染的空气时，她们更有可能 过早地分娩，孩子的体型小，体重轻。reveal揭露，揭示。regain恢复，重新获得。rehearse排练。reconcile使和谐一致；使和好如初。故 选A。
根据上一题句意可知，空格处要表达的意思是“接触”。be exposed to固定搭配，意为“暴露于，接触”。故选B。
to give birth to...固定搭配，意为“分娩”。故选C。
句意：空气污染也影响神经发育和认知能力，可以引发哮喘和儿 童期癌症。also而且，也。either两者之一的。each（两个或以上的人 或物中）各自。nevertheless尽管如此。故选D。
根据语境可知，此处要填入表示“导致”意思的动词。trigger引 发；起动。trace追踪；临摹。determine查明；决定。deliver交付；发表。故选B。
句意：接触高污染空气的儿童在以后的生活中患心血管疾病等慢性病的风险更大。level水平。number数量。figure数字。percentage百分比。故选D。
根据语境可知，此处为举例说明。such as例如。in addition另 外。instead of 和rather than意思相同，意为“而不是”。故选B。
句意：污染空气正在毒害数百万儿童，毁了他们的生活。poison 毒害；污染。regulate 调节，规定。prove证明。imprison监禁，关押。故选C。
句意：每个孩子都应该能够呼吸到干净的空气，这样他们才能成 长并充分发挥他们的潜力。clean干净的。pure纯粹的；清白的。 special特别的。universal普遍的。故选B。
根据上下文可知，空格所在短语意为“充分发挥潜力”。fulfill实 现；发挥。breed孕育。create创造。produce生产。故选A。
句意：儿童尤其易受空气污染影响的一个原因是他们比成年人 呼吸得更快，因此吸收的污染物更多。particularly特别地，尤其地。 ironically讽刺地。critically危机地；严重地。evenly平衡地。故选C。
根据语境可知，此处表示的是因果关系。so因此。or或者。but 但是。as随着。故选A。
空格处要表达的意思是“他们离地面更近。”be close to固定搭 配，意为“接近于，离……近”。故选B。
空格所在地点状语从句意为“一些污染物浓度达到峰值。”reach 达到。reform改革。reduce减少。record记录。故选D。
空格所在时间状语从句意为“在他们大脑和身体仍在发育的时 候。”先行词为time，引导词用when。故选B。
根据上下文可知，此处是从家中的空气污染方面说明新生儿和 幼儿容易受到影响。household家庭的。homemade自制的。 housekeeping家务管理。housecraft家政学。故选A。
句意：经常使用污染燃料和技术来做饭、取暖和照明的家庭。 定语从句修饰先行词homes，引导词应使用that。故选A。
句意：空气污染正在阻碍我们孩子的大脑发育，通过比我们想 象的还要多的方式损害他们的健康。affect侵袭。effect影响，多用作 名词。influence影响，中性词。reflect反映。故选C。
句意：但是有很多直接的方法可以减少危险污染物的排放。 emission发射，排放。transmission传送。mission使命，任务。 transformation转换，变形。故选B。
句意：世界卫生组织正在支持实施明智的卫生政策措施，如加 快向清洁烹饪和取暖燃料和技术的转变……。switch from…to… 从……向……转变。故选D。