2013年大学英语六级考试阅读的训练题19
<p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="breathed">breathed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dust">dust</span>, <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruins">ruins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Twin">Twin</span> <span word="Towers">Towers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fell">fell</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="clays">clays</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ground">Ground</span> <span word="Zero">Zero</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p> <span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Sinai">Sinai</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="trades">trades</span>, <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wreckage">wreckage</span>. <span word="About">About</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span>. <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Sinai">Sinai</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="four">four</span>. <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Sinai">Sinai</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="four">four</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ground">Ground</span> <span word="Zero">Zero</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="satisfactory">satisfactory</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="Doctor">Doctor</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="Herbert">Herbert</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="directors">directors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Sinai">Sinai</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ground">Ground</span> <span word="Zero">Zero</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="words">words</span>: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="then">then</span>?</p>
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