Air Pollution and Sample Academic Reading
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Sample Academic Reading A: Questions
Sample Academic Reading A: Questions
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 on pages 2 and 3.
Questions 1 – 7
Reading Passage 1 has seven sections, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-x, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.
List of Headings i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x
1
Section A
2
Section B
3
Section C
4
Section D
5
Section E
6
Section F
7
Section G
Legislation brings temporary improvements
The increasing speed of suburban development
A new area of academic interest
The impact of environmental extremes on city planning
The first campaigns for environmental change
Building cities in earthquake zones
The effect of global warming on cities
Adapting areas surrounding cities to provide resources
Removing the unwanted by-products of city life
Providing health information for city dwellers
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Sample Academic Reading A: Questions
A
While cities and their metropolitan areas have always interacted with and shaped the natural environment, it is only recently that historians have begun to consider this relationship.
During our own time, the tension between natural and urbanized areas has increased, as the spread of metropolitan populations and urban land uses has reshaped and destroyed natural landscapes and environments.
B
The relationship between the city and the natural environment has actually been circular, with cities having massive effects on the natural environment, while the natural environment, in turn, has profoundly shaped urban configurations. Urban history is filled with stories about how city dwellers contended with the forces of nature that threatened their lives. Nature not only caused many of the annoyances of daily urban life, such as bad weather and pests, but it also gave
Sample Academic Reading A: Questions
Sample Academic Reading A: Questions
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 on pages 2 and 3.
Questions 1 – 7
Reading Passage 1 has seven sections, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-x, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.
List of Headings i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x
1
Section A
2
Section B
3
Section C
4
Section D
5
Section E
6
Section F
7
Section G
Legislation brings temporary improvements
The increasing speed of suburban development
A new area of academic interest
The impact of environmental extremes on city planning
The first campaigns for environmental change
Building cities in earthquake zones
The effect of global warming on cities
Adapting areas surrounding cities to provide resources
Removing the unwanted by-products of city life
Providing health information for city dwellers
Page 2 of 4
Sample Academic Reading A: Questions
A
While cities and their metropolitan areas have always interacted with and shaped the natural environment, it is only recently that historians have begun to consider this relationship.
During our own time, the tension between natural and urbanized areas has increased, as the spread of metropolitan populations and urban land uses has reshaped and destroyed natural landscapes and environments.
B
The relationship between the city and the natural environment has actually been circular, with cities having massive effects on the natural environment, while the natural environment, in turn, has profoundly shaped urban configurations. Urban history is filled with stories about how city dwellers contended with the forces of nature that threatened their lives. Nature not only caused many of the annoyances of daily urban life, such as bad weather and pests, but it also gave