1 . The World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution. The WHO finds that poor cooking, heating and lighting technologies are killing millions of people each year. Indoor air pollution results from the use of dangerous fuels and cook-stoves in the home. To help fight the problem, the WHO announced, new guidelines aimed at reducing household pollutants.
WHO officials say nearly three billion people are unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting. And they say more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Of that number, the WHO says about 4. 3 million people die from household air pollution given off by simple coal cook-stoves. WHO officials say indoor pollution leads to early deaths from stroke(中风), heart and lung disease. The main victims are women and girls in developing countries, where they usually stay at home and do the household work.
Carlos Dora is Coordinator in the WHO’s Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. He says people should not use unprocessed coal and kerosene (煤油) fuel indoors. He says opening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not improve the situation. It will only pollute the outdoors.
Nigel Bruce is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool. He says researchers are developing good cook-stoves and other equipment to burn fuels in a more efficient way.
WHO experts note some new, safe and low-cost technologies that could help are already available. In India, you can buy an induction (电磁) stove for about $ 8.00. And in Africa you can buy a solar lamp for less than $ 1. 00. But, this, the agency says, is just a start. It is urging developing countries to use cleaner fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating items.
1. What does “the problem” in paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Indoor air pollution. | B．Cooking habits. |
| C．Poor cook—stove. | D．Use of natural gas. |
| A．They are very weak in the developing countries. |
| B．They are more sensitive to the indoor pollution. |
| C．They are exposed to the indoor pollution more. |
| D．They are lack of doing more exercise outdoors. |
| A．To open a window while cooking. |
| B．To use unprocessed coal indoors. |
| C．To popularize the traditional cook— stoves in the home. |
| D．To promote the cleaner and modern cooking items. |
| A．How to prevent pollution |
| B．How to protect women and girls |
| C．Indoor pollution kills millions each year |
| D．The importance of health in developing countries |
