Everyonetriestogettoschoolontime.Butwhenbadweathergivesyoutrouble（麻烦）canyoustillmakeitbeforethebellrings?

InnorthernChinaduringspringbigsandstorms（沙尘暴）oftenmaketroubleforstudentsandeveryoneelse.Whentheskyisdarkwithsandbusesandcarsallmovemuchmoreslowly.Sometimespeoplecan’tevenseefor20metres.

Sandstormsusuallyhappeninspring.ThisyearsandstormsstartedinlateMarch.Theyhavehappenedinmorethan10provinces(省)innorthernChinathisyear.Morethan70millionpeoplehavehadproblemsinthoseplacesbecauseofthesandstorms.

PeopleinsouthernChinadon’thavetoworryaboutthiskindofbadweather.MostofthesandcomesfromGansuandInnerMongolia（内蒙古）.InnorthernChinalotsofplaceshavefewtreesanddon’tgetmuchrain.Peopletherehavebeencuttingdowntoomanytrees.Whentherearen’tmanytreesthegroundcan’tkeepenoughwater.Overtheyearsthegrounddriesupandturnstosand.Whenspringcomesandtheicemelts（融化）thegroundbecomeslooser（更松散的）.Strongwindstaketheloosesandintothesky.

Sandstormsarebadforpeople’shealth.Ifpeoplebreathe（呼吸）toomuchsandtheycouldcoughorhaveasthma（哮喘）.

Sandstormsalsogivefarmerslotsofproblems.Sometimestheirsheepgetlostinthestormsandnevergetbackhome.Thewindsalsoteardownfarmers’houses.

Whatcanyoudotostopsandstorms?Here’sanidea:Askyourparentstohelpyouplantsometreesthisspring.

Ifyouseepeoplecuttingdowntoomanytreestellthemaboutthedangersofsandstormsandaskyourgovernmenttostopthemfromcutting.

1.Inwhichseasondosandstormsusuallyhappen?

A.Inspring.B.Insummer.

C.Inautumn.D.Inwinter.

2.WhichofthefollowingprovincesinChinaisoftenhitbysandstorms?

A.FujianProvince.B.YunnanProvince.

C.JiangsuProvinceD.GansuProvince.

3.Theunderlinedphrase“teardown”inthesentencemeans“_________”.

A.使……哭泣B.弄倒C.摧残D.加固

4.Accordingtothepassagewhatcannotbecausedbysandstorms?

A.Healthproblems.

B.Trafficproblems.

C.Thelossoffarmanimals.

D.Noisepollution.

5.Whichisnotstatedinthepa