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GazingdownonthecityfromtheGettyCentre,anartmuseumintheSantaMonicaMountains,onewouldfindtheviewofthePacificOceanblurredbythehaze(霾).Noristhestate’sbadair27.
restricted
toitssouth.Fresno,inthecentralvalley,comestopofthelistinAmericaforyear-roundpollution.Residents’heartsandlungsareaffectedasa28.
consequence.
Allofwhich,combinedwithCalifornia’sreputationasthehomeoftechnological29.
innovation,makestheplaceidealfordevelopingandtestingsystemsdesignedtomonitorpollutionin30.
detail.AndthatisjustwhatAclima,anewfirminSanFrancisco,hasbeendoingoverthepastfewmonths.Ithasbeentryingoutmonitoringthatare31.
intended
toyieldminute-to-minutemapsof32.
outdoor
airpollution.Suchstationswillalsobeabletokeepaneyeonwhatishappeninginsidebuildings,includingoffices.
Tothisend,Aclimahasbeen33.
collaborating
withGoogle’sStreetViewsystem.DavidaHerzl,
Aclima’sboss,saystheyhaverevealedpollutionhighsondayswhenSanFrancisco’stransitworkerswentonstrikeandthecity’s34.
inhabitants
wereforcedtousetheircars.Conversely,“cycletowork”dayshavedonetheirjobby35.
creating
pollutionlows.
A)assisted
I)inhabitants
B)collaborating
J)innovation
C)consequence
K)intended
D)consumers
L)outdoor
E)creating
M)pollutants
F)detail
N)restricted
G)domestic
O)sum
H)frequently
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仔细阅读
第一套Passageone:
greenspace
Question46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpactonpeople'
smentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingtoagreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheEuropeanCentreforEnvironmentandHumanHealthattheUniversityofExeter,UK,explainedthatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety.
"
Therecouldbeanumberofreasons,”hesaid,“forexample,peopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:
theystriveforpromotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewithallthosethingsisthatwithinsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaselinelevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable;
theydon’tmakeushappyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelottery(彩票)winnerswhohadwonmorethan£
500,000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersixmonthstoayear,theywerebacktothebaseline."
Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffectonpeople'
ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafromtheBritishHouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversityofEssex.
Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:
"
Whatyouseeisthatevenafterthreeyears,mentalhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyoftheotherthingsthatwethinkwillmakeushappy."
Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandcommunicatedbetter.
46.Accordingtoonestudy,whatdogreenspacesdotopeople?
A)Improvetheirworkefficiency.
B)Addtotheirsustainedhappiness.
C)Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.
D)Lessentheirconcernsaboutmaterialwell-being.
47.WhatdoesDr.Whitesaypeopleusuallydotomakethemselveshappier?
A)Earnmoremoney.
B)Gainfameandpopularity.
C)Settleinanurbanarea.
D)Liveinagreenenvironment.
48.WhatdoesDr.Whitetrytofindoutaboutlivinginagreenerurbanarea?
A)Howitaffectsdifferentpeople.
B)Howstrongitseffectis.
C)Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.
D)Howitbenefitsphysically
49.WhatdidDr.Whiteresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivinginagreenenvironment?
A)Theirstresswasmoreapparentthanreal.
B)Theirdecisionsrequiredlessdeliberation.
C)Theirmemoriesweregreatlystrengthened.
D)Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.
50.AccordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmentdotobuildmoregreenspacesincities?
A)Findfinancialsupport.
B)Improveurbanplanning.
C)Involvelocalresidentsintheeffort.
D)Raisepublicawarenessoftheissue.
第一套Passagetwo:
theOlympicclassships
YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-theart(最先进的)oceanshipsbackintheday