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【題目】 If you want to live longer, live around green space.

That’s the simple conclusion of the largest analysis ever performed on the relationship between the environment and human health—ever. Eight million people. Seven countries. One simple finding:

“When you are exposed to greenery or greenness around your home, your probability to die is less compared to those with less greenness around their home,” says David Rojas, researcher at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health. And he was the main author of the study, which was published in The Lancet Planet Health teaming up with the World Health Organization.

Specifically, the research team found that for every 10% increase in plants cover that’s within 1,600 feet of your home, your probability of death drops by 4%.

Those hard numbers are the result of a large metastudy(元研究) analyzing nine separate studies about longevity and green space that looked at how and how long people lived over long periods of time. Subjects were from countries around the globe, too: Australia, Canada, China, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and the U. S.

As Rojas explained, in every country, the finding was the same. People who lived near more green space lived longer than people who lived near less. This green space can be grass, trees, or gardens. It can be public or private space.

He also explained, The study didn’t discriminate(歧視), nor did it have the accurate data to show that some plants were better for our health than others.

【1】Who carried out this research?

A.Rojas’ team

B.Rojas’ team and Lancet Planet Health

C.World Health Organization and Lancet Planet Health

D.Rojas’ team and World Health Organization

【2】What does the underlined word “l(fā)ongevity” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A.the length of lifeB.the balance of life

C.the strength of lifeD.the quality of life

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that .

A.Gardens are better for our health than grass and trees.

B.People who are surrounded with plants are probable to live longer.

C.For every 10% reducing in plants cover, your probability of death will increase by 4%.

D.People from developed countries with more green space live healthier than those in the developing countries.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要講的是環(huán)境和人類健康之間的關(guān)系，研究人員對(duì)其進(jìn)行了研究，發(fā)現(xiàn)被植物包圍的人很可能活得更久。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“When you are exposed to greenery or greenness around your home, your probability to die is less compared to those with less greenness around their home,” says David Rojas, researcher at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health. And he was the main author of the study, which was published in The Lancet Planet Health teaming up with the World Health Organization.可知巴塞羅那全球健康研究所的研究員David Rojas說：“當(dāng)你接觸到綠色植物或你家周圍的綠色，你的死亡概率比那些周圍綠色較少的人要低�！彼�是這項(xiàng)研究的主要作者，與世界衛(wèi)生組織合作發(fā)表在《柳葉刀星球健康》上。由此可知，Rojas的團(tuán)隊(duì)和世界衛(wèi)生組織進(jìn)行了這項(xiàng)研究。故選D。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)后文and green space that looked at how and how long people lived over long periods of time.可知這些確鑿的數(shù)字是對(duì)九項(xiàng)關(guān)于長壽和綠地的獨(dú)立研究進(jìn)行分析后得出的，這些研究關(guān)注的是人們?nèi)绾伍L壽以及生命有多長。由此可知，劃線單詞“longevity”的意思為“生命的長度”。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“When you are exposed to greenery or greenness around your home, your probability to die is less compared to those with less greenness around their home,” says David Rojas, researcher at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.可知巴塞羅那全球健康研究所的研究員David Rojas說：“當(dāng)你接觸到綠色植物或你家周圍的綠色，你的死亡概率比那些周圍綠色較少的人要低�！庇纱丝赏浦�，被植物包圍的人可能活得更久。故選B。