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It’s common knowledge that some countries have higher life expectancies (預(yù)期壽命) than others, but the city you live in can also affect your health.
Some cities are hard on their residents. In places with poor city planning, for example Lagos, which was called out recently by the Economist Intelligence Unit, public spaces are few, making outdoor activities hard. Lack of infrastructure (基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)) blocks the streets with cars and the air with pollutants, and residents work long hours for little money.
These are just some of the factors concluded by Spotahome, a rental agency. They’ve analyzed data from a range of sources, including the World Health Organization, TripAdvisor and the CIA World Facebook to score each city on health, gym availability and quality, life expectancy, obesity (肥胖), green space and other elements to make a list to work out a list of the world’s healthiest cities.
The list is certainly Euro-centric but continuous sunshine is seen as a positive thing, even if it may be more of a disadvantage in other regions. But it does go some way towards suggesting which cities are getting it right in providing a good life for their residents. It may not be surprising to learn that most of the healthiest cities are in northern Europe, known for its people-first approach to city planning. The cities of Australia and Canada also do well — but Alaska, the first U.S. city is only in 34th place. The U.K. doesn’t fare too well either — its only city in the top 50 list is London, in 40th.
Whether you’re planning a wholesome holiday, or simply wondering what your city can do better, this list of the 50 healthiest cities will give you pause for thought about the future of city planning. Here are the attractive, healthy-eating, clean-aired cities that are getting it right.
1. What plays the key role in building a healthy city according to the text?
A. City planning.
B. Local culture.
C. Economic condition.
D. Geographical position.
2. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. What Spotahome discovered in the recent study.
B. How the list of healthiest cities came into being
C. The reasons why Spotahome carried out the study.
D. The places where the data of the study came from.
3. What may be the best title for the text?
A. The best places to have a rich life
B. The happiest lifestyle in the world
C. The nice countries to keep healthy
D. The city factors affecting your health
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了研究者們通過調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)城市規(guī)劃會影響居民的健康。通過對健康、綠化、壽命、陽光等因素進(jìn)行評分，研究者們列出了一個世界上最健康的城市的清單。
【1題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段“public spaces are few, making outdoor activities hard. Lack of infrastructure blocks the streets with cars and the air with pollutants (公共空間很少，使得戶外活動很困難。缺乏基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，街道被汽車堵塞，空氣被污染物污染)”可推知，城市缺乏基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施會給城市帶來不好的影響，影響居民健康，所以城市規(guī)劃在建設(shè)健康城市中起著關(guān)鍵作用。故選A項。
【2題詳解】
主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第三段“They’ve analyzed data from a range of sources (他們分析了各種來源的數(shù)據(jù))”以及“to score each city on health, gym availability and quality, life expectancy, obesity, green space and other elements to make a list to work out a list of the world’s healthiest cities (對每個城市的健康狀況、健身房的可用性和質(zhì)量、預(yù)期壽命、肥胖程度、綠地等因素進(jìn)行打分，列出了一個清單，列出了世界上最健康的城市)”可知，文章第三段主要介紹了最健康城市名單是如何形成的，評判標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是什么。故選B項。
【3題詳解】
主旨大意題。通讀全文，再結(jié)合文章第一段“the city you live in can also affect your health (你所居住的城市也會影響你的健康)”以及第三段“to score each city on health, gym availability and quality, life expectancy, obesity, green space and other elements (對每個城市的健康狀況、健身房的可用性和質(zhì)量、預(yù)期壽命、肥胖程度、綠地等因素進(jìn)行打分)”可推知，本文主要介紹了影響城市居民健康指數(shù)的因素。D項“影響你健康的城市因素”符合文意，最適合作為本文標(biāo)題。故選D項。
