题文
Country-dwellers(农村居民) often say the constant noise, heavy traffic and crowds of the city would drive them mad. Well, they might be right, according to the latest research. City residents are more likely to develop mental illnesses than those who live in villages, a study has found.Researchers from Cardiff university examined the lifestyles of more than 200,000 people in Sweden and found that those who lived in urban areas were more at risk from mental illnesses than people who lived in villages.
The experts don’t know exactly why this is but they suggest that town and city residents are more likely to be ostracized(排挤) by those around them. They are more likely to experience discrimination(歧视) if they do not fit in, which can lead to them feeling anxious and even developing mental illnesses.
Dr Stanley Zammit, who led the research said that people living in towns and cities are more likely to develop other mental illnesses that result in personality changes — a condition known as non-affective psychosis(非情感性精神病).
Earlier this year an official report found that village-dwellers live an average of two years longer than those living in towns and cities. According to figures from the Office of National Statistics in the UK, men who live in villages are likely to live for between 78 and 79 years, while those in towns and cities can expect to survive to an age of 76. Women on average survive to their 81st birthday in towns and cities, but live to between 82 and 83 in villages. The small marked town of Wimborne Minster in rural Dorset was named the healthiest place to live in.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?A．Country-dwellers are more likely to develop mental illnesses.B．City-dwellers are more likely to develop mental illnesses.C．Country-dwellers live longer than city-dwellers.D．City-dwellers live longer than country-dwellers.小题2:The research from Cardiff University was based on the people’s _________.A．interests.B．characters.C．occupations.D．lifestyles.小题3:It can be inferred that ___________.A．people like living in towns and citiesB．city-dwellers enjoy their peaceful city lifeC．village-dwellers are more likely to be looked down upon by othersD．village-dwellers get along better with their neighbors than city-dwellers.小题4:Non-affective psychosis is a kind of mental illnesses that is linked to ________A．character change B．temperature riseC．pressure increaseD．energy weakening小题5:We can learn from the last paragraph that generally ________ .A．women living in villages live the longestB．women living in cities live the longestC．men living in villages live the longestD．men living in cities live the longest. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A
解析
这篇文章讲的是城市居民比农村居民更有可能得精神疾病。原因可能是拥挤的交通，可怕的噪音，也可能是人与人之间冷漠的关系导致的。
小题1:主旨题：从第一段的句子： City residents are more likely to develop mental illnesses than those who live in villages, a study has found.可知这篇文章讲的是城市居民比农村居民更有可能得精神疾病。选B。
小题2:细节题：从文章第二段的句子：Researchers from Cardiff university examined the lifestyles of more than 200,000 people in Sweden and found that those who lived in urban areas were more at risk from mental illnesses than people who lived in villages.可知Cardiff University 做的调查是以人们的生活方式为基础的，选D
小题3:推理题：从文章第三段的句子：The experts don’t know exactly why this is but they suggest that town and city residents are more likely to be ostracized(排挤) by those around them.可知农村居民比城市居民和邻居相处的更好，选D
小题4:细节题：从文章倒数第二段的句子：people living in towns and cities are more likely to develop other mental illnesses that result in personality changes — a condition known as non-affective psychosi可知非情感性精神病是和性格改变有关的精神病，选A
小题5:细节题：从最后一段的句子：Women on average survive to their 81st birthday in towns and cities, but live to between 82 and 83 in villages.可知住在农村的女性活的更长，选A
考点
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