Canada’s western city of Calgary is the world’s best city when it comes to healthy living, local press reported Monday.
According to an international survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a London-based consulting firm, Calgary was put at the top of a list of 144 cities. It scored 121 points, just above Honolulu’s score of 120. Helsinki(赫爾辛基,芬蘭首都) and Ottawa followed at 119.5 and 118.5 respectively.
Three other Canadian cities came in the top 20. Montreal and Vancouver tied for ninth and Toronto came in at 18th.
The scores are based on air pollution levels, availability and quality of hospitals and medical supplies, as well as the efficiency of waste removal and sewage systems.
In America, the lowest scoring city was Atlanta, which was ranked 76th. Athens was the lowest scoring city in Western Europe, ranking 120th because of its air pollution. London was ranked 59th.
【小題1】How many Canadian cities are in the top 20?

A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.
【小題2】Which of the following is NOT taken into account when the cities were scored?
A.Weather conditions. B.Air quality.
C.Waste removal.D.Medical supplies.
【小題3】Among the following cities, which is the lowest scoring one?
A.Atlanta.B.Athens. C.London. D.Helsinki.


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B

解析試題分析:
【小題1】.C 計(jì)算題。根據(jù)第二段可知Calgary排名第一,Ottawa第四;第三段中提到還有3個(gè)加拿大城市,共5個(gè)加拿大城市,故C正確。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段The scores are based on air pollution levels, availability and quality of hospitals and medical supplies, as well as the efficiency of waste removal and sewage systems說(shuō)明BCD三項(xiàng)都是打分的依據(jù),A項(xiàng)沒(méi)有提到。
【小題3】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Athens was the lowest scoring city in Western Europe, ranking 120th because of its air pollution.說(shuō)明B正確。
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