第第7頁(yè)共7頁(yè)202162篇PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpactonpeople'smentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingtoagreenspacehadsustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheUniversityofExeter,UK,explainedthatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety."Therecouldbeanumberofreasons,"hesaid,"forexample,peopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:theystriveforpromotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewiththosethingsisthatwithinsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaselinelevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable;theydon'tmakeushappyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelotterywinnerswhohadwonmorethan￡500,000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersixmonthstoayear,theywerebacktothebaseline."Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffectonpeople'ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafromtheBritishHouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversityofEssex.Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:"Whatyouisthatevenafterthreeyears,mentalhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyotherthingsthatwethinkwillmakeushappy."Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandcommunicatedbetter.Withagrowingbodyofevidenceestablishingalinkbetweenurbangreenspacesandapositiveimpactonhumanwell-being,Dr.Whitesaid,"There'sgrowinginterestamongpublicofficials,butthetroubleiswhofundsit.Whatwereallyneedatapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneywillcomefromtohelpsupportgoodqualitylocalgreenspaces."46.Accordingtoonestudy,whatdogreenspacesdotoA.Improvetheirworkefficiency.Addtotheirsustainedhappiness.Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.Lessentheirconcernsaboutmaterialwell-being.47.WhatdoesDr.Whitesaypeopleusuallydotothemselveshappier?Earnmoremoney.Settleinanurbanarea.Gainfameandpopularity.D.LiveinagreenWhatdoesDr.Whitetrytofindoutaboutlivingingreenerurbanarea?Howitaffectsdifferentpeople.Howstrongitspositiveeffectis.Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.Howitbenefitspeoplephysically.WhatdidDr.White'sresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivinginagreenenvironment?Theirstresswasmoreapparentthanreal.Theirdecisionsrequiredlessdeliberation.Theirmemoriesweregreatlystrengthened.Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.AccordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmenttobuildmoregreenspacesincities?A.Findfinancialsupport.B.Improveurbanplanning.C.Involvelocalresidentsintheeffort.D.Raisepublicawarenessoftheissue.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-the-artoceanshipsbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarland&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLinecompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic.WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn'teventheflagshipofthisclass.Allinall,theOlympicclassshipsweremarvelsofseaengineering,buttheyseemedcursedtosufferdisastrousfates.TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,followedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlytheBritannicin1914.Theshipshaddecks,andWhiteStartofocusonmakingthemthemostluxuriousshipsonthewater.Stretching269.13meters,theOlympicclassshipswerewondersofnavaltechnology,andeveryonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquitesometime.However,sufferedterribleaccidentsontheopenseas.TheOlympicgotwreckedbeforetheTitanicdid,butitwastheonlyonetosurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareerof24years.TheTitanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittingahugeicebergin1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichitanavalminein1916andsubsequentlysankaswell.Eachshipwascoal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhaustedcrewsbelowdeck.Mostoftheshipdesignsaretheship'ssmokestacks,butthefourthstackwasactuallyjustartisticinnatureandservednofunctionalpurpose.Whiletwooftheseshipssank,theywerealldesignedwithdoublehulls(船體)believedtomakethem"unsinkable",perhapsamistakenideathatledtotheTitanic'sandtheBritannic'stragicend.TheOlympicsufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandontoserveasahospitalshipandtrooptransportinWorldI.Eventually,shewastakenoutofservicein1935,endingeraoftheluxuriousOlympicclassoceanliners.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthethreeOlympicships?Theyperformedmarvellouslyonthesea.Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.WhatdidWhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind.Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.53.WhatissaidaboutthefourthstackoftheA.Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.B.Itwastheworkofafamousartist.C.Itwasdesignedtoletoutextrasmoke.D.Itwaseasilyidentifiablefromafar.WhatmighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanictheBritannic?Theirunscientificdesigns.Theircaptains'misjudgment.Theassumptionthattheywerebuiltwit