Question

Do you know you could get sick just by walking past a building? The bacteria(细菌) that cause Legionnaire's disease grow very fast in large modern buildings. They are carried by air through the buildings and outside. Legionnaire s disease is only one of the illnesses that are caused by "sick buildings".

Some buildings can make you ill because their heating and air-conditioning(空调调节系统) are controlled(控制). Air from outside cannot get in through the closed windows; This indoor air pollution is a growing problem.

Legionnaire's disease may be the most serious result of sick buildings, but other unpleasant illnesses can appear.People who work in some buildings suffer （受苦）from tiredness, feeling sick and headaches. Their offices look bright and clean, but invisible(无形的) and dangerous bacteria are in the air around them.

There is an answer to the problem. The air-conditioning and heating can be tested for bacteria. Once the tests are finished, the sick buildings can be cured. This is expensive to do, but the results are good. The people in the buildings no longer get sick, and everybody is happier.

1."Sick buildings" means _______.

A. very old buildings

B. buildings that make people feel sick

C. buildings for sick people

D. buildings that are going to fall down

2.The indoor air pollution is caused by _______.

A. Legionnaire's disease B. the air from outside

C. lack(缺乏) of fresh air D. unpleasant illnesses

3.We can tell that a building might be "sick" when _______.

A. the windows are all closed

B. bacteria can be seen in the air

C. the air-conditioning and heating don't work well

D. people in it have got different kinds of diseases

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Legionnaire's disease is only one of the results of "sick buildings".

B. There is less and less indoor air pollution.

C. The bacteria are not dangerous if the offices look bright and clean.

D. If the tests for bacteria are expensive. the results are good. .

5.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means "As soon as the tests are finished, _______."

A. bacteria will disappear by themselves

B. Legionnaire's disease won't kill people

C. people in the building will no longer get sick

D. something can be done to cure the sick building

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍我们并不熟知的一种疾病叫做“建筑物疾病”。密闭严实的大楼可能会使我们不舒服，因为空气不流通，新鲜空气进不来。这样会使人们头痛，疲乏等。

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3.推理判断题。文章第三段最后两行.People who work in some buildings suffer （受苦）from tiredness, feeling sick and headaches. Their offices look bright and clean, but invisible(无形的) and dangerous bacteria are in the air around them.“在一些大楼里工作的人们遭受着疲劳、头痛的痛苦。他们的办公室看起来很亮很干净，但是却有无形的危险的细菌弥漫在空气中。”可知如果一幢楼里的人们有各种各样的疾病时，说明这是一个sick building。故选D。

4.细节理解题。文章第三段第一句话Legionnaire's disease may be the most serious result of sick buildings,可知A正确；选项B文章没有提及；文章第三段最后一句话Their offices look bright and clean, but invisible(无形的) and dangerous bacteria are in the air around them.可知C错误；根据最后一段第二行This is expensive to do, but the results are good.可知D错误。故选A。

5.句意理解题。划线句意为：一旦测试完成，建筑物疾病就可能被治愈。故选D。

考点：科普类短文阅读。