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【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Living near the beach may come with an extra perk (利益): better health. A new study analyzed information from more than 48 million people in England and found that the nearer they lived to the coast, the more likely people were to report good health within the past year.
Living near the coast may be associated with better health because the seaside environment reduces stress, the researchers said. They pointed to another British study that found that people who took trips to the coast experienced more feelings of calmness and relaxation than those who visited urban parks or the countryside.
The difference from living near the coast was relatively small. But a small effect, when applied to an entire population can have a substantial impact on public health ,said study researcher Ben Wheeler of Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in Exeter, England.
However, it's too soon to advise people to hit the beach to improve health, Wheeler said. The study only found an association, not a cause-effect link, and it's possible that other factors could explain the results. For instance, it could be that people who are wealthier, and therefore healthier, are more able to move to desired locations such as the coast, Wheeler said, a phenomenon known as the migrant effect. But the study did find that the association between coastal living and better health was strongest for those living in the poorest areas, which perhaps indicates that wealth cannot explain the results, Wheeler said.
Because the study looked at only England—an island country in which everyone lives within 72 miles of the coast—it's not clear whether the findings would apply to other populations. Far from England, a health expert not involved in the study said that while the British research certainly doesn't prove that people's health and the place they live are linked, it's possible that proximity to the seas does something for our bodies.
If future studies confirm the results, the next step would be to find out it is what coastal environments that can benefit health. Wheeler said it may then be possible to bring those benefits to people living in other areas, through virtual environments, for instance.
（1）We can conclude from the passage that ______.
A.people are encouraged to move to the coast
B.people living near the sea may be healthier
C.people pay increasingly attention to health
D.people are worried about residential environment
（2）According to the researchers, living near the sea ______.
A.doesn't nearly affect the British population
B.can cure some difficult diseases in a way
C.can help get over one's stress
D.means freeing from sadness or troubles
（3）What Ben Wheeler said means ______.
A.the British public health is decreasing
B.concrete evidence favors life near the sea
C.wealthier people are likely to be healthier
D.exact reasons are proposed for further research
（4）What does the underlined word “proximity” in the passage mean?
A.being close
B.being distant
C.being similar
D.being opposite

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）D
（4）A
【解析】根据英国的一项研究分析，人们住的离海岸越近，身体就越健康。研究人员说居住在海岸附近，可能和更好的健康有关系，因为海边环境能过减少压力。然而演员本.惠勒提醒人们对此下肯定的结论还为时过早，因为这只是发现了两者之间的联系，而不是必然的因果关系。

（1）B主旨大意题。从第一段的“Living near the beach may come with an extra perk: better health.”及文章后面的论述可知，本文首先介绍了住在海边有益于健康这个研究发现，然后分析了其中的原因。故选B。

（2）C细节理解题。从第二段的“Living near the coast may be associated with better health because the seaside environment reduces stress, the researchers said”可知，住在海边可以帮助人们减少压抑。故选C。

（3）D推理判断题。从第四段的“The study only found an association, not a cause-effect link, and it's possible that other factors could explain the results”及最后一段的“If future studies confirm the results, the next step would be to find out it is what coastal environments that can benefit health”可知，他认为对这个结论还需要做很多相关的研究，故选D。

（4）A词义猜测题。从第五段的“Far from England, a health expert not involved in the study said that ….., it's possible that proximity to the seas does something for our bodies.”可知，在离英格兰比较远的一位没有参与研究的专家表明虽然该研究没有明确证明人的健康与居住地之间的联系，但是很有可能离海边比较近确实能给身体带来好处。故该词的意思与“靠近”相近，故选A。