1.Australia is known as the"lucky country"with its sunny zones,beautiful beaches and relaxed lifestyle.But did you know that it is also a"happy"country,at least according to well-being measures?
In fact,Australia scores above average in almost all of the 11well-being dimensions measured by the OECD Better Life Index.It does exceptionally well on the environment and health.Australians breathe some of the cleanest air,with far less of the tiny particulate matter that gets into the deepest part of the lungs than in many other countries-a PM10level of only 13.1micrograms per cubic metre,as opposed to the average of 20.1micrograms for the OECD.They can expect to live up to 82 years of age,compared with an average of 80years in the OECD.And as well as being healthy,they score highly on civic engagement,thanks largely to the compulsory voting system:93% of Australians turned out to vote in the most recent general elections,the highest percentage in the OECD.
Australia's regions are also happy.In fact,according to the OECD's new Regional Well-Being,all eight Australian states rank among the best 20% of all 362regions studied around the world in civic engagement,environment and income.And Canberra,the Capital Territory,ranks first in Australia,beating the other regions in six of the nine well-being dimensions.Even the low-performing regions still fare better than the OECD average in most of the well-being indicators.
But it is not a perfect score sheet.There is wide inequality between the Australian regions,especially in health and safety where the country ranks fourth and fifth worst in terms of disparities.Education is also a problem in some regions,as the share of workers with at least a secondary diploma living in the lowest performing Australian regions is 8percentage points lower than the OECD average.
Perhaps the most surprising result of all is Australia's low score in work-life balance.More than 14% of Australian employees work for more than 50 hours per week,much more than the OECD average of almost 9%.This hardly squares with the country's reputation for an easy and leisurely lifestyle,a fact that has been picked up by the Australian users of the Better Life Index,ranking work-life balance as the most important factor for a better life.

58.According to the passage,the author most likely agrees thatD.
A.Australians vote out of consciousness of civil rights
B.Australia is a paradise in the world free from smog
C.Australia is a country poor in safety and education
D.Australians'long life mainly relies on environment
59.What does the underlined phrase square with (in Para 5)most likely mean?C
A.collide with        
B.submit to       
C.correspond with       
D.consist in
60.What would be the best title for the text?A
A.Australia:The Happy Country     
B.Australia:The Surprising Country
C.Australia:The Lucky Country       
D.Australia:The Unequal Country.

分析 本文是一篇人文地理類閱讀,屬于說(shuō)明文,本文主要講述了澳大利亞擁有陽(yáng)光、海灘和休閑生活方式;它同時(shí)也是一個(gè)國(guó)民幸福感較強(qiáng)的國(guó)家.

解答 58.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章"In fact,Australia scores above average in almost all of the 11well-being dimensions measured by the OECD Better Life Index.It does exceptionally well on the environment and health."可知,澳大利亞市民與同緯度的城市相比生活的比較好,尤其是環(huán)境與健康方面.由此結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可推測(cè),作者更可能同意"澳大利亞生活好主要依賴環(huán)境"這一觀點(diǎn).故選D.
59.C.詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)上句可知,超過(guò)14%的雇員工作時(shí)間過(guò)長(zhǎng),這與國(guó)家的"休閑的生活方式"的名聲不一致.其前已有hardly,故劃線詞意為"與…協(xié)調(diào)或一致".collide with沖突;submit to提交;correspond with符合,一致;consist in存在于.故選C.
60.A.主旨大意題.本文講了澳大利亞擁有陽(yáng)光、海灘和休閑生活方式;它同時(shí)也是一個(gè)國(guó)民幸福感較強(qiáng)的國(guó)家.故選A.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇人文地理類閱讀,題目涉及多道推理判斷題,主旨大意題,詞義猜測(cè)題.做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測(cè)

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