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OTTAWA—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 London­based consulting firm, Calgary was top of a list of 144 cities. It scored 121 points, just above Honolulu's score of 120. Helsinki 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.

1.How many Canadian cities are in the top 20?

A．3.    B．4.    C．5.    D．6.

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.

3.Put the following cities in order according to the score in the survey. Which one is right?

①Calgary ②Atlanta ③Helsinki ④London

A．①②③④  B．①③②④

C．①③④②  D．①④③②

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇说明文，根据当地媒体在星期一的报道，当涉及到健康的生活时，加拿大卡尔加里西部的城市渥太华是世界上最好的城市，接着文章又简单介绍了加拿大一些其他的城市和美国的相关城市。

1.B；考查推理判断。根据文中第三段，Three other Canadian cities came in the top 20.另外三个加拿大城市排在前20名。这里指的是除了卡尔加里的渥太华之外还有三个城市，所以总共是四个城市，故选B。

2.A；考查细节理解。根据第三段，he 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. 由此可知天气状况是不包含在其中的，故选A。

3.，由此可知卡尔加里排名第一，从文中又可知，Helsinki and Ottawa followed at 119.5 and 118.5 respectively.；London was ranked 59th.；；In America, the lowest scoring city was Atlanta, which was ranked 76th.，由此可知Helsinki，London，Atlanta分别是第二，第三，第四，故选C。

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