Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解決) the problems.
Hyderabad, India
To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating greener buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (處理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心區(qū)). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.
小題1:What does the underlined word “greener” mean?
A．Taller.
B．Easier.
C．Better for the environment.
D．More brightly coloured.
小題2:Which advantage of making Hyderabad greener is NOT talked about in the passage?
A．It helps people work better.
B．It makes the city cleaner.
C．It reduces crime.
D．It makes it easier to exercise.
小題3:According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?
A．A lot of people don’t have jobs.
B．Too many people live in the city centre.
C．A lot of people are moving out of the city.
D．Too many people travel into the city every day.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
本短文以兩個城市為例，對如何優(yōu)化城市環(huán)境，作了介紹。Hyderabad, India發(fā)展綠化，創(chuàng)造了更綠、更美、更和諧的城市。Sao Paulo, Brazil用建地鐵、降低房價等辦法來削減交通的擁擠。
小題1:green此處是“環(huán)�！敝�。
小題2:從短文第二段里Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. 這句后面，可知：B、C、D三項都曾出現(xiàn)，均排除。
小題3:第三段City planners are using different ways to deal with the problem. 這句中的難題，就是前面提到的heavy traffic。
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