Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Priscilla Ouchida’s “energy-efficient” house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $100,000, three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned（双层玻璃的）windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Priscilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally traced
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Priscilla Ouchida’s “energy-efficient” house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $100,000, three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned（双层玻璃的）windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Priscilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally traced
33.词义题。先判断“词性”，文章对这种节能持负评价，所以节能对环境应该是不好的影响。A.减缓D.改善都不对。B.加速C.恶化。文章中M说“在节能前室内污染已经严重了”可以推断节能是恶化加剧了污染。而且用加速修饰污染好象是不怎么通顺。所以答案是C。
34.为什么没怎么注意旧房子的缝隙？原因是那时候能源便宜，所以不担心密封问题。所以答案是B。
35.是从一个什么题目的文章摘下来的？换了一个考法，要注意一下。现在考态度题的时候也常常不问作者的态度，而是问文章里面某一个人的态度，而这个人的态度常常和作者的态度不一致。文章的主题是空气污染而不是节能，节能只是起引出空气污染的作用。所以答案是C。