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A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13％ less weight over a two-yea

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问题     A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13％ less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees. Such【C1】________tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic began in the 1980s, and many people【C2】________it to increased portion sizes and inactivity, but that can’t be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been with us for a long time. "Most experts agree that the changes were【C3】________to something in the environment," says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That something could be a【C4】________of the green.
    The new research,【C5】________in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn’t the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer【C6】________identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood【C7】________means more places for kids to play—which is【C8】________since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates of children’s activity levels. But green space is good for the mind【C9】________: research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive【C10】________for children with attention-deficit disorder. In one study, just reading【C11】________in a green setting improved kids’ symptoms.
    【C12】________to grassy areas has also been linked to【C13】________stress and a lower body mass index among adults. And an【C14】________of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater long life among senior citizens.
    Glass cautions that most studies don’t【C15】________prove a causal link between greenness and health, but they’re nonetheless helping spur action. In September the U.S. House of Representatives【C16】________the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives【C17】________exposing kids to the outdoors.
    Finding green space is not【C18】________easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or a city with good parks,【C19】________what’s there. Your children in particular will love it—and their bodies and minds will be【C20】________to you.
【C13】
选项 A、much
B、more
C、less
D、little
答案C
解析 语义理解题。空白________stress与后面a lower body mass index为并列关系，二者均是接触草地的好处，既然是好处，那么接触草地应该能缓解压力，C项less填入文中表示“更少的压力”，符合句意。A项much和B项more填入文中均表示压力大，这与原文意思相反。D项little虽表示压力小，但空格处填入的词应与其后面的比较级lower并列，故little不如比较级less贴切。
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