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Priscilla Ouchida’s "energy-efficient" house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few

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问题     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 the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde (甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers. The source of the gas? Her new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.
    The Ouchidas are victims of indoor air pollution, which is not given sufficient attention partly because of the nation’s drive to save energy. The problem itself isn’t new. "The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along," says Moschandreas, a pollution scientist at Geometry Technologies in Maryland. "Energy conservation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases. "
    The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn’t worry much about unsealed cracks. Because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants generated in most households seldom build up to dangerous levels. (262 words)
What made the Ouchidas’ new house a horrible dream?
选项 A、Lack of fresh air.
B、Poor quality of building materials.
C、Gas leakage in the kitchen.
D、The newly painted walls.
答案A
解析 本题属于综合推理题。根据文章的最后一段的分析说明，房子的主要问题是由于室内的有害气体不能通过缝隙散发出去，积聚在室内造成的。“Fresh outdoor air”=“fresh air”，因此应选A“Lack of fresh air”“缺少通风换气”。B“建材质量低劣”与文章内容恰恰相反。C“厨房的煤气泄漏”，这是利用第二段的厨房内的甲醛气体进行干扰，文章中没有提到气体泄漏这一方面。D“墙新刷的油漆”，这在文章中没有提及。
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