首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Priscilla Ouchida’s "energy-efficient" house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few
Priscilla Ouchida’s "energy-efficient" house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few
admin
2013-01-25
70
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 Geomet 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 built up to dangerous levels.
According to the article, which following statement is not true ?
选项
A、Tightly sealed house may be harmful in another aspect
B、The house is unsealed to prevent the air from leaking
C、The air always leaks from cracks
D、New house is worse than old one in the aspect of indoor pollution
答案
C
解析
只有C选项过于绝对,其他都可以从文中推出。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Y11O777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Thewealthofacountryshouldbemeasured_____thehealthandhappinessofitspeopleaswellasthematerialgoodsitcanprodu
ThetwopsychologistshadtomodifytheAmericanSignLanguagesomewhatinordertoaccommodatethechimpanzees’spontaneousges
Interracialmarriagesandrelationshipshavebecomeincreasinglyacceptedandencouragedbysociety.Sincethe1967legalization
Thefridgeisconsideredanecessity.Ithasbeensosincethe1960swhenpackagedfoodfirstappearedwiththelabel:"storein
TheUniversityintransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highly
Tounderstandthemarketingconcept,itisonlynecessarytounderstandthedifferencebetweenmarketingandselling.Nottooma
Themedia’s_____inthepresidentsprivatelifeswitchedtheattentionawayfromtherealissues.
Thisspaciousroomis________furnishedwithjustafewarticlesinit
AWorldWithoutBooksorMusicIfbookshadneverbeendiscovered,manwouldhavefoundsomeotherwayofrecordinghiscomm
Pleasedon’tinterruptme.Ifyouhavesomethingtosay,______yourcommentuntilIhavefinishedspeaking.
随机试题
职能部门化
该病的发病机制可能是此时首先应采取下列哪项措施
高血压治疗的基本原则不包括
患者女,58岁,右大腿外侧红肿剧痛并出现畏寒发热,全身无力3d。3d前患者右大腿外侧红肿,疼痛,经青霉素及其他一般治疗后,病变区仍向四周扩大,红肿,疼痛加重,并出现畏寒,发热,全身无力。体检:体温38.9℃,心率92/min,呼吸26/min。右大腿外侧
建筑节能工程施工前,施工单位必须进行技术交底的人员是()。
单位内部的会计工作管理由()负责。
现年28岁的路先生在某进出口贸易公司担任高级职员,每月税前收入为9000元。路先生的妻子黄女士今年27岁,在一家外资企业担任文员,每月税前收入为5500元。他们有一个宝贝女儿,今年3岁,正在上幼儿园。路先生夫妇刚刚购买了一套价值60万元的住房,贷款总额为4
下列关于对冲基金的说法,正确的有()。
颈深淋巴结,不包括()。
天安门广场(TiananmenSquare)位于北京市中心,是世界上最大的广场。整个广场东西宽500米,南北长880米,总面积达44万平方米。矗立在广场中央的人民英雄纪念碑(MonumenttothePeople’sHeroes)是新中国诞生后在
最新回复
(
0
)