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资料：Are walkers smarter than drivers? A

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问题 资料：Are walkers smarter than drivers?A report published last month says metropolitan areas in the United States that were found to be more pedestrian-friendly also often had higher levels of GDP -and their citizens were better educated.The study was conducted by Smart Growth America, an urban advocacy group based in the District of Columbia. It looked at the 30 biggest metro zones in the US, and ranked them by how much office, retail, and residential area was conducive to walking.The question is, why? Do brainier people just like to walk and not drive? It's a complicated answer. What we don't know is whether walkable places attract educated people, or whether educated people move to certain places that then become more walkable.That's not all: Education levels aren't just higher in walkable cities. GDP is, too. The gap between the highest and lowest urban metros by GDP in the study is a chasm of 49%, which scholar calls a "first and second world gap. This is serious stuff."Of course, correlation doesn't equal causation. There's not enough data to definitively say why these urban areas are filled with educated people. But it's definitely a starting point for conversation: Many socioeconomic and generational trends the world over could help explain why university graduates gravitate toward crowded, subway-lined metropolises these days. In fact, such an intellectual influx has started to change the entire faces of some urban areas.Increased urbanization isn't the only reason car-eschewing cities see smarter citizens. Young people play a role, too. Millennials-those born between around 1981 and 1996-are the most educated generation in history. Nearly half of them hold a bachelor's degree or higher. They're also all moving to cities, unlike their parents. These spikes in the workforce translate into metros with higher GDP and higher overall education levels.What phenomenon has been found by scholars?A.Entire faces of urban areas are changing fast.B.Metropolitan areas are more pedestrian-friendly and richer.C.Educated people prefer to live in walkable places.D.Walkable places attract educated people.
选项 A.Entire faces of urban areas are changing fast.
B.Metropolitan areas are more pedestrian-friendly and richer.
C.Educated people prefer to live in walkable places.
D.Walkable places attract educated people.
答案 B
解析 本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】phenomenon；found by scholars
【主题句】第1自然段A report published last month says metropolitan areas in the United States that were found to be more pedestrian-friendly also often had higher levels of GDP -and their citizens were better educated.上个月发表的一份报告指出，美国大都市地区对行人更友好，其GDP水平和公民受教育程度也更高。
【解析】本题的问题是“学者们发现了什么现象？”。A选项“整个城市面貌都在快速变化。”B选项“大都市地区更加方便行人，更加富裕。”C选项“受过教育的人喜欢住在可步行的地方。”D选项“可步行的地方吸引受过教育的人。”根据题目中关键词找到主题句，主题句中，提到了大都市对行人更友好，其GDP水平通常也更高，故选B。
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