【文章內容簡介】 sights, but that hasn39。t stopped people from slowly but steadily destroying it. Illegal woodcutting in the heart of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve has been a longstanding problem, but criminals are rarely brought to justice. They are often set free after paying some money. Just last month, an even greater threat rose in Michoacan39。s butterfly home. The country39。s largest mining corporation gained the right to reopen an old mine in the heart of the monarch reserve. Experts believe that if the mine is reopened, it will likely spell the end of this magical place. And as if all this wasn39。t bad enough, the increasing use of herbicides（除草劑） in the American corn belt has led to the decrease of a plant which is essential to the monarchs39。 development from egg into butterfly. 29. When do the Monarch Butterflies fly back to Canada? A. In January. B. In March. C. In October. D. In December. 30. What does the underlined word ＂ it＂ in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The weather. B. The reserve. C. The massing. D. The forest. 31. What can we know about the protection of Monarch Butterflies in Mexico? A. It is very satisfying. B. It should be strengthened. C. It cost the government a lot. D. It has saved many butterflies. 32. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs? A. Monarch Butterflies have a worrying future. B. America has many mines waiting for exploration. C. Monarch Butterflies live in the centre of an old mine. D. The use of herbicides will let Monarch Butterflies lay fewer eggs. D How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feelings Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical（經驗的 ,實證的）basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused and lead to relaxation. Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2021, Joan MeyersLevy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room’s ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook. In additions to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant39。s ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention. Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenh Tanner, head of the School Design amp。 Planning Laboratory at the University of Geia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots. Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim（暗淡的） light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax. So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we’re almost looking at the problem through a straw（吸管） ,” architect David Allison says. “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? That’s what we’re all struggling with. ” 33. What does Joan MeyersLevy focus on in her research? A. Light B. Ceilings C. Windows D. Furniture 34. The passage tells us that __________ . A. the shape of furniture may affect people’s feelings B. lower ceilings may help improve students’ creativity C. children in a dim classroom may improve their grades D. students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed 35. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that __________. A. the problem is not approached step by step B. the researches so far have faults in themselves C. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect D. research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns 第二 節(jié)。（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分 , 共 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內容 , 從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中