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【題目】 When we think of how cities will look in the future，we probably picture that there are tall gray buildings around the cities and skies are _______ flying cars. One city in Australia however，is trying to _______ that image. Earlier in last September，it was reported that the city of Melbourne plans to build a pair of tall towers. The tall towers look more like big tree houses than skyscrapers. The _______ will turn Melbourne's skyline from gray to green once the two towers are completed. One of the buildings will become the _______ in the Southern Hemisphere，at 356. 2 meters tall. _______ towers will have balconies with plants and trees. Meanwhile，on the top of each tower，a botanical garden will _______ a relaxing ace. Visitors can enjoy nature _______ ，away from the noise of the city.

In fact, several cities around the world have planned to build skyscrapers from wood.

For example, an 18-story building _______ pine has already existed in Minneapolis, US. In o this modern age of technology and tall buildings. It seems that people just want a touch of nature in their lives.

Making cities greener places isn't a new _______ . Wooden buildings themselves have been far longer than concrete and steel ones. In fact, China's wooden Fogong Temple Pagoda, located in Shanxi province, is still standing almost 1,000 years ____________ it was built.

It seems that human is taking a step backwards to a simpler time. Our future may not be t it'll certainly be a lot greener.

【1】A.compared withB.filled withC.played withD.connected with

【2】A.changeB.controlC.believeD.achieve

【3】A.programB.performanceC.projectD.theme

【4】A.tallestB.widestC.longestD.deepest

【5】A.EveryB.EachC.AllD.Both

【6】A.includeB.offerC.discoverD.hide

【7】A.noisilyB.carefullyC.quicklyD.quietly

【8】A.made fromB.made upC.made intoD.made in

【9】A.brainB.ideaC.problemD.suggestion

【10】A.beforeB.untilC.afterD.since

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】D

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

本文主要講述未來的城市，越來越多的人喜歡安靜和大自然，所以建筑也朝著更加綠色更加環(huán)保的方向進行。

【1】句意：當(dāng)我們想到未來的城市會是什么樣的，我們可能會描繪出這樣的圖片：城市都是灰色的建筑和天空充滿飛行的汽車。

compared with和……比較；filled with充滿；played with和……玩耍；connected with和……連接。由“skies are ___1___ flying cars”可知，是天空充滿汽車，故選B。

【2】句意：然而，一個澳大利亞的城市正在試著實現(xiàn)這個畫面。

change改變；control控制；believe相信；achieve完成。這副畫面是未來的畫面，所以應(yīng)該是實現(xiàn)，故選D。

【3】句意：這個項目將會使墨爾本的天空從灰色變成綠色，一旦這兩個高塔被完成。

program節(jié)目；performance表演；project項目；theme主題。由上文“plans to build a pair of tall towers”可知，這是一個項目，故選C。

【4】句意：其中一個建筑物將會變成南半球最高的建筑，356.2米高。

tallest最高的；widest最寬的；longest最長的；deepest最深的。由“at 356. 2 meters tall.”可知，是最高的。故選A。

【5】句意：兩個塔將會有帶植物和樹的陽臺。

Every每一個，三個及以上；Each每一個，兩個及以上；All全部，三個及以上；Both兩者都。由上文“a pair of tall towers”可知，是兩個塔。再由“___5___ towers”towers為復(fù)數(shù)，故選D。

【6】句意：同時，在每個塔的頂端，陽臺花園將會提供令人放松的絕招。

include包括；offer提供；discover發(fā)現(xiàn)；hide隱藏。由下文“away from the noise of the city”可知，是陽臺花園提供的服務(wù)，故選B。

【7】句意：游客可以安靜地享受自然，遠(yuǎn)離城市的喧囂。

noisily吵鬧地；carefully認(rèn)真地；quickly快速地；quietly安靜地。由下文“away from the noise of the city”可知，是安靜地享受自然，故選D。

【8】句意：例如，美國明尼阿波利斯已經(jīng)有一座由松樹建成的18層樓的建筑。

made from由……制成；made up編造；made into制成；made in在……建造。由“building ___8___ pine”可知，建筑物是由松樹制成的，故選A。

【9】句意：使城市變得更加綠色并不是一個新的主意。

brain大腦；idea主意；problem問題；suggestion建議。由“Making cities greener places”是一個主意，故選B。

【10】句意：事實上，中國的木工佛寺塔位于山西，從它被建造之后，今仍屹立近1000年。

before在……之前；until直到；after在……之后；since自從。應(yīng)該是建立之后才能屹立，故排除AB。since出現(xiàn)時，主句用現(xiàn)在完成時，而本句話主句為is standing，故選C。