Tired of living in the same location but don’t want to leave the house you love?
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Tired of living in the same location but don’t want to leave the house you love? That wouldn’t be a problem if architect Felipe Campolina had his way.
The Brazilian architect has designed a concept for a home tower consisting of portable, stackable (可叠起堆放的) apartment units, which he says opens up new possibilities for ways of living in the city.
His design would allow owners to take their home with them when they travel — whether for a weekend away or for longer periods, he said.
The mobile home tower project is at the concept stage, and it could be years before it is built, if ever at all.
But if it is realized, it would offer an eco-friendly solution to living in urban areas, Campolina said.
“We have enough technology to build with fewer materials and minimize (使减至最小) the impact on nature,” he said.
His vision would call for units with a green roof and walls and a system for recycling water.
The tower, whose first floor would be built nine meters above ground, would also make it possible to save space in thickly populated areas.
“It is designed to facilitate (使便利) its application in dense urban centers, where space is very limited,” he said.
Still just a concept, Campolina — who designed the building for architecture journal eVolo’s Skyscraper Competition — said with enough public interest, it just might become a reality one day.
小题1:We can learn from the first four paragraphs that the tower _____.| A．is now being built | | B．is intended for people in the countryside | | C．will be made up of mobile living units | | D．was designed by a US architect |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about the home tower?| A．All its walls will be painted blue. | | B．It will have a waste paper recycling system. | | C．It will be made of recycled rubbish. | | D．It will do little harm to the environment. |
小题3:The building’s first floor would be built high above ground _____.| A．to save space in crowded cities | B．to make the building attractive | | C．to build the house solidly | D．to fix its units more easily |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A |
解析
试题分析：本文介绍了一种新型的可以移动的房子，是由一个个的单元组成的。可以节省大量的空间也是十分的环保节能。
小题1:C 推理题。根据文章2,4段stackable (可叠起堆放的) apartment units,和The mobile home tower project is at the concept stage, and it could be years before it is built, if ever at all.说明这样的房子是有可以移动的单元组成的，故C项正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第六段We have enough technology to build with fewer materials and minimize (使减至最小) the impact on nature,” he said.说明该项目是非常环保的，故D项正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据倒数第3段2,3行The tower, whose first floor would be built nine meters above ground, would also make it possible to save space in thickly populated areas说明这样做的目的是为了节省空间，故A项正确。
点评：本文介绍了一种新型的可以移动的房子，是由一个个的单元组成的。可以节省大量的空间也是十分的环保节能。以推理题的考查为主，要求考生能根据题目的要求，认真分析选项，从文章中找出相关的内容，进行合理的推理判断，得出正确的答案。 |
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【1】Who says you need super power to save the world? On April 22, more than a billion people worldwide celebrated Earth Day by taking part in green activities in their communities. However, you needn’t wait until Earth Day. You needn’t be an adult, either! Every day, young people across the globe are doing their part to keep the Earth healthy and green. These are just a few kid heroes for the planet.
Manatee (海牛) minder
【2】When she was in second grade, Stephanie Cohen read about a baby manatee hit by a boat off the coast of Florida. Biologists saved the manatee. But caring for the sea creature was expensive. Stephanie took up a collection and raised 27 dollars in one day. Now 18, Stephanie still raises money to help these "Gentle Giants".
Goodbye paper bags
【3】When Adrienne Smith, 15, was in sixth grade, she noticed that many of her classmates carried paper lunch bags. To help kid cut down on waste, she invented an eco-friendly lunch bag. It is partly made from recycled plastic bottles. "Kids like it because they can fold it up and put it in their backpacks," said Adrienne. She sells the bags at greenearbag.com. And some of the money goes to charity.
He"s skiing to save the earth
【4】Parker Liantaud, 15, wanted to raise awareness about the effects of climate change on the polar regions. He set out to become one of the youngest people ever to ski the North Pole. Although the cruel conditions forced Parker and his guide to finish the last 15 miles of the journey by helicopter, Parker felt he met his goal to inspire others. "All young people have the power to make a change," he said.
He ______ the earth
【5】Every year, Max Kesselman, from Pennsylvania, USA, celebrates his birthday December 3 by cleaning up the Earth. When Max was 6, he noticed trash on the sides of the road. He wrote a letter to local leaders suggesting a cleanup day on his birthday.(words:353)
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage? （no more than 8 words）
小题2:What does the word "it" (Line 3, Paragraph3) probably refer to? （no more than 5 words ）
小题3:Fill in the blanks of the title of Paragraph 5 with proper words． （no more than 5 words）
小题4:Why didn"t Parker ski the North Pole all the way?（No more than 7 words）
小题5:Write out at least one other Green Activity you can take part in?（no more than 8 words） |
I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different than the other kids’. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
小题1:Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most? | A．Eating differently from other kids. | B．Wearing clean clothes made by mother | | C．Going to bed early and getting up early | D．Letting mother know where they were |
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that____________.| A．the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies | | B．mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law | | C．all the other kids studied better than the writer | | D．the writer’s family lived a miserable life |
小题3:Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage ?| A．Mother practiced economy in running her home | | B．The writer is very thankful for her mother | | C．The writer is severe with her children when bringing them up | | D．The wrier has a deep hatred for her mother |
小题4:The passage was written in a way of _________ tone.| A．humorous | B．hateful | C．ridiculous | D．critical |
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Ever wonder how much a cloud weighs? What about a hurricane? A meteorologist has done some estimates and the results might surprise you.
Let"s start with a very simple white puffy cloud — a cumulus cloud（积云）. How much does the water in a cumulus cloud weigh? Peggy LeMone, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, did the numbers. "The water in the little cloud weighs about 550 tons," she calculates. "Or if you want to convert it to something that might be a little more meaningful … think of elephants."
The thought of a hundred elephants-worth of water suspended in the sky begs another question — what keeps it up there?
"First of all, the water isn"t in elephant sized particles（微粒）, it"s in tiny tiny tiny particles," explains LeMone. And those particles float on the warmer air that"s rising below. But still, the concept of so much water floating in the sky was surprising even to a meteorologist like LeMone. "I had no idea how much a cloud would weigh, actually, when I started the calculations," she says.
So how many elephant units of water are inside a big storm cloud—10 times bigger all the way around than the "puffy" cumulus cloud? Again, LeMone did the numbers: About 200,000 elephants.
Now, ratchet up the calculations for a hurricane about the size of Missouri and the figures get really massive. "What we"re doing is weighing the water in one cubic meter theoretically pulled from a cloud and then multiplying by the number of meters in a whole hurricane," she explains.
The result? Forty million elephants. That means the water in one hurricane weighs more than all the elephants on the planet. Perhaps even more than all the elephants that have ever lived on the planet.
小题1:The weight of is NOT mentioned in the passage.| A．a cumulus cloud | B．a tornado | C．a hurricane | D．a storm cloud |
小题2:How did Peggy LeMone feel about the result of her calculations?| A．She found it not convincing. | | B．She thought it needed further calculations. | | C．She was quite surprised at it. | | D．She considered the calculations inaccurate. |
小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?| A．A storm cloud weighs about 200,000 elephants. | | B．The water in a hurricane weighs more than that in any other kind of cloud. | | C．There are less than forty million elephants living on the earth. | | D．The water in the cloud is in very tiny partials. |
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How would you like to learn more without having to study more？Here’s how：
1．Get to bed and go to sleep.Your performance，attention，and the ability to concentrate are damaged by lack of sleep.Teenagers need nine to ten hours of sleep a night for best performance.
2．Feed your head.The brain runs badly if it doesn’t get enough fuel.That means protein(蛋白质)and complex carbs (复合碳水化合物)－eggs and wheat bread for breakfast，say，rather than sugary cereal(含糖的麦片粥)and orange juice.The biggest mistake teens make is not to have breakfast or to go for sugar，which raises blood sugar levels.
3．Body exercise is brain exercise.Body exercise really improves brain performance，perhaps because it increases blood flow，or perhaps because it reduces stress and anxiety(焦虑).Twenty minutes of activity a day that raises your heart rate will do great good.
4．Learn now what you want to remember for the rest of your life.Teenage brains are much better at remembering things than the brains of young children or adults.Scientists aren’t sure why.Whatever the reason，the teenage years are the time to learn new languages and master other lifelong skills.
5．Learn the power of risk taking.Adults are always worried about the downside of teenage risktaking，and it’s true that teenagers are more likely than adults to get themselves in trouble by drinking and driving.But the fact that the parts of the brain that drive people to try new，risky，and exciting things appear to be more developed in teenagers can be a huge advantage.Pick certain challenges－difficult sports，a hard job，mastering a performance art，traveling overseas－and the teenage brain is able to deal with them.They have this power they’re given to go out and do it without fear.
6．Learn what you love.Because emotional(情感的)systems develop fast in teenager brains，teenagers learn things they’re interested in quickly and well.Their brains give them tools like attention on the project.
小题1:According to the passage，teenagers should have for breakfast.| A．wheat bread and eggs | B．sugar and orange juice | | C．sugar and bread | D．wheat bread and orange juice |
小题2:Body exercise plays a part in all the following EXCEPT .| A．making people less anxious | B．raising heart rate | | C．reducing blood pressure | D．reducing stress |
小题3:The underlined word “downside” in the passage probably means .| A．excitement | B．disadvantage | | C．benefit | D．power |
小题4:It can be learned from the passage that .| A．teenagers learn quickly when they are fond of something | | B．teenagers should be forbidden to drive | | C．scientists know why teenagers have a good memory | | D．teenagers need less sleep than adults |
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A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so 26 that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it 27 in the yard, in the hope that it 28 recover soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the 29 of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to 30 from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle 31 his new life on the farm.
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing 32 and asked, “ 33 is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had 34 , and the friend felt quite 35 .
“I can’t believe that!” said the friend. “It should fly in the 36 , not live here!” He picked up the eagle, and 37 it into the air. The eagle was 38 , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could 39 sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another 40 . This time he carried the eagle to the 41 of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you 42 ? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he 43 the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright 44 of the rising sun. Then he 45 tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.
| 小题1: | | A．polite | B．brave | C．kind | D．proud |
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| 小题2: | | A．forward | B．outside | C．inside | D．backward |
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| 小题3: | | A．would | B．should | C．must | D．need |
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| 小题4: | | A．food | B．sounds | C．water | D．habits |
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| 小题5: | | A．walk | B．sleep | C．talk | D．drink |
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| 小题6: | | A．wasted | B．forgot | C．lost | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题7: | | A．chicken | B．eagle | C．farmer | D．plane |
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| 小题9: | | A．suffered | B．experienced | C．happened | D．found |
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| 小题10: | | A．pleased | B．surprised | C．worried | D．satisfied |
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| 小题12: | | A．pulled | B．moved | C．took | D．threw |
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| 小题13: | | A．afraid | B．interested | C．excited | D．angry |
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| 小题14: | | A．hardly | B．exactly | C．actually | D．finally |
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| 小题15: | | A．drink | B．meeting | C．rest | D．try |
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| 小题16: | | A．top | B．foot | C．center | D．side |
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| 小题17: | | A．believe | B．cry | C．understand | D．work |
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| 小题18: | | A．held | B．put | C．filled | D．tied |
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| 小题19: | | A．sight | B．light | C．space | D．shape |
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| 小题20: | | A．easily | B．softly | C．quickly | D．powerfully |
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