The Building That Moves

Everyone knows that buildings don’t move. They can’t change the way they look. However, architect(建筑師) David Fisher wants to change that.

Fisher has an amazing idea. He wants to make __-story buildings that change shape. Each floor will move around slowly. The floors will move at different speeds. Because of this, the shape of the building is always changing. “These buildings will never look the same,” says Fisher.

His idea is an interesting one. However, Fisher doesn’t stop there. He also wants the building to be “green”. The building will make its own energy. In most buildings, only the top floor has a roof(屋頂). In Fisher’s building, each floor will have its own roof. Each roof has solar panels(太陽能板). This means a lot more solar energy. Also, machines between each floor of the building will catch the wind. They will turn the wind into energy.

Fisher’s ideas sound impossible. However, that’s what people also said before humans traveled into space!

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項，并在答題卡上將選定答案的字母標(biāo)號涂黑。

1.The underlined word “80-story” means the building has 80 ______.

A. shapes B. floors C. different speeds D. roofs

2.Why can Fisher’s building make its own energy?

A. Because the building is tall and always moving.

B. Because the building is tall and has many solar panels.

C. Because the building is always moving and has many solar panels.

D. Because the building is always moving and has many trees.

3.What will the Fisher’s building get energy from?

A. The sun and the wind. B. The sun and the water.

C. The wind and the water. D. The sun and the ground.

4.Why does the writer say “that’s what people also said before humans traveled into space”?

A. To show why Fisher’s building will never work.

B. To show why Fisher’s building is like a spaceship.

C. To show that humans like traveling into space.

D. To show that unusual ideas can sometimes work.

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Buildings for the future. B. The life of an architect.

C. How green buildings work? D. How to get energy?

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