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【題目】 Earl Forlales, a graduate in Materials Science and Engineering, took inspiration from the bamboo hut his grandparents lived in outside Manila and created a house made of bamboo that can be put together in four hours to solve the chronic(長期的) shortage of affordable accommodation in the Philippines. His design won a 50.000 top prize from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in its Cities for our Future competition.

His house, known as Cubo, could be produced in a week, constructed in four hours and costs 60 per square meter. Its use of bamboo—which releases 35％ more oxygen into the environment than trees—was praised by the judges. The ability of the houses to be constructed in any bamboo-producing area was one of the key attractions.

“The world’s cities are growing all the time and there is a real need to make sure they are safe, clean and comfortable places to live in,”John Hughes, the competition’s head judge and then president at RICS, said. “As we look at our competitors, who are our next generation of leaders， I believe that real progress will be made in tackling the world’s biggest issues.

Forlales has already identified a suitable area of land to start building his Cubo houses. He plans to begin the work next year with experts from the RICS in an attempt to help relieve the huge pressure on housing in Manila, where a third of the 12 million population live in poor districts. He said, “I would like to thank RICS for the opportunity, and look forward to working with them to put this money to good use in Manila and then hopefully elsewhere around the world.”

【1】What contributes most to Forlales’ winning the prize？

A.The material of his house.B.The shape of his house.

C.The design of his house.D.The expense of his house.

【2】Which word can best replace the underline word “tackling” in Paragraph 3?

A.Facing.B.Treating

C.Covering.D.Handling.

【3】What can we infer about the Cubo house？

A.It is created by Forlales and his parents

B.It is environmentally friendly and economical.

C.It has already been built in Forlales’ hometown.

D.It can be constructed in a week.

【4】Which of the following can be a suitable title？

A.A Competition in House BuildingB.A Man Devoted to City Development

C.The Bamboo House Winning a top PrizeD.The Way to Solve Housing Shortage

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

.這是一篇記敘文。這篇文章講述的是Earl Forlales從祖父母住在馬尼拉郊外的竹屋中獲得靈感，用竹子建造的房子Cubo獲得了5萬英鎊最高獎。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Earl Forlales, a graduate in Materials Science and Engineering, took inspiration from the bamboo hut his grandparents lived in outside Manila and created a house made of bamboo that can be put together in four hours to solve the chronic(長期的) shortage of affordable accommodation in the Philippines. His design won a 50.000 top prize from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in its Cities for our Future competition.“Earl Forlales是一名材料科學(xué)與工程專業(yè)的畢業(yè)生，他從祖父母住在馬尼拉郊外的竹屋中獲得靈感，用竹子建造了一所房子，可以在四小時內(nèi)組裝起來，以解決菲律賓長期以來住宿費用低廉的問題。他的設(shè)計贏得了皇家特許測量師學(xué)會(RICS)在其城市中為我們未來的比賽而頒發(fā)的5萬英鎊最高獎。”和第二段Its use of bamboo—which releases 35％ more oxygen into the environment than trees—was praised by the judges.（它使用竹子，比樹木多釋放35%的氧氣到環(huán)境中，受到了評委的贊揚。）由此可知，他的房子的材料是Forlales獲獎的最大原因。故選A。

【2】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線詞前后的內(nèi)容I believe that real progress will be made “我相信將會取得真正的進展”和the world’s biggest issues.“世界上最大的問題。”由此推知，此處指“處理”世界最大的問題。所以劃線詞的意思是“處理，解決”。故選D。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段His house, known as Cubo, could be produced in a week, constructed in four hours and costs 60 per square meter. Its use of bamboo—which releases 35％ more oxygen into the environment than trees—was praised by the judges. The ability of the houses to be constructed in any bamboo-producing area was one of the key attractions.“他的房子名叫Cubo，一周就能完工，4小時就能搭建，每平方米的成本為60英鎊。它使用竹子，比樹木多釋放35%的氧氣到環(huán)境中，受到了評委的贊揚。在竹子產(chǎn)地建造房屋的能力是主要吸引人的地方之一。”由此可知，Cubo房屋既環(huán)保又經(jīng)濟。故選B。

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主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段Earl Forlales, a graduate in Materials Science and Engineering, took inspiration from the bamboo hut his grandparents lived in outside Manila and created a house made of bamboo that can be put together in four hours to solve the chronic(長期的) shortage of affordable accommodation in the Philippines. His design won a 50.000 top prize from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in its Cities for our Future competition.“Earl Forlales是一名材料科學(xué)與工程專業(yè)的畢業(yè)生，他從祖父母住在馬尼拉郊外的竹屋中獲得靈感，用竹子建造了一所房子，可以在四小時內(nèi)組裝起來，以解決菲律賓長期以來住宿費用低廉的問題。他的設(shè)計贏得了皇家特許測量師學(xué)會(RICS)在其城市中為我們未來的比賽而頒發(fā)的5萬英鎊最高獎。”可知，這篇文章講述的是由竹子建造的房子Cubo獲得了5萬英鎊最高獎。所以C項The Bamboo House Winning a top Prize（竹屋贏得了最高獎）為最佳標(biāo)題。故選C。