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 (可疊起堆放的) 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 (使減至最小) 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.
小題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
小題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.
小題3:The building’s first floor would be built high above ground _____.
A．to save space in crowded citiesB．to make the building attractive
C．to build the house solidlyD．to fix its units more easily

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A

試題分析：本文介紹了一種新型的可以移動的房子，是由一個個的單元組成的�？梢怨�(jié)省大量的空間也是十分的環(huán)保節(jié)能。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章2,4段stackable (可疊起堆放的) 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.說明這樣的房子是有可以移動的單元組成的，故C項正確。
小題2:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第六段We have enough technology to build with fewer materials and minimize (使減至最小) the impact on nature,” he said.說明該項目是非常環(huán)保的，故D項正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)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說明這樣做的目的是為了節(jié)省空間，故A項正確。
點評：本文介紹了一種新型的可以移動的房子，是由一個個的單元組成的。可以節(jié)省大量的空間也是十分的環(huán)保節(jié)能。以推理題的考查為主，要求考生能根據(jù)題目的要求，認真分析選項，從文章中找出相關(guān)的內(nèi)容，進行合理的推理判斷，得出正確的答案。
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