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Can Buildings Be Designed to Resist Terrorist Attack?

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,structural engineers are trying hard to
solve a question that a month ago would have been completely unthinkable:Can buildings be designed to
withstand catastrophic blasts inflicted by terrorists?
Ten days after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers,structural engineers from the University at Buffalo
and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research(MCEER)headquartered at UB
traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation.Visiting the site as
part of an MCEER reconnaissance visit,they spent two days beginning the task of formulating ideas about
how to design such structures and to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged but still
are standing.
"Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade
Center,those buildings that are still standing,but that sustained damage,"said M.Bruneau,Ph.D."Our im-
mediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing,while
our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technolo--
gies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks,"he added.
Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate in startling detail the monumental damage inflicted
on the World Trade Center towers and buildings in the vicinity.One building a block away from the towers
remains standing,but was badly damaged."This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center
and yet we see a column there that used to be part of that building,"explained A.Whittaker,Ph.D."The
column became a missile that shot across the road,through the window and through the floor."
The visit to the area also revealed some surprises,according to the engineers.For example,the floor
framing system in one of the adjacent buildings was quite rugged,allowing floors that were pierced by tons ol
falling debris to remain intact. " Highly redundant ductile（有延展性的）framing systems may provide a sim-
pie,but robust strategy for blast resistance,"he added.Other strategies may include providing alternate paths
for gravity loads in the event that a load-bearing column fails."We also need a better understanding of the
mechanism of collapse,"said A.Whittaker."We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how
you can predict it."
A.Reinhorn,Ph.D.noted that"Earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of many buildings in the
past.It induces dynamic response and extremely high stresses and deformations in structural components.So-
lutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may be directly applicable to blast engineering and
terrorist-resistant design.Part of our mission now at UB is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones
where none exist at present."

The project funded by the National Science Foundation_____________.
A:was first proposed by some engineers at UB
B:took about two days to complete
C:was to investigate the damage caused by the terrorist attack
D:was to find out why some buildings could survive the blasts

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解析：建筑设计是否能使建筑具有抵御恐怖袭击的性能，是一个月前世界贸易中心受到袭击 之前人们从未想过的一个问题。这是第一段的主要内容。所以，只有C是正确答案。
A不是正确选项，因为文章没有提及谁首先提出这个项目。B和C都不是文章所述的 内容。答案可以在第三段中找到。
有关本题的句子是第四段的第三句，" This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column there that used to be part of that building.”这里的there指 this building，而this building指的是the building a block away from the World Trade Center towers, 而that building指的是World Trade Center。
选项A不是答案，因为文章说“the floor framing system in one of the adjacent buildings… remain intact." C不是文章表达的内容。D在文中提到，但不是a surprising discovery。只有B 是正确答案。
选项A的内容是正确的，根据是本段最后一句（“…devel叩new ones"）。选项B和C 的内容也是正确的，根据是本段最后两句（关键词是apnlicable和transfer）。只有D是正确答 案。因为Reinhorn没有说blast engineering emerges as a new branch of science。第二篇 本文介绍了一种可以靠背者走动来发电进而提供音乐、游戏等服务的电子背包。
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考题 共用题干 第一篇Can Buildings Be Designed to Resist Terrorist Attack?In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,structural engineers are trying hard to solve a question that a month ago would have been completely unthinkable:Can buildings be designed to withstand catastrophic blasts inflicted by terrorists?Ten days after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers,structural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research(MCEER)headquartered at UB traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation.Visiting the site as part of an MCEER reconnaissance visit,they spent two days beginning the task of formulating ideas about how to design such structures arid to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged but still are standing."Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center,those buildings that are still standing,but that sustained damage,"said M.Bruneau,Ph.D."Our im- mediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing,while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technolo-gies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks,"he added.Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate in startling detail the monumental damage inflicteed on the World Trade Center towers and buildings in the vicinity.One building a block away from the towers remains standing,but was badly damaged."This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column there that used to be part of that building,"explained A.Whittaker,Ph.D."Thecolumn became a missile that shot across the road,through the window arid through the floor."The visit to the area also revealed some surprises,according to the engineers.For example,the floorframing system in one of the adjacent buildings was quite rugged,allowing floors that were pierced by tons of falling debris to remain intact. " Highly redundant ductile（有延展性的）framing systems may provide a sim- pie,but robust strategy for blast resistance,"he added.Other strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load一bearing column fails."We also need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse,"said A.Whittaker."We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it."A.Reinhorn,Ph.D.noted that"Earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of many buildings in the past.It induces dynamic response and extremely high stresses and deformations in structural components.So- lutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may be directly applicable to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant design.Part of our mission now at UB is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present."A surprising discovery made by the investigators during their visit to ground zero is that________.A:floors in the adjacent building remain undamagedB:some floor framing systems demonstrate resistance to explosionC:simple floor framing systems are more blast resistantD:floors in one of the adjacent buildings were pierced by tons of debris
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考题 共用题干 Can Buildings Be Designed to Resist Terrorist Attack?In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,structural engineers are trying hard to solve a question that a month ago would have been completely unthinkable:Can buildings be designed to withstand catastrophic blasts（爆炸）inflicted by terrorists?Ten days after the terrorist attacks on the,twin towers,stmctural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering.Research(MCEER)headquartered（总部在某地）atUB traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded场the National Science Foundation.Visiting the site as part of an MCEER reconnaissance（事先考查）visit,they spent two days beginning the task of formulating ideas about how to design such structures and to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged but still are standing."Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center,those buildings that are still standing,but that sustained damage," said M.Bruneau,Ph. D."Our immediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing,while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technologies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks,"he added.Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate in startling (惊人的）detail the monumental damage inflicted on the World Trade Center towers and buildings in the vicinity.One building a block away from the towers remains standing,but was badly damaged."This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column there that used to be part of that building,"explained A.Whittaker,Ph. D."The column became a missile that shot across the road,through the window and through the floor."The visit to the area also revealed some surprises,according to the engineers.For example,the floor framing system in one of the adjacent buildings was quite rugged,allowing floors that were pierced by tons of falling debris to remain intact." Highly redundant ductile（有延展性的）framing systems may provide a simple,but robust strategy for blast resistance,"he added.Other strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load-bearing column fails."We also need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse,"said A.Whittaker."We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it." A.Reinhorn,Ph. D.noted that"Earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of many buildings in the past.It induces dynamic response and extremely high stresses and deformations in structural components.Solutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may be directly applicable to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant design.Part of our mission now at UB is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present."The question raised in the first paragraph is one______.A:that was asked by structural engineers a month agoB:that is too difficult for structural engineers to answer even nowC:that was never imagined before the terrorist attackD:that terrorists are eager to find a solution to
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考题 共用题干 第一篇Can Buildings Be Designed to Resist Terrorist Attack?In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,structural engineers are trying hard to solve a question that a month ago would have been completely unthinkable:Can buildings be designed to withstand catastrophic blasts inflicted by terrorists?Ten days after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers,structural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research(MCEER)headquartered at UB traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation.Visiting the site as part of an MCEER reconnaissance visit,they spent two days beginning the task of formulating ideas about how to design such structures arid to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged but still are standing."Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center,those buildings that are still standing,but that sustained damage,"said M.Bruneau,Ph.D."Our im- mediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing,while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technolo-gies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks,"he added.Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate in startling detail the monumental damage inflicteed on the World Trade Center towers and buildings in the vicinity.One building a block away from the towers remains standing,but was badly damaged."This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column there that used to be part of that building,"explained A.Whittaker,Ph.D."Thecolumn became a missile that shot across the road,through the window arid through the floor."The visit to the area also revealed some surprises,according to the engineers.For example,the floorframing system in one of the adjacent buildings was quite rugged,allowing floors that were pierced by tons of falling debris to remain intact. " Highly redundant ductile（有延展性的）framing systems may provide a sim- pie,but robust strategy for blast resistance,"he added.Other strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load一bearing column fails."We also need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse,"said A.Whittaker."We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it."A.Reinhorn,Ph.D.noted that"Earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of many buildings in the past.It induces dynamic response and extremely high stresses and deformations in structural components.So- lutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may be directly applicable to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant design.Part of our mission now at UB is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present."What Dr. Reinhorn said in the last paragraph may imply all the following EXCEFT that ________.A:blast engineers should develop new solutions for terrorist-resistant designB:blast engineering can borrow technologies developed for terrorist-resistant designC:solutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to terrorist-resistant designD:blast engineering emerges as a new branch of science
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考题 共用题干 Can Buildings Be Designed to Resist Terrorist Attack?In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,structural engineers are trying hard to solve a question that a month ago would have been completely unthinkable:Can buildings be designed to withstand catastrophic blasts（爆炸）inflicted by terrorists?Ten days after the terrorist attacks on the,twin towers,stmctural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering.Research(MCEER)headquartered（总部在某地）atUB traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded场the National Science Foundation.Visiting the site as part of an MCEER reconnaissance（事先考查）visit,they spent two days beginning the task of formulating ideas about how to design such structures and to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged but still are standing."Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center,those buildings that are still standing,but that sustained damage," said M.Bruneau,Ph. D."Our immediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing,while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technologies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks,"he added.Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate in startling (惊人的）detail the monumental damage inflicted on the World Trade Center towers and buildings in the vicinity.One building a block away from the towers remains standing,but was badly damaged."This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column there that used to be part of that building,"explained A.Whittaker,Ph. D."The column became a missile that shot across the road,through the window and through the floor."The visit to the area also revealed some surprises,according to the engineers.For example,the floor framing system in one of the adjacent buildings was quite rugged,allowing floors that were pierced by tons of falling debris to remain intact." Highly redundant ductile（有延展性的）framing systems may provide a simple,but robust strategy for blast resistance,"he added.Other strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load-bearing column fails."We also need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse,"said A.Whittaker."We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it." A.Reinhorn,Ph. D.noted that"Earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of many buildings in the past.It induces dynamic response and extremely high stresses and deformations in structural components.Solutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may be directly applicable to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant design.Part of our mission now at UB is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present."The project funded by the National Science Foundation______.A:was first proposed by some engineers at UBB:took about two days to completeC:was to investigate the damage caused by the terrorist attackD:was to find out why some buildings could survive the blasts
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考题 共用题干 第一篇Can Buildings Be Designed to Resist Terrorist Attack?In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,structural engineers are trying hard to solve a question that a month ago would have been completely unthinkable:Can buildings be designed to withstand catastrophic blasts inflicted by terrorists?Ten days after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers,structural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research(MCEER)headquartered at UB traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation.Visiting the site as part of an MCEER reconnaissance visit,they spent two days beginning the task of formulating ideas about how to design such structures arid to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged but still are standing."Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center,those buildings that are still standing,but that sustained damage,"said M.Bruneau,Ph.D."Our im- mediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing,while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technolo-gies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks,"he added.Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate in startling detail the monumental damage inflicteed on the World Trade Center towers and buildings in the vicinity.One building a block away from the towers remains standing,but was badly damaged."This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column there that used to be part of that building,"explained A.Whittaker,Ph.D."Thecolumn became a missile that shot across the road,through the window arid through the floor."The visit to the area also revealed some surprises,according to the engineers.For example,the floorframing system in one of the adjacent buildings was quite rugged,allowing floors that were pierced by tons of falling debris to remain intact. " Highly redundant ductile（有延展性的）framing systems may provide a sim- pie,but robust strategy for blast resistance,"he added.Other strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load一bearing column fails."We also need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse,"said A.Whittaker."We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it."A.Reinhorn,Ph.D.noted that"Earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of many buildings in the past.It induces dynamic response and extremely high stresses and deformations in structural components.So- lutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may be directly applicable to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant design.Part of our mission now at UB is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present."The column mentioned by Dr. Whittaker_________.A:was part of the building close to the World Trade CenterB:was part of the World Trade CenterC:was shot through the window and the floor of the World Trade CenterD:damaged many buildings in the vicinity of the World Trade Center
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考题 共用题干 第一篇Can Buildings Be Designed to Resist Terrorist Attack?In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,structural engineers are trying hard to solve a question that a month ago would have been completely unthinkable:Can buildings be designed to withstand catastrophic blasts inflicted by terrorists?Ten days after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers,structural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research(MCEER)headquartered at UB traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation.Visiting the site as part of an MCEER reconnaissance visit,they spent two days beginning the task of formulating ideas about how to design such structures arid to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged but still are standing."Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center,those buildings that are still standing,but that sustained damage,"said M.Bruneau,Ph.D."Our im- mediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing,while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technolo-gies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks,"he added.Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate in startling detail the monumental damage inflicteed on the World Trade Center towers and buildings in the vicinity.One building a block away from the towers remains standing,but was badly damaged."This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column there that used to be part of that building,"explained A.Whittaker,Ph.D."Thecolumn became a missile that shot across the road,through the window arid through the floor."The visit to the area also revealed some surprises,according to the engineers.For example,the floorframing system in one of the adjacent buildings was quite rugged,allowing floors that were pierced by tons of falling debris to remain intact. " Highly redundant ductile（有延展性的）framing systems may provide a sim- pie,but robust strategy for blast resistance,"he added.Other strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load一bearing column fails."We also need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse,"said A.Whittaker."We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it."A.Reinhorn,Ph.D.noted that"Earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of many buildings in the past.It induces dynamic response and extremely high stresses and deformations in structural components.So- lutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may be directly applicable to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant design.Part of our mission now at UB is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present."The project funded by the National Science Foundation_________.A:was first proposed by some engineers at UBB:took about two days to completeC:was to investigate the damage caused by the terrorist attackD:was to find out why some buildings could survive the blasts
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考题 In addition to bending back and forth and swaying sideways, buildings can____, and these various motions can reinforce one another.A.imagine B.conceive C.describe D.twist
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考题 共用题干 Rescue PlatformIn the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center,security experts are trying to develop new ways of rescuing people from burning skyscrapers.One________(51)is a plat-form capable of flying vertically and hovering in the air_________(52)a helicopter. The plafform would rise up and down alongside a skyscraper and pick up people_________(53)in high stories。The idea for the vertical takeoff platform was hatched（策划）more than ten years ago by a Russian aerospace engineer,David Metreveli,who has since moved to Israel. Metreveli's design, _________(54)the Eagle,calls for two jet engines that_________(55)four large horizontal pro-pellers. The spinning of the propellers_________(56)the necessary lift,or upward force,to raise the platform. The more_________(57)is supplied to the propellers,the higher the platform _________(58).Moving the platform sideways involves_________(59)differing amounts of power to each propeller.Helicopters are now used in some________(60)to get people out of burning buildings.Es-cape baskets slung from them dangle beside the building for people to climb into._________(61),the baskets cannot reach every floor of a building_________(62)the ropes from which they hang become unstable_________(63)a certain length.So far,Metreveli has built a small-scale model of the Eagle to_________(64)his idea. In the wake of September 11,he has been able to secure enough funding to start building a larger ,4- meter by 4-meter prototype,_________(65)he calls the Eaglet.52._________A:.silksB: unlikeC: likeD: likely
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考题 The writer thinks that_________.A.we can’t judge buildings by the ancient standards B.we can’t judge all the buildings by the ancient standards C.we can’t judge all the modern buildings by the ancient standards D.we can’t judge modern buildings
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考题 Some people hate everything that is modern.They cannot imagine how anyone can really like modern music;they find it hard to accept the new fashions in clothing;they think that all modern painting is ugly;and they seldom have a good word for the new buildings that are being built everywhere in the world.Such people look for perfection in everything,and they take their standards of perfection from the past.They are usually impatient with anyone who is brave enough to experiment with new or to express himself or the age in materials original ways.It is,of course,true that many artists do not succeed in their work and instead produce works that can only be considered as failures.If the work of art is a painting,the artist’s failure concerns himself alone,but if it is a building,his failure concerns others too,because it may damage the beauty of the whole place.This does sometimes happen,but it is completely untrue to say,as some people do,that modern architecture is nothing. We can’t judge every modern building by the standards of the ancient time,even though we admire the ancient buildings.Technologically,the modern buildings are more advanced.The modern architect knows he should learn from the ancient works,but with his greater resources of knowledge and materials,he will never be content to imitate the past.He is too proud to do that. Some people hate everything that is modern because_______.A.they are aged B.they find it hard to accept modern things C.they take their standards of perfection from the Greek D.they look at things by the standards of the past
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考题 单选题Passage2For most architects, moss and lichen growing up the side of a structure is a bad sign. Building materials are designed specifically to resist growth, and much research has been done to develop paint treatments and biocides that make sure the concrete and wood and bricks that sheath a buildingaren't colonized by living things. But a new group is trying to change all that. Instead of developing surfaces resistant to moss and lichen, the BiotA lab wants to build facades that arebioreceptive.BiotA lab, based in University College London's Bartlett School of Architecture, was founded last year. The lab's architects and engineers are working on making materials that can foster the growth of cryptograms, organisms like lichens and mosses. The idea is that ultimately they' ll be able to build buildings onto which a variety of these plants can grow. Right now, they' re particularly focused on designing a type of bioreceptive concrete.Marcos Cruz, one of the directors of the BiotA lab, says that he has long been interested in what he sees as a conflicted way of thinking about buildings and beauty:We admire mosses growing on old buildings, we identify them with our romantic past, but we don't like them on contemporary buildings because we see them as a pathology,he says. Cruz says that he wants the BiotA project to push back against the idea that cleanliness is the ideal that buildings should strive for.Architects were wearing a straightjacket that only in the last 20 years architects started shredding off.Richard Beckett, another director of the BiotA lab, says that he's interested in the project flipping the usual way that buildings are designed, at least in a small way.Traditionally architecture is a top-down process, you decide what the building will look like, and then you build it. Here we' re designing for a specific species or group of species, the material and geometry we' re using is so specific that it only allows certain species to grow.It's controlled chaos.Both Cruz and Beckett talked about a particular way of thinking about their buildings that they said was different from most architects.Every architect you speak to talks about the skin of the building,says Beckett. It's this metaphor that everybody uses in completely different ways.But they want to propose a different way of seeing things. Instead of skin, the lab wants people to thinkof the exterior of a building as bark.Not just a protective thing,a host; it allows other things to grow on it, it integrates as well,says Beckett. Here's how Cruz explains it:Barks are mediators between the internal conditions of a tree in which all sorts of species can grow on this bark and enrich the environment with an ecology that's unthinkable without bark.In the larger scheme of things, the BiotA work fits in with the recent push to greenbuildings and architecture. Often those efforts come by way of things like living walls full of plants, or green roofs. But these living systems can be expensive and hard to maintain. Sometimes all the plants die, and have to be replaced.Cruz tells a story of a plant nursery in East London that had a green wall.When I saw it for the first time,I thought it was wonderful!he says. But six months later when he passed the nursery again, he noticed that the plants were all dead and falling off the wall.A year later, much to my surprise, they were putting up steel panels with photographs of a forest on them,he says, laughing. Basset and Cruz say that their system is far lower maintenance. Lichens and mosses want to grow on things anyway, and require very little upkeep.What does the underlined word pathologymean in Paragraph 3?A Common.B Abnormality.C Fortune.D Symbol.
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考题 单选题Passage2For most architects, moss and lichen growing up the side of a structure is a bad sign. Building materials are designed specifically to resist growth, and much research has been done to develop paint treatments and biocides that make sure the concrete and wood and bricks that sheath a buildingaren't colonized by living things. But a new group is trying to change all that. Instead of developing surfaces resistant to moss and lichen, the BiotA lab wants to build facades that arebioreceptive.BiotA lab, based in University College London's Bartlett School of Architecture, was founded last year. The lab's architects and engineers are working on making materials that can foster the growth of cryptograms, organisms like lichens and mosses. The idea is that ultimately they' ll be able to build buildings onto which a variety of these plants can grow. Right now, they' re particularly focused on designing a type of bioreceptive concrete.Marcos Cruz, one of the directors of the BiotA lab, says that he has long been interested in what he sees as a conflicted way of thinking about buildings and beauty:We admire mosses growing on old buildings, we identify them with our romantic past, but we don't like them on contemporary buildings because we see them as a pathology,he says. Cruz says that he wants the BiotA project to push back against the idea that cleanliness is the ideal that buildings should strive for.Architects were wearing a straightjacket that only in the last 20 years architects started shredding off.Richard Beckett, another director of the BiotA lab, says that he's interested in the project flipping the usual way that buildings are designed, at least in a small way.Traditionally architecture is a top-down process, you decide what the building will look like, and then you build it. Here we' re designing for a specific species or group of species, the material and geometry we' re using is so specific that it only allows certain species to grow.It's controlled chaos.Both Cruz and Beckett talked about a particular way of thinking about their buildings that they said was different from most architects.Every architect you speak to talks about the skin of the building,says Beckett. It's this metaphor that everybody uses in completely different ways.But they want to propose a different way of seeing things. Instead of skin, the lab wants people to thinkof the exterior of a building as bark.Not just a protective thing,a host; it allows other things to grow on it, it integrates as well,says Beckett. Here's how Cruz explains it:Barks are mediators between the internal conditions of a tree in which all sorts of species can grow on this bark and enrich the environment with an ecology that's unthinkable without bark.In the larger scheme of things, the BiotA work fits in with the recent push to greenbuildings and architecture. Often those efforts come by way of things like living walls full of plants, or green roofs. But these living systems can be expensive and hard to maintain. Sometimes all the plants die, and have to be replaced.Cruz tells a story of a plant nursery in East London that had a green wall.When I saw it for the first time,I thought it was wonderful!he says. But six months later when he passed the nursery again, he noticed that the plants were all dead and falling off the wall.A year later, much to my surprise, they were putting up steel panels with photographs of a forest on them,he says, laughing. Basset and Cruz say that their system is far lower maintenance. Lichens and mosses want to grow on things anyway, and require very little upkeep.The BiotA lab wants people to think of the exterior of a building as_______.A a host，but not a protectorB a protector，but not a hostC both a protector，and a hostD neither a protector，nor a host
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考题 单选题In context, which version of the underlined part of sentence 3 (reproduced below) is the best?Baby lobsters are preyed on by fish and crabs because they don't have a hard shell yet and can't defend themselves with fierce claws yet.A the lobsters still lack both hard shells and fierce claws with which to fend off predatorB the lobsters cannot attack their fish and crab predators with fierce claws or fend their predators off with a hard shellC they don't have a hard shell yet and can't defend themselves with fierce claws yetD the lobsters don't have a hard shell and can't yet defend themselves with fierce clawsE the fish and crabs do not have hard shells or fierce claws yet
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考题 单选题Passage2For most architects, moss and lichen growing up the side of a structure is a bad sign. Building materials are designed specifically to resist growth, and much research has been done to develop paint treatments and biocides that make sure the concrete and wood and bricks that sheath a buildingaren't colonized by living things. But a new group is trying to change all that. Instead of developing surfaces resistant to moss and lichen, the BiotA lab wants to build facades that arebioreceptive.BiotA lab, based in University College London's Bartlett School of Architecture, was founded last year. The lab's architects and engineers are working on making materials that can foster the growth of cryptograms, organisms like lichens and mosses. The idea is that ultimately they' ll be able to build buildings onto which a variety of these plants can grow. Right now, they' re particularly focused on designing a type of bioreceptive concrete.Marcos Cruz, one of the directors of the BiotA lab, says that he has long been interested in what he sees as a conflicted way of thinking about buildings and beauty:We admire mosses growing on old buildings, we identify them with our romantic past, but we don't like them on contemporary buildings because we see them as a pathology,he says. Cruz says that he wants the BiotA project to push back against the idea that cleanliness is the ideal that buildings should strive for.Architects were wearing a straightjacket that only in the last 20 years architects started shredding off.Richard Beckett, another director of the BiotA lab, says that he's interested in the project flipping the usual way that buildings are designed, at least in a small way.Traditionally architecture is a top-down process, you decide what the building will look like, and then you build it. Here we' re designing for a specific species or group of species, the material and geometry we' re using is so specific that it only allows certain species to grow.It's controlled chaos.Both Cruz and Beckett talked about a particular way of thinking about their buildings that they said was different from most architects.Every architect you speak to talks about the skin of the building,says Beckett. It's this metaphor that everybody uses in completely different ways.But they want to propose a different way of seeing things. Instead of skin, the lab wants people to thinkof the exterior of a building as bark.Not just a protective thing,a host; it allows other things to grow on it, it integrates as well,says Beckett. Here's how Cruz explains it:Barks are mediators between the internal conditions of a tree in which all sorts of species can grow on this bark and enrich the environment with an ecology that's unthinkable without bark.In the larger scheme of things, the BiotA work fits in with the recent push to greenbuildings and architecture. Often those efforts come by way of things like living walls full of plants, or green roofs. But these living systems can be expensive and hard to maintain. Sometimes all the plants die, and have to be replaced.Cruz tells a story of a plant nursery in East London that had a green wall.When I saw it for the first time,I thought it was wonderful!he says. But six months later when he passed the nursery again, he noticed that the plants were all dead and falling off the wall.A year later, much to my surprise, they were putting up steel panels with photographs of a forest on them,he says, laughing. Basset and Cruz say that their system is far lower maintenance. Lichens and mosses want to grow on things anyway, and require very little upkeep.The task of the BioA lab is to________.A develop surfaces resistant to lichenB develop paint treatments and biocidesC build facades that are"bioreceptive"D handle the conflict between buildings and beauty
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考题 单选题Al Qaeda is a terrorist group thatA attacked U. S. intelligence agencies.B responsible for most online attacks.C once involved in a bombing plot.D plotting to attack the FBI.
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考题 问答题Read the passage carefully and answer Questions 1 to 5. Answer each question in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Preserving the Past　　Today, many old buildings are being torn down so new ones can be built. But some older buildings are both beautiful and interesting. They need to be saved.　　The city of San Antonio, Texas, was settled by the Spanish in the early 1700s. Later, it was governed by Mexico. If you go to San Antonio, you can see many missions or churches that were built by the Spanish. All were started between 1720 and 1731. You can also find other buildings from early periods in the history of Texas. Some of these buildings are still standing because a group of women worked to save them.　　In 1924, the city of San Antonio was going to cement over the San Antonio River and turn it into an underground sewer. A group of women felt that the beauty of San Antonio should be preserved. They formed a club to keep the river from being destroyed.　　The women saved the river. Then they worked together to preserve several old buildings that were going to be torn down. In the 1930s, the women saved an old mill and granary. They raised money to buy these buildings by giving tea parties and selling cakes.　　More recently, the ladies in San Antonio have worked to save a Spanish convent. They could not afford to buy the whole building, so they paid for only half. Even so, the women are still looking for other old buildings to save. They want people to know about the city’s long and interesting history.　　Questions:　　1．What is the passage mainly about?　　2．What does the word “ones” in Sentence 1 refer to?　　3．What can you see if you go to San Antonio?　　4．The word in Paragraph 3 that means savedis ________.　　5．Why have the women worked to save the river and old buildings?
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考题 单选题According to the passage, ______.A terrorists have deployed 756 vehicle bombs in Britain since 1970B the consortium aims to study terrorism and responses to terrorismC terrorists would rather figure out a way to solve problems than attack a targetD car bombs seldom happen in Britain
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