单选题 What draws my firm's attention is the design of cities. When we designed America' s first "green" office building two decades ago, we felt very【C1】______ . But today, the idea that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to come. Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren' t designed for【C2】______ uses. The "energy-efficient" buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis revealed indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paints and carpet. So, we've been focusing on these materials【C3】______ to the molecules, looking for ways to make them safe for people and the planet. Home builders can now use materials that don't【C4】______ the quality of the air, water, or soil.【C5】______ our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being "less bad" ,but on creating completely healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil【C6】______ reused by industry again. In fact, the world' s largest manufacturer has already【C7】______ a fully and safely recyclable carpet. No one【C8】______ to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are inevitably causing these conditions. So【C9】______ simply trying to reduce the damage, we are adopting a positive approach. We' re giving people healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a【C10】______ effect on the world. It's not just the building industry. Entire cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to desian. olannina and buildina.
单选题 【C1】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:选项A为“单独的,仅仅”;选项B为“孤独的”;选项C为“仅仅”;选项D为“孤立的”。feel alone指“感到人单势孤”,故选A。
单选题 【C2】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:根据上下文,文章讨论的是室内环保问题,故选A。
单选题 【C3】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:与material相比molecules更为微小,所以选down。故选B。
单选题 【C4】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:选项A为“减少”;选项B为“修订,校正”。选项C为“(位置)降下来”;选项D为“延迟”。修饰quality,故选A。
单选题 【C5】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:由not simply可以看出,本句表转折。所以选however。故选B。
单选题 【C6】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:本句考查either…or…句型,意为“非此即彼”,故选A。
单选题 【C7】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:选项A为“草拟,拟定”;选项B为“建造,构建”,后面一般不接产品;research形式不正确,意义也不符;选项D为“开发”。制造商应该是开发新型产品。故选D。
单选题 【C8】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:选项A为“一开始”;选项B为“停下,阻止”;选项C为“注视”;选项D为“编造”。通过后文的current可知这里表示的是原本的意愿,故选A。
单选题 【C9】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:空前的“reduce the damage”与后文的“a positive approach”形成对比关系,只有instead of符合句意。故选C。
单选题 【C10】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:选项A为“功能的”;选项B为“有益的”;选项C为“珍贵的,贵重的”;选项D为“明智的,有判断力的”。由前文的healthful可知,这种effect应该是积极的,所以选beneficial。故选B。