With low buildings the variety of possible shapes is much ______ than with taller buildings.
A.greatest
B.less great
C.greater
D.great
- · 有7位网友选择 C,占比70%
- · 有2位网友选择 D,占比20%
- · 有1位网友选择 A,占比10%
A.greatest
B.less great
C.greater
D.great
MA You know, there are a lot of vacancies in these buildings. If you're serious about getting an office around here, I think the real estate values are actually pretty good. The prices are low now.
WA Really? Even for a historic building like that? I mean, look at that thing...
MA Well, remember, this city's economy has been depressed for a long time. It's definitely turning around slowly, but I don't think there's a lot of confidence in the market yet.
On what has the woman commented?
A.The price of local real estate
B.The beauty of the local architecture
C.The area where the man's office is located
D.The number of office buildings in the city
Motels are usually ______.
A.large, high buildings built in the downtown area
B.large, low buildings built around city centers
C.small, high buildings built on the outskirts
D.small, low buildings built along highways outside the city
People in Capital City love its quiet narrow (3)_____ streets and its many small neighborhood parks, the boast (4)_____ their hometown has no ugly slums, a low rate (5)_____ crime, and very little heavy traffic. Because it is the seat of the state legislature, Capital City has many stately old buildings—(6)_____ the lawyer's club in the park by the lake, and the country museum (7)_____ its pioneer farm exhibits.
Smithsville, (8)_____,is a bustling, thriving, industrial center. It too has a lake, but (9)_____ that of Capital City, its lake is the center of the city's industrial development. (10)_____ trees and park benches, Smithsville's lake is surrounded by factories and smoking chimneys. Smithsville is also (11)_____ its quieter neighbour in its style. of (12)_____. The tall modern office buildings downtown, the new shopping center in the suburbs, and the wide crowded streets seem (13)_____ to Smithsville's residents than the old-fashioned neighbourhoods (14)_____.
When people from the more rural city (15)_____ from a visit to Smithsville, they always say, "I'm glad to be home again. That lake makes me (16)_____. It's a fine place to visit, (17)_____ I wouldn't want to live (18)_____". (19)_____ a visit to Capital City, citizens of Smithsville say (20)_____ the same.
A.But
B.And
C.Thus
D.Therefore
A.new computers had been installed in the buildings
B.it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways
C.large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday
D.improvements has been made in the construction of buildings and highways
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, as earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.
Despite the good new, civil engineers aren’t resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints (蓝图) for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.
The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.
第21题:One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that ________.
A) new computers had been installed in the buildings
B) it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways
C) large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday
D) improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city's highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city's buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.
Despite the good news, civil engineers aren't resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake's vibration. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.
The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.
One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that ______.
A.new computers had been installed in the buildings
B.it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways
C.large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday
D.improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways
A、black tiles, white walls
B、bilateral symmetry, enclosure
C、narrow corridor, small courtyard
D、white walls, low eaves
What is the most important lesson of the WTC collapse?
A.We should wear seat belts while driving.
B.We should build low buildings just as we should drive slowly.
C.We should make building tall buildings illegal.
D.We should pay for safety while constructing tall buildings.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city's highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city's buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.
Despite the good news, civil engineers aren't resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints (蓝图) for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake's vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.
The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.
One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that ______.
A.new computers had been installed in the buildings
B.it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways
C.large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday
D.improvements had been made in the constructions of buildings and highways
I. Low temperature in the ______ Reason: ______, _______,_______ and _______help to cool the area around them. II. High temperature in cities A. Warm night Reasons: 1.Cities are built of asphalt, _______,_______ and_______. 2. Streets and buildings _____________________________________________________. B. ___________ Reason: The heat set off from _________ and _________ warms cities even in winter. III. How cities influence global climate A. Global climate may get cooler, for ________________________________________. B. Global climate may get warmer, which may cause _________________________________________________________. Cities near oceans _______________________________________________________________.
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