小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com选择性必修第四册UNIT10CONNECTIONS(二)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2024·安徽合肥质检)MoranworksattheCaliforniaAcademyofSciences，whichiscappedby2.5acresoflivingroofwherenearly1.7millionplants，insectsandbirdsflourish.Thebuildinghasbeenpainstakinglydesignedtobeamongoneofthemostenvironment-friendlyintheworld.Solarpanelsthatsurroundthelivingroofprovide5%ofthebuilding’senergy，whilewaterflowingthroughpipesinthebathroomsalsogeneratespower.Automaticskylightsopenandclosetohelpregulatethetemperatureinsidethebuildingwhilenaturalsunlightisusedtolightthebuildingasmuchaspossible.Duringhis15yearsattheacademy(研究院)，Moranhashelpeddesign，buildandnowmaintainthebuilding’sgreensystems.Constructingnewenvironment-friendlybuildingsliketheoneMoranworksinisexpectedtogeneratemorethan6.5millionjobsby2030，accordingtopredictionsbytheInternationalLaborOrganization.Nexttoenergy，itwillbethesecondfastestgrowingsectorforgreenjobsinthecomingdecades.Thisjobsgrowthcomesfromagrowingneedforbuildingsthatcandealwithmultipleproblems：meetingtoughclimate-changetargets；risingenergycosts，watershortagesandanincreasedriskofextremeweatherconditions.Thisisdrivingamovementknownasgreenbuilding.In2000，just41newconstructionprojectswereofficiallyratedasgreenbuildingsintheUS.Lastyear，thatfigurehadgrowntomorethan65,000.Elsewhereintheworldtherehavebeensimilarincreasesanditisatrendthatisexpectedtocontinue.InChinathegovernmenthassetanambitiousgoalaspartofitsfive-yearplanthatrequires50%ofallnewurbanbuildingstobegreencertified.Moranseesgreenbuildingasrequiringnewskillsthathavenotfeaturedmuchinthebuildingsectorinthepast.“Ittakesadifferentskillsettolookafteralivingroofcomparedtonormallandscaping，”hesays.“Youneedtounderstandtheenvironment，howthedirectionofthesunandwindwillaffectit.Butwearealsoseeingtechnologybeingintegratedintoeverything.”1．Howwasthebuildingoftheacademyplanned?A．Rigidly.B．Effortlessly.C．Thoroughly.D．Strategically.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph2referto?A．Constructingnewbuildings.B．Generatingmorejobs.小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comC．Thegrowingneedforhouses.D．TheInternationalLaborOrganization.3．Whydomanycountriesbegintoconstructgreenbuildings?A．Todevelopalargemarket.B．Tosatisfyhumans’ambitions.C．Tosolvedifferentchallenges.D．Tocontrolthenewmovement.4．WhatdoesMoranpossiblythinkofhispresentjob?A．Challenging.B．Risky.C．Traditional.D．Urgent.B“TowardstheeIroll，thouall-destroyingbutunconqueringwhale；tothelastIgrapplewiththee；fromhell’sheartIstabatthee；forhate’ssakeIspitmylastbreathatthee.”CaptainAhab’sdyingdeclarationofdefiance(抗争)isamongthemostfamouspassagesinHermanMelville’snovel.Inreality，suchvictoriesofthehuntedoverthehunterwereafantasyinthecruelworldofindustrialwhaling.Thebiggestcetaceanofthemall，thebluewhale，hadallbutdisappearedfromtheSouthernOcean(南冰洋)bythetimeabanonhuntingitwasintroducedin1967.Sightingsofthelargestmammalevertoliveontheearthhadbeenrareintheregionsincethen.Notanymore.AsurveyofcoastalwatersaroundtheislandofSouthGeorgiainthesub-Antarctichashadremarkableresults.Injustoverthreeweeks，inthekrill-richwaters...