Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economic(經(jīng)濟(jì)的)reasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影響)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破壞)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative(保守的)anddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.1．Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A．Someofthemarenotattractive.B．Mostofthematetooexpensivetopreserve.C．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.2．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B．Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C．Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D．Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.3．By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“

”A．destroyoldbuildingsB．putthingsinadifferentplaceC．respectpeople’sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildingsD．choosenewarchitecturalstyles4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B．Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C．Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D．Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.居住環(huán)境LivingConditionTheadobedwellings(土坯房)

1．(build)bythePuebloIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwestareadmiredbyeven

2．mostmodernofarchitectsandengineers.Inadditiontotheirsimplebeauty,whatmakestheadobedwellingsadmirableistheir

3．(able)to“aircondition”ahousewithout

4．(use)electricequipment.Wallsmadeofadobetakeintheheatfromthesunonhotdaysandgiveoutthatheat

5．(slow)duringcoolnights，thuswarningthehouse.Whenanewdaybreaks,thewallshavegivenuptheirheatandarenowcoldenough

6．(cool)thehouseduringthehotday:

7．thesametime,theywarmupagainforthenightThiscycle

8．(go)dayafterday:ThewallswarmupDuringthedayandcooloffduringthenightandthusalwaysatimelyoffset(抵消)fortheoutsidetemperatures.As

9．(nature)architects,thePuebloIndiansfiguredoutexactly

10．thicktheadobewallsneededtobetomakethecycleworkonmostdays.1.built2.the3.ability4.using5.Slowly6.tocool7.at8.goes9.natural10．howOneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheUnitedStatesinCarniegeHall,thehomeofclassicalandpopularmusicconcertsinNewYork.CarneigeHallis

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(know)notjustforitsbeautyandhistory,butalsoforitsamazingsound.Ithasbeensaidthatthehall

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(it)isaninstrument.CarniegeHallisnamed

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AndrewCarniege,whopaidforitsconstruction.Hewasa

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(wealth)manwhoalsogavealotofmoneytoschoolsandpublic

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(library).ConstructiononCarniegeHallbeganin1890

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theofficialopeningnightwasonMay5,1891.ThehallwasownedbytheCarniegefamilyuntil1924whenitwassoldtoRobertE.Simon.Thebuildingbecameveryoldandin1960,thenewownermadeplanstodestroyitandbuildanofficeblock.IssacStemledagroupofpeopletofight

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(save)CarniegeHallandfinally,thecityofNewYorkboughtitfor$5million.Thenit

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(fix)upbetween1983and1995.Becausethebestandmostfamous

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(music)ofalltimehaveplayedatCarneigeHall,itisthedreamofmanypeoplewhowanttobegreattoplaythere.Thishasledto

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veryoldjokewhichisnowpartofCarniegeHall’shistory.Question:“HowdoIgettoCarniegeHall?”Answer:“Practise,practise,practise.”

11．known12．itself13．a(chǎn)fter14．Wealthy15．libraries16．a(chǎn)nd17．tosave18．wasfixed

19．musicians20．a(chǎn)SituatedontheoutskirtsofHangzhouinEastChina’sZhejiangprovince,XixiNationalWetlandParkisthefirstnationalwetlandparkinChina.Fortheabundantecological

21．(resource),unaffectednaturalsceneryandprofoundculturalaccumulationhere,itistheonlynaturalwetlandparkintegrating(融合)urbanwetland,agriculturalwetland

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culturalwetlandinoneathomenow.When

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(visit)theXixiNationalWetlandParkonMarch31,2020,PresidentXiJinpingpointedoutthatthevalueofthewetlandsliesintheir

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(origin)ecology,andthatenvironmentalprotectionshouldbeprioritizedinthewetlands.WateristhesoulofXixi.Withanareaof11.5squarekilometres,thepark

25．(cover)bystreams,ponds,lakesandswarms.Thisgreenwateryworldisalsohometomanybirdsandfishes.

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treesgrowingintheshallows,thewetlandisanaturalsystemforprovidingcleanwaterandproducingoxygen,which

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(make)itthe“greenlungsofHangzhou”aswellas

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greatplatformforbirdwatching,scientificresearchandeducation.Inrecentyears,thewetlandparkhasbeen

29．(seientific)developedandhasbeenplayingvitalroleinthedevelopmentofHangzhou,aplaceaptly(恰當(dāng)?shù)?30．(name)“ParadiseonEarth”.21．resources22．a(chǎn)nd23．visiting24．original25．iscovered26．With27．makes28．a(chǎn)29．scientifically30．named1.apartment公寓[?'pɑrtm?nt]I'mlookingforaone-bedroomapartment.

我在尋找一套一居室的公寓。Whatdoyouthinkofyournewapartment?

你覺得你的新公寓怎么樣？

2.balcony陽(yáng)臺(tái)['b?lk?ni]Hestoodonthebalconytoenjoythebeautifulsunset.

他站在陽(yáng)臺(tái)上欣賞美麗的日落。

Ourgardenisoverlookedfromtheneighbor'sbalcony.

從鄰居陽(yáng)臺(tái)可以俯瞰到我家花園。3.basement地下室['besm?nt]Theytransformedthebasementintoa

readingroom.

他們把地下室改成了閱覽室。Hestoppedinfrontofthebasementofabuilding.

他在一座建筑的地下室停住了。4.beautify美化['bj?t?'fai]Lilyspendsmostofhertimeonbeautifyingherroom.Lily把大部分時(shí)間都花在美化她的房間上。Weshouldsparenoefforttobeautifyourenvironment.我們應(yīng)該不遺余力地美化我們的環(huán)境。5.building建筑物['b?ld??]Lookatthebuildingoverthere—it'soneofthelandmarksofthecity.看那邊的建筑物，它是這座城市的地標(biāo)性建筑之一。Herushedintotheburningbuildingandledthepeopleouttosafety.

他沖進(jìn)著火的大樓，把人們帶出到安全的地方。6.cabin小木屋['k?b?n]Wesleptinasmallcabin.

我們睡在一個(gè)小木屋里。Thecabinhasnoelectricity,weweregettingawayfromit.

這個(gè)小屋沒有電，我們離那很遠(yuǎn)。7.capital首都資本['k?p?tl]LondonisthecapitalcityofGreatBritain.

倫敦是英國(guó)的首都。Allourcapitalislockedupinthatcompany.

我們的資金全部擱死在那個(gè)企業(yè)了。

8.castle城堡['k?sl]ee:alargeandstatelymansion,likepalaceTheprincesslivedatthecastlefortherestoflife.

公主在城堡中度過余生。Thecastleliesonahilltop.

這個(gè)城堡坐落在山頂上。9.ceiling天花板['sil??]ee:theoverheaduppersurfaceofaroomThewallsaregreen,whiletheceilingiswhite.墻是綠色的，而天花板是白色的。10.cell單人小室細(xì)胞[s?l]ee:smallroomiswhichamonkornunlivesYoushouldgetupeveryhourtogetoutofyourchair,justwalktothecellnexttoyou.你應(yīng)該工作一個(gè)小時(shí)就站起來休息五分鐘左右，去喝點(diǎn)水或者只是走到隔壁的格子間里。Cangeographicinformationmakeyouhealthy?In2001Igothitbyatrain.Mytrainwasaheartattack.Ifoundmyselfinahospitalinanintensive-careward,recuperatingfromemergencysurgery.AndIsuddenlyrealizedsomething:thatIwascompletelyinthedark.Istartedaskingmyquestions,"Well,whyme?""Whynow?""Whyhere?""Couldmydoctorhavewarnedme?"

地理環(huán)境是否能使你身體更健康？2001年我受到了重創(chuàng)：我突發(fā)心臟病。醒來時(shí)我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在醫(yī)院的一個(gè)加護(hù)病房里，正從急救手術(shù)中恢復(fù)過來。我突然意識(shí)到：自己竟然對(duì)此事毫無察覺。我開始問自己：“為什么是我？”為什么是現(xiàn)在？為什么在這兒？“我的醫(yī)生能否事先告誡我？”So,whatIwanttodohereinthefewminutesIhavewithyouisreallytalkaboutwhatistheformulaforlifeandgoodhealth.Genetics,lifestyleandenvironment.That'sgoingtosortofcontainourrisks,andifwemanagethoseriskswe'regoingtoliveagoodlifeandagoodhealthylife.Well,Iunderstandthegeneticsandlifestylepart.AndyouknowwhyIunderstandthat?Becausemyphysiciansconstantlyaskmequestionsaboutthis.

所以，在接下來的幾分鐘，我想與你們分享的是一個(gè)健康的生命應(yīng)由什么構(gòu)成。遺傳基因，生活方式和環(huán)境。也就是說這些是我們將面對(duì)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)因素，如果我們處理好這些風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，我們的生活將會(huì)更健康更美好。當(dāng)然，我了解基因和生活方式這兩方面。那你們知道我為什么了解嗎？因?yàn)槲业膬?nèi)科醫(yī)生不斷地詢問我這些方面的情況。Haveyoueverhadtofilloutthoselong,legal-sizeformsinyourdoctor'soffice?Imean,ifyou'reluckyenoughyougettodoitmorethanonce,right?(Laughter)Doitoverandoveragain.Andtheyaskyouquestionsaboutyourlifestyleandyourfamilyhistory,yourmedicationhistory,yoursurgicalhistory,yourallergyhistory...didIforgetanyhistory?

你是否在醫(yī)生的辦公處填寫過，那些標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大小規(guī)格的表格？我是說，你們已幸運(yùn)地做過多次這樣的事，對(duì)嗎？（笑聲）一