Most young architects ----particularly those ...

Most young architects ----particularly those in big cities ----can only dream about working in a building of their own. And marking that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brain Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical –parts firm in Atlanta. Form the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting(生锈的) walls.

In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End. Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition(拆除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building, The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and “to treasure what was there – the walls, the rust, the light,” Yocum said.” Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It’s like an art installation(装置) in there-a slow-motion show.”

Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer(缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.

Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.

1. According to the passage, it is________for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.

2.Yocum bought the old building because  __.

3. Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell＿.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell __.

5.The main idea of the passage is that __.

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A park will be built ________ those who died in the big natural disaster in the city.

A．in favor of　　 B．in face of    　　 C．in honour of　　 D．in search of

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A big party will be held _______ those foreign leaders who will visit our city next week.

A．in memory of      B．in honor of        C．in search of        D．in charge of

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Why not go to big cities, young man? That’s________many young men are.

A．when            B．where            C．why              D．in which

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Rather than ______ to a secure life, the young man prefers wandering about in big cities, enjoying himself.

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Many young people leave their hometown to seek their _______ in big cities.

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Getting stuck in a traffic jam is one of the most boring problems for people living in big cities.The fact that you’re moving so slowly leads too stress,anger and the wish that your car could just fly over the traffic like an airplane.

Soon,however, that wish could come true .On May 8, US car-renting company Uber showed off what it described as “the transportation mode of the future: on-demand air　 transport,”reported ABC News .

According to Nikhill Goel, head of products for Uber Air, the company's air taxi service may launch test flights in the US cities of Dallas and Los Angeles , as well as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, as early as 2020. If everything goes according to plan, passengers will be able to fly to work by 2023 .

When the Olympics comes to Los Angeles in 2028 . Uber “expects to have hundreds , if not thousands , of its aircraft in the skies.” Goel told Newsweek .

So what would Uber's flying vehicles be like ?

They are small , electric aircraft that take off and land vertically (垂直地) , and they give off zero emissions (排放) and are quiet enough to operate in cities .

Just like an airplane , the vehicles will have fixed wings to help them glide . But while a helicopter has just one big fixed rotor (定量) . Uber's vehicles will have multiple rotors , which will help increase fuel efficiency (效率) while reducing emissions and noise.

Because of these fixed wines and multiple rotors . Uber’s flying taxis“should be quieter and safer than a helicopter.” reported ABC News .

However , the service still has a long way to go before it's ready to accept passengers.For example , to avoid any potential accidents . Uber is working with NASA to study air traffic control problems associated with low-flying aircraft. But just as Dubai's Mayor Betty Price said in a news release . “This program is revolutionary and future -oriented (面向未来的). ”

1.Uber 's flying taxis are expected to start to take passengers in______

A. 2020　　 B. 2023　　 C. 2028　　 D. 2030

2.How are Uber 's flying taxis different from helicopters?

A. They have one big rotor

B. They need more fuel to fly.

C. They have fewer fixed wings

D. They should be quieter and safer

3.Which is true about the flying cars according to the passage?

A. They can be as efficient as airplanes and helicopters

B. They must be in larger number a few years later.

C. They nearly do no harm to the environment.

D. They will surely help passengers avoid accidents

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Ubers plan to launch flying taxis

B. The advantages of Ubers flying taxis

C. Different opinions about Uber's flying taxis.

D. The difficulties Uber is facing in testing flying vehicles

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Those are model teachers, most of ______ are young women.

A．that              B．who              C．whom            D．whose

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Traffic is bad, ________ in the city center during the rush hours.

A．particularly        B．terribly           C．mostly            D．normally

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1.The party is ___________, so you needn’t dress up. (非正式的)

2.Many young people go to big cities to seek their f____________. (财富)

3.The last scene of the play was very _____________. (给人印象深刻的)

4.Weather p___________, we will go out for a picnic tomorrow. (允许)

5.Police found a large q__________ of drugs in his house. (大量的)

6.The hospital has a new system to help ________ the best service for the patients.(提供)

7.If you hurry through your work, you are more _______ to make mistakes.(可能)

8.At yesterday’s ceremony, the organizer f________ him to deliver the speech.(禁止)

9.He __________ me two dollars for half a dozen eggs. (收费)

10.Today people in the UK eat a more v_________ diet than ever before. (多变化的)

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