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中国考博辅导首选学校 上海大学考博英语模拟试题及其解析 Part ⅠClose test Directions:Thereare20blanks inthefo owingpassage.Foreach numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. (10points) In the late 1960’s, many people in North America turned their attentiontoenvironmenta problems,andnewsteel-and-glassGengduo yuan xiao wan zheng kao bo ying yu zhen ti ji qi jie xi qing lian xi quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua: si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu qi ba ,huo jia zi xun qq: qi qi er liu qi ba wu san qi skyscrapers were widely criticized.Ecologists pointing 1that a cluster of ta buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot 2. Skyscrapersarealso enormous3,andwasters, ofelectricpower. Inonerecentyear,theaddition4 17mi ion squarefeetofskyscraper officespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthe5dailydemandforelectricity by 120,000kilowatts—enoughto6theentirecityofAlbany foraday. Glass-wa ed skyscrapercanbe especia y 7 .Theheat loss (orgain) through a wa of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times 8 throughatypica masonrywa fi edwith insulationboard.To lessen the strain 9 heating and air-conditioning equipment, 10 of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses 11 with silver or gold mirror films that reduce 中国考博辅导首选学校 12aswe asheatgain.However, 13skyscrapersraisethetemperature of the surroundingair and 14neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put severepressure on a city’s sanitation 15, too. If fu y occupied, thetwoWorldTradeCentertowersinNewYorkCitywouldalonegenerate 2. 25 mi ion ga ons of raw sewage each year—as 16 as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a 17 of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also 18 with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic。 S