2018年甘肃省兰州市高三第二次实战考试英语试题.docVIP

2018届甘肃省兰州市高三第二次实战考试英语试题 第一部分 阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文、从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Libraries are doing well in the digital times. Here are some of the most awesome examples. 1. Freiburg University Library, Germany The original library of the Freiburg University was rebuilt in 2015 following the project of Degelo Architects. The new building has 41,000 square meters and looks like a cut diamond. Inside, there are 1,200 workspaces in four reading rooms plus 500 work areas. The library offers in the basement a system of automated checkout machines and 700,000 volumes that can be borrowed. 2. Microlibrary at Taman Bima, Indonesia This wonderful little public library is located in a Kampung neighborhood near the Bandung airport, Indonesia. The building was designed by the Bandung office of SHAU architect studio. It has 160 square meters and is built upon a preexisting stage that was already used by the local community for events and gatherings. The Bima public library is the first of a series of similar microlibraries that are planned to be built across Indonesia. 3. Public Library of Constitución, Chile The city in Constitución, Chile, was devastated by 8.8 degrees earthquake in 2010. The new public library, designed by Sebastian Irarrázaval, is a part of the initiative to rebuild the city. Constitución is one of the biggest clusters of wood production in Chile. This heritage is reflected in the construction of this post-disaster library. It’s made almost entirely of wood, and only the firewalls are done with exposed poured concrete. The internal area of the library exceeds 350 square meters. The building was opened in 2015, five years after the earthquake. 4. LiYuan Library, China Built in 2011 in a small village o Huairou on the outskirts（郊区）of Beijing, this beautiful nature-inspired library was designed by Li Xiaodong. The 175-square-meter building’s interior is spatially diverse by using steps and small level changes to create dist