The World’s First “Positive Energy” Building 最绿的「正能源」建筑
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- 创建于 2008年7月02日
- 最后更新于 2025年4月01日
- 发布于 2012年2月10日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Imagine waking up in a luxurious apartment nestled within the walls of a massive solar-powered structure. Surrounded by shining, futuristic glass walls, you enjoy a clean, comfortable environment. On your morning walk, you can’t help ___1___ the bright colors of a brilliant sunrise reflecting off the magnificent steel and glass building.
想象醒来时，你身处庞大太阳能建物内的豪华公寓里。四周都是发光、新潮的玻璃墙，你很满意此一干净、舒适的环境。晨间散步时，这栋由钢和玻璃构成的宏伟大楼，沐浴在旭日光辉中，映入眼帘的明亮色彩使你赞叹。
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(A) to admire |
(B) admired |
(C) admiring |
(D) admire |
This amazing building is ___2___ under construction. As the centerpiece of Masdar, the world’s first “green and car-free city,” the Masdar City Headquarters is set to be completed as ___3___ as 2010.
马斯达尔城总部这栋令人惊艳的大楼，目前正在兴建，乃世上第一座「无车绿城」的重点建物，最快将在2010年完工。
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(A) shortly |
(B) currently |
(C) permanently |
(D) temporarily |
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(A) slow |
(B) fast |
(C) much |
(D) early |
The Headquarters will be the world’s first positive-energy building. ___4___ most “green” buildings simply employ various methods to reduce waste, the Masdar HQ will use wind and solar energy to produce more energy that it consumes. It will ___5___ be eco-friendly during its construction. The structure’s solar roof will be built ___6___ to power the rest of the building’s construction.
总部大楼将是全球第一栋正能源建筑。大多数「绿」建筑只是使用各种方式来减少废物，但马斯达尔城总部善用风力及太阳能，制造的能源多于消耗的能源。该建筑甚至在兴建时都不会破坏生态。太阳能屋顶会先盖好，以提供建造其他部分所需的能源。
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(A) While |
(B) Since |
(C) Because |
(D) Unless |
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(A) ever |
(B) even |
(C) yet |
(D) never |
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(A) last |
(B) midday |
(C) first |
(D) lastly |
This strikingly beautiful work of Earth-friendly art will be a place where the citizens of Masdar City can live, work and relax. “As a positive energy complex, the project will have a ___7___ influence on the buildings of tomorrow,” says lead architect Adrian Smith.
马斯达尔城的居民能在这件极美的环保艺术品居住、工作、休闲。首席建筑师亚利安．史密斯表示：「这栋正能源建物将对未来的建物有深远影响。」
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(A) well-bred |
(B) ever-blooming |
(C) wide-open |
(D) far-reaching
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−by Darren Lowrie
Vocabulary
单词发音
luxurious [lʌgˋʒʊrɪəs] adj. 豪华的
massive [ˋmæsɪv] adj. 巨大的
magnificent [mægˋnɪfəsənt] adj. 壮丽的，宏伟的
construction [kənˋstrʌkʃən] n. 建造
employ [ɪmˋplɔɪ] v. 使用
consume [kənˋsjum] v. 消耗
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单词发音
nestle [ˋnɛs!] v. 坐落在〔山间〕
reflect [rɪˋflɛkt] v. 反射
centerpiece [ˋsɛntɚ͵pis] n. 在正中央的东西
strikingly [ˋstraɪkɪŋlɪ] adv. 显著地；显目地；突出地
complex [ˋkɑmplɛks] n. 复合物，综合体
well-bred [ˋwɛlˋbrɛd] adj. 有教养的，受过良好教育的
far-reaching [ˋfɑrˋritʃɪŋ] adj. 深远的；广泛的
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