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1、2010年考研英语二模拟试题及答案详解(二)PartⅠClosetestDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(10pointsInthelate1960’s,manypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedthe
2、irattentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andnewsteel-and-glassskyscraperswerewidelycriticized.Ecologistspointing1thataclusteroftallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublictransportationandparkinglot2。Skyscrapersarealsoenormous3,andwasters,ofelectricpower.Inonerecentyear,theaddition417
3、millionsquarefeetofskyscraperofficespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthe5dailydemandforelectricityby120,000kilowatts—enoughto6theentirecityofAlbanyforaday.Glass-walledskyscrapercanbeespecially7.Theheatloss(orgain)throughawallofhalf-inchplateglassismorethantentimes8throughatypicalmasonry
4、wallfilledwithinsulationboard.Tolessenthestrain9heatingandair-conditioningequipment,10ofskyscrapershavebeguntousedouble-glazedpanelsofglass,andreflectiveglasses11withsilverorgoldmirrorfilmsthatreduce12aswellasheatgain.However,13skyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurroundingair
5、and14neighboringbuildings.Skyscrapersputseverepressureonacity’ssanitation15,too.Iffullyoccupied,thetwoWorldTradeCentertowersinNewYorkCitywouldalonegenerate2.25milliongallonsofrawsewageeachyear—as16asacitythesizeofStamford,Connecticut,whichhasa17ofmorethan109,000.Skyscrapersals
6、o18withtelevisionreception,blockbirdflyways,andobstructairtraffic。Still,people19tobuildskyscrapersforallthereasonsthattheyhavealwaysbuiltthem—personalambitionandthe20ofownerstohavethelargestpossibleamountofrentablespace。1.A.atB.toC.outD.towards2.A.powerB.capacitiesC.potentials
7、D.capabilities3.A.saversB.consumersC.losersD.spenders4.A.ofB.inC.toD.at5.A.pointB.topC.summitD.peak6.A.distributeB.giveC.supplyD.donate7.A.thriftyB.economicC.prosperousD.wasteful8.A.thatB.thoseC.whichD.when9.A.toB.betweenC.onD.both10.A.foundersB.consumersC.buildersD.suppliers1
8、1.A.coatedB.filledC.powderedD.stained12.A.brightnessB.lightC.
