In 2016, China released guidelines forbidding weird(古怪的) construction, shifting their focus to the “economic, green and beautiful”. Now a new plan certainly fits the bill—Liuzhou Forest City, designed by the Italian firm Stefano Boeri Architetti, will be under construction in southern China.
The 175hectare, selfcontained neighborhood will contain more than 70 buildings—including homes, hospitals, hotels, schools and offices—all of which will be covered with 40, 000 trees and almost a million plants.This is the first experiment of the urban environment that's really trying to find a balance with nature.
The idea behind the project is to combine as many plants with the architecture as possible. The plants are expected to absorb almost 10, 000 tons of carbon dioxide and 57 tons of pollutants per year, and produce 900 tons of oxygen a year, while also decreasing the air temperature and providing a new habitat for displaced wildlife. Solar panels(控制板) on the roofs will collect renewable energy to power the buildings.
The project comes on the heels of Stefano Boeri Architetti's Vertical Forest, two residential towers in Milan covered in the equivalent(等同物) of five acres of forest.
“We started to imagine if it was possible to create an urban environment by planting many trees in the city, ”Boeri said. China, in his eyes, provided the perfect background for such an ambitious project.
But the project's completion is a long way off.Construction is set to begin in 2020.Boeri said there is still a lot of planning and research required before a projected completion date can be set. He remains, however, optimistic about the project, and confident about its aim. “I really think that bringing forests into the city is a way to reduce climate change, ”he said.
30．What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
A．A ban will be stopped quickly.
B．An Italian company will pay for the new plan.
C．A new neighborhood will satisfy the guidelines.
D．All strange buildings in China have been torn down.
31．What benefit will this project bring about?
A．Purifying the air around. B．Controlling the climate of the area.
C．Providing habitats for all the wildlife. D．Supplying solar energy to the world.
32．Which of the following can replace the underlined part in Paragraph 4?
A．Looks like. B．Follows. C．Differs from. D．Equals.
33．What is the text mainly about?
A．A future forest city. B．Liuzhou's development.
C．China's citybuilding policy. D．How to change a city's climate.
30．C
31．A32．B33．A
The 175hectare, selfcontained neighborhood will contain more than 70 buildings—including homes, hospitals, hotels, schools and offices—all of which will be covered with 40, 000 trees and almost a million plants.This is the first experiment of the urban environment that's really trying to find a balance with nature.
The idea behind the project is to combine as many plants with the architecture as possible. The plants are expected to absorb almost 10, 000 tons of carbon dioxide and 57 tons of pollutants per year, and produce 900 tons of oxygen a year, while also decreasing the air temperature and providing a new habitat for displaced wildlife. Solar panels(控制板) on the roofs will collect renewable energy to power the buildings.
The project comes on the heels of Stefano Boeri Architetti's Vertical Forest, two residential towers in Milan covered in the equivalent(等同物) of five acres of forest.
“We started to imagine if it was possible to create an urban environment by planting many trees in the city, ”Boeri said. China, in his eyes, provided the perfect background for such an ambitious project.
But the project's completion is a long way off.Construction is set to begin in 2020.Boeri said there is still a lot of planning and research required before a projected completion date can be set. He remains, however, optimistic about the project, and confident about its aim. “I really think that bringing forests into the city is a way to reduce climate change, ”he said.
30．What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
A．A ban will be stopped quickly.
B．An Italian company will pay for the new plan.
C．A new neighborhood will satisfy the guidelines.
D．All strange buildings in China have been torn down.
31．What benefit will this project bring about?
A．Purifying the air around. B．Controlling the climate of the area.
C．Providing habitats for all the wildlife. D．Supplying solar energy to the world.
32．Which of the following can replace the underlined part in Paragraph 4?
A．Looks like. B．Follows. C．Differs from. D．Equals.
33．What is the text mainly about?
A．A future forest city. B．Liuzhou's development.
C．China's citybuilding policy. D．How to change a city's climate.
30．C
31．A32．B33．A
