职称英语综合类考试考前每日一练(5)
<p> 职称英语综合类考试考前每日一练</p><p> <span word="Building">Building</span> <span word="Renovation">Renovation</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="factories">factories</span>,<span word="warehouses">warehouses</span>,<span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="renovated">renovated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="uses">uses</span>. <span word="City">City</span> <span word="planners">planners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="remodeled">remodeled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="architect">architect</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span>, <span word="renovating">renovating</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="courthouse">courthouse</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>;<span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>; <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Plains">Plains</span>, <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p> <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="renovation">renovation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="advertised">advertised</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="They">They</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Ghirardelli">Ghirardelli</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>,<span word="where">where</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>; <span word="Trolley">Trolley</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Salt">Salt</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="warehouses">warehouses</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>;<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soho">Soho</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="unused">unused</span> <span word="warehouses">warehouses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="studios">studios</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span>? <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nostalgia">nostalgia</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="builder">builder</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>.<span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="Feelings">Feelings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="preserving">preserving</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tearing">tearing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="constructing">constructing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="builders">builders</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="permits">permits</span>, <span word="sewer">sewer</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="connections">connections</span>.</p>
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