2016届高考英语二轮复习专题基础训练：7 词义猜测题
<p> 词义猜测题</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2017·北京东城期末检测)</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="Eastgate">Eastgate</span> <span word="Building">Building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Harare">Harare</span>,<span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span>,<span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="cooling">cooling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="termite">termite</span> <span word="mound">mound</span>(白蚁丘).</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>rchitect Mick Pearce used precisely the same strategy when designing the Eastgate Building,which has no air-conditioning and almost no heating.The building—the country’s largest commercial and shopping complex—uses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building of its size.The Eastgate’s owners saved $3.5 million on a $36 million building because an air-conditioning plant didn’t have to be imported.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shady">shady</span>,<span word="glass">glass</span>-<span word="roofed">roofed</span> <span word="atrium">atrium</span>(天井) <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.<span word="Fans">Fans</span> <span word="suck">suck</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atrium">atrium</span>,<span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="hollow">hollow</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="baseboard">baseboard</span> <span word="vents">vents</span>(出口).<span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warms">warms</span>,<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="vents">vents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="chimneys">chimneys</span>.</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>,<span word="big">big</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="floors">floors</span>.<span word="By">By</span> <span word="day">day</span>,<span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="circulate">circulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="floors">floors</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="days">days</span>,<span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="heaters">heaters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vents">vents</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Harare">Harare</span> <span word="is">is</span> 1,600 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span>,<span word="has">has</span> <span word="cloudless">cloudless</span> <span word="skies">skies</span>,<span word="little">little</span> <span word="dampness">dampness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="swings">swings</span>—<span word="days">days</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="as">as</span> 31℃ <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="to">to</span> 14℃ <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>.“<span word="You">You</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>,<span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fantastically">fantastically</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="summers">summers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fantastically">fantastically</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="winters">winters</span>,” <span word="Pearce">Pearce</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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