2016成都市高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（7）及答案
<p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="architects">architects</span>—<span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>—<span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="want">want</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Yocum">Yocum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>,<span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span>-<span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>,<span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="old">old</span>,<span word="even">even</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>,<span word="open">open</span> <span word="courtyard">courtyard</span>,<span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rusting">rusting</span> (生锈的)<span word="walls">walls</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 2000,<span word="Yocum">Yocum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="End">End</span>. <span word="Built">Built</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1947,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span>,<span word="so">so</span> <span word="Yocum">Yocum</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="demolition">demolition</span> (拆除),<span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>,<span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="demolition">demolition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>,<span word="and">and</span>“<span word="to">to</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="rust">rust</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span>. “ <span word="Yocum">Yocum</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="season">season</span>,<span word="more">more</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rust">rust</span> <span word="develops">develops</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="installation">installation</span> (装置)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="there">there</span>—<span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>-<span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="show">show</span>. “</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>,<span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courtyard">courtyard</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="skylights">skylights</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Yocum">Yocum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buffer">buffer</span> (缓冲) <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="room">room</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="openings">openings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="studio">studio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courtyard">courtyard</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span>.</p>
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