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阅读理解 　　At Dallm/Fort Worth Airport, the lights are controlled by sensors that measure sunlight．They dim immediately when it’s sunny and brighten when a passing cloud blocks the sun． 　　A wall of windows at a University of Pennsylvania engineering budding has built-in blinds(百叶窗)controlled by a computer program that follows the sun’s path． Buildings are getting smarter－and the next generation of building materials is expected to do even more． 　　Windows could catch the sun’s energy to heat water．Sensors that measure the carbon dioxide breathed out by people in a room could determine whether the air conditioning needs to be turned up． 　　Many new materials and technology have been designed in the last 15 years．They are now being used in a wave of buildings designed to save as much energy as possible．They include old ideas, like “green roofs”, where a belt of plants on a roof helps the building keep heat in winter and stay cool in summer, and new ideas, like special coating for windows that lets light in, but keeps heat out． 　　As technologies such as sensors become cheaper, their uses spread． 　　The elevators(电梯)at Seven World Trade Center, which is under construction in New York, use a system that groups people traveling to nearby floor into the same elevator, thus saving elevator stops．People who work in the building will enter it by swiping(刷)ID cards that will tell the elevators their floor; readouts will then tell them which elevator to use．The building also has windows with a coating that blocks heat while letting in light． 　　More new building materials and technology are in development．A Philadelphia building farm is now working on “smart wrap” that uses tiny solar collectors to catch the sun’s energy and transmitters(传感器)the width of a human hair to move it．They are expected to change the face of the construction industry in the next ten years or so． (1) _________ will be developed and used in the construction industry． [　　] A． “Green mops” that cool or heat buildings B． “Smart wrap” that catches the sun’s energy C． Sunlight-measuring sensors that control lights D． Window coating that lets light in, but keeps heat out (2) The elevators at Seven World Trade Center are special because they can _________． [　　] A． send people to floors with fewer stops B． teach people how to use their ID cards C． make people stay very cool in summer D． help people go traveling in the building (3) The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _________． [　　] A． a human being B． smart wrap C． the sun’s energy D． a transmitter (4) What might be the most suitable title for the text? [　　] A． Buildings Are Becoming Smarter B． Buildings Are Getting More Sunlight C． Buildings Are Lacking in Much Energy D． Buildings Are Using Cheaper Materials

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．A;
解析：

(1)	最后一段中可以找到smart wrap，最后一句话说明这种发明将会用于建筑业。
(2)	倒数第二段“…a system that groups people traveling to nearby floor into the same elevator, thus saving elevator stops”一句表明，答案应是…send people to floors with fewer stops。
(3)	最后一段中作者谈到要用solar collectors来catch the sun’s energy，用transmitters去move it，可见catch和move属于并列的关系，它们的宾语也是一致的。
(4)	根据文章每一部分谈及的具体内容，我们可以得出结论，现代建筑越来越聪明了。