Tired of living in the same location but don’t want to leave the house you love? That wouldn’t be a problem if architect Felipe Campolina had his way.
The Brazilian architect has designed a concept for a home tower consisting of portable, stackable (可叠起堆放的) apartment units, which he says opens up new possibilities for ways of living in the city.
His design would allow owners to take their home with them when they travel — whether for a weekend away or for longer periods, he said.
The mobile home tower project is at the concept stage, and it could be years before it is built, if ever at all.
But if it is realized, it would offer an eco-friendly solution to living in urban areas, Campolina said.
“We have enough technology to build with fewer materials and minimize (使减至最小) the impact on nature,” he said.
His vision would call for units with a green roof and walls and a system for recycling water.
The tower, whose first floor would be built nine meters above ground, would also make it possible to save space in thickly populated areas.
“It is designed to facilitate (使便利) its application in dense urban centers, where space is very limited,” he said.
Still just a concept, Campolina — who designed the building for architecture journal eVolo’s Skyscraper Competition — said with enough public interest, it just might become a reality one day.
【小题1】We can learn from the first four paragraphs that the tower _____.

A.is now being built
B.is intended for people in the countryside
C.will be made up of mobile living units
D.was designed by a US architect
【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE about the home tower?
A.All its walls will be painted blue.
B.It will have a waste paper recycling system.
C.It will be made of recycled rubbish.
D.It will do little harm to the environment.
【小题3】The building’s first floor would be built high above ground _____.
A.to save space in crowded citiesB.to make the building attractive
C.to build the house solidlyD.to fix its units more easily

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The more accessible a company's services are, the more business it will do. Why are the same ___1___ not applied when it comes to Internet websites then? A Hong Kong study has found that the local sites of two leading ___2___, McDonald's and Motorola, are the most user-unfriendly of the 30 websites tested. The lack of ___3___ means they are not only losing customers, but ___4___ to meet their social responsibilities.

         In an ever-more Internet-connected world, ___5___ are as important as physical shops or offices. They are ___6___ used as a way of banking, shopping and getting news. This is especially so for the disabled, who find it ___7___ to shop on-line than go to a store in person. A website that does not let them do this is the same as having a(n) "___8___" sign on a door. 

         In Hong Kong, it is ___9___ not to provide the disabled with access to schools and buildings, but at present there are no specific laws on Internet accessibility. However, companies are morally responsible for ensuring that their websites can be ___10___ by people who are visually disabled or have difficulty walking around. Ideals for design have long been put forward by the World Wide Web Consortium, a global community working on open standards to ___11___ accessibility and development.

         Computer technology is ___12___ fast and it is now much easier to create websites that are ___13___ for all people, sighted or disabled. Companies should ensure that the designers of their websites ___14___ guidelines for accessibility. We should try to make our city as ___15___ as possible, on-line and off.

1.A. data                            B. principles             C. experiences                  D. technologies

2.A. companies                B. products              C. stores                                D. factories

3.A. power                         B. study                     C. attraction                             D. access

4.A. deciding                B. attempting          C. failing                                 D. stopping

5.A. computers                B. hotlines                C. signals                           D. websites

6.A. increasingly              B. possibly                C. extremely                     D. randomly

7.A. cheaper                     B. safer                     C. easier                                      D. quicker

8.A. waiting                       B. sale                       C. open                               D. closed

9.A. unreasonable           B. illegal                        C. unimportant                 D. impolite

10.A. found                        B. read                      C. known                            D. created

11.A. permit.               B. discover               C. start                               D. ensure

12.A. weakening              B. dropping              C. changing                       D. flying

13.A. wonderful               B. usable                   C. harmless                       D. profitable

14.A. follow                       B. write                     C. break                              D. ignore

15.A. beautiful                  B. wealthy                C. accessible                     D. respectable

 

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