第二讲容易“顾此失彼”的“mainidea”型主旨大意题Test1(2013·湖北省鄂西示范校高中毕业班质量检查)Anyonewho’sheardthestoryofthethreelittlepigsmighthavesomereservationsabouttheuseofwoodasabuildingmaterial.Butarchitectsandengineersarereusingwoodasaquickandecofriendlysolutiontomodernconstruction—andnotjustforpioneerstylelogcabins.TherecentcompletionofaneightstoreywoodenofficeblockinAustriaandaninestoreyhousingblockinLondonshowshowthe“woodenbuilding”isfastbecomingareality.TheLCTOnebuildingisabuildingmadefrombothwoodandconcreteanddesignedbyAustrianarchitecturalfirmCree.Creeclaimsthatbuildingtheglulam(胶合层木)elementsofthebuildingoffsiteinadvancecutsconstructiontimebyhalf，guaranteesqualityandreducesthebuildingscarbonfootprint.Concretegivesoffnearlyitsownweightincarbondioxideasit’sproduced；therawmaterialforwoodenskyscrapers，bycontrast，literallygrowsontreesandabsorbscarbonfromtheairasitdoesso.NabihTahan，anarchitect，said：“Wewanttomakebuildingslikecarcompaniesmakecars，orcomputercompaniesmakecomputers，usinganindustrialprocessandasystem’sapproach.Togetgoodperformanceoutofbuildings，youcan’tkeepmakingthemwildlypiecebypieceonsite，cuttingthingsintherain.Youneedtodesignthemrightandhaveastepbysteporganizedprocess.”BritisharchitectsWaughThistletoncalculatedthattheyavoidedproducingnearly125tonsofcarbondioxideinbuildingwhatissofartheworld’stallestmodernwoodstructure，theninestoreyStadthausbuilding.Architectsarenowcompetingtobuildeverhigher，evergreenerwoodenbuildings.Alreadyconstructionhasbegunona10floorresidentialblockmadefromCLTinMelbourne，Australia.However，buildingregulationsthreatentonipthegrowthofwoodenstructuresinthebud.Manycountriesrestrictthemaximumheightofwoodenbuildings.InRussiathelimitisjustfourfloors，inCanadait’ssix，whileintheUSandChinait’samerefive.语篇解读这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了建筑师们现在重新利用木头来建造房屋的情况，并说明了该种房屋节省原料以及具有环保的作用等。1．Whyisthewoodenbuildingbecomingpopular?A．Becauseithasbuildingmaterialspreparedinadvance.B．Becauseitdoesn’tneedconcreteanymore.C．Becauseithasthestyleofpioneers’logcabins.D．Becauseitisenvironmentallyfriendly.解析：考查细节理解。根据文章第二段内容、第四段的“Concretegivesoffnearlyitsownweightincarbondioxide...asitdoesso.”和倒数第三段的内容可知，木头建筑受欢迎是因为它环保，故选D。答案：D2.AccordingtoNabihTahan，makingbuildings________.A．adoptsawayoftheproductionlineB．needsthehelpofthecomputercompaniesC．isaperformanceofarchitectsonsiteD．hastocutthingspiecebypiece解析：考查细节理解。根据第五段的内容可知，他认为这种房子，可以像生产汽车或生产电脑一样，采取流水线的方式，因此选A。答案：A3.Theunderlinedword“nip”inthepassagemaymean“________”．A．preventB．promoteC．achieveD．maintain解析：考查词义猜测。根据该词前后的内容“buildingregulationsthreaten”和“thegrowthofwoodenstructuresinthebud”以及最后一段内容可推知，这个词在这里表示“阻碍”的意思。答案：A4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Concreteisusedlessinmodernskyscrapers.B．Woodenbuildingmaterialshavegreaterstrength.C．Newwoodenbuildingspromiseecofriendlybuildings.D．Morewoodisusedinbuildingstosavetime.解析：考查主旨大意。本文主要介绍了建筑师们利用木头来建造房屋的情况，该种房屋不但省时省力，而且还具有环保的作用，因此C项最能概括本文主旨。答案：CTest2(2013·湖北省春季宜昌三校高三年级三月联考)WhiletravelingthroughSwedenafewyearsago，...
