xx同等学力申硕英语阅读理解专项训练Desperatelyshortoflivingspaceanddangerouslypronetoflooding，theNetherlandsplanstostartbuildinghomes，businessesandevenroadsonwater.Withnearlyathirdofthecountryalreadycoveredbywaterandhalfofitslandmassbelowsealevelandconstantlyunderthreatfromrisingwaters，theauthoritiesbelievethatfloatingmunitiesmaywellbethefuture.SixprototypewoodenandaluminumfloatinghousesarealreadyattachedtosomethingoffAmsterdam，andatleastafurther100areplannedonthesameestate，calledIjburg.“Everybodyaskswhydidn’twedothiskindofthingbefore，”saidGijsbertVanderWoerdt，directorofthefirmresponsibleforpromotingtheconcept.“AfterBangladeshwe’rethemostdenselypopulatedcountryintheworld.Buildingspaceisscarceandgovernmentstudiesshowthatwe’llneedtodoublethespaceavailabletousintheingyearstomeetallourneeds.”Beforebeingplacedonthewaterandmovedintopositionbytugboats(拖船)，thehousesarebuiltonlandatopconcreteflat-bottomedboats，whichencasegiantlumpsofpolystyrene(聚苯乙烯)reinforcedwithsteel.Theflat-bottomedboatsaresaidtobeunsinkableandareanchoredbyunderwatercables.Thefloatingroadsapplythesametechnology.TheconceptisprovingpopularwiththeDutch.Thewaitinglistforsuchhomes，whichwillcostbetweeneuros200000～500000tobuy，runsto5000names，claimsVanderWoerdt.Withmuchofthecountrygivenovertomarketgardeningandtheintensivecultivationofflowers，plannershavealsoeupwithdesignsforfloatinggreenhousessothatthewaterbeneaththemirrigatestheplantsandcontrolsthetemperatureinside.Apilotproject，covering50hectaresoffloodedlandnearAmsterdam’sSchipholairport，isplannedforxx.Theopportunitiesforinnovativedeveloperslookpromising.“Wehave10projectsinthepipeline-floatingvillagesandcitiespletewithoffices，shopsandrestaurants，”VanderWoerdtsaid.51.TheNetherlandsplanstostartbuildingfloatingmunitiesonwaterbecause.A.mostpartsofthecountryarecoveredbywaterB.thecountryisconstantlythreatenedbyfloodsC.itwillpromotethecultivationofflowersD.peoplethinkitbettertoliveonwater52.Byciting“Everyoneaskswhydidn’twedothiskindofthingbefore”，theauthorwantstotellusthat.A.buildingfloatingmunitiesisaverygoodideaB.thedirectorofthefirmdidn’twanttoanswerthequestionC.theNetherlandsshouldfollowtheexampleofBangladeshD.peoplearenotsatisfiedwiththegovernment’swork53.Thefloatinghouseswillbe.A.reinforcedwithsteelB.madeofconcreteC.constructedinwaterD.builtonboats54.Aordingtotheauthor，thefloatingmunitiesonwater.A.canpromotemarketgardeningB.arebeyondthereachofmostDutchpeopleC.willincreasethecostofgardeningD.willbeverypopularbytheyearofxx55.“10projectsinthepipeline”inthelastparagraphmeans.A.“10pipelinestoprovidegas”B.“10paniestolaythepipelines”C.“10floatinghousestobebuiltonwater”D.“10buildingprojectsplannedandstarted”由于生存空间紧缺，加上容易受到洪涝灾害的威胁，荷兰政府方案在海上兴建房屋、商店甚至公路。这个国家有将近三分之一的国土已经被海水覆盖，一半的陆地位于海平面以下，并经常受到上涨海水的威胁，荷兰政府认为未来将是浮动的社区。在阿姆斯特丹市外的某个物体上已经固定了六种木制和铝制的浮动房，并且方案在同一区域至少再造一百套这样的浮动房——这个地方叫艾吉博格。“每个人都问为什么之前我们没有做这样的事情，”葛吉斯博特·万德沃尔特说。他是一家负责提倡浮动房概念公司的老总。“除了孟加拉国，我们是世界上人口最密集的国家，建筑空间稀少，政府调查显示，在未来几年里，我们需要把可利用空间增加一倍以满足我们的需求。”在被放于水中并被拖船拖到指定地点之前...
