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The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970s was the enthusiasm for refurbishing older buildings. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomenon. What is new is the wholesale（大规模的）interest in reusing the past, in recycling, in adaptive rehabilitation（修复，复原）.A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco? proved their financial viability（可行性）in the 1960s, but it was in the 1970s, with strong government support through tax incentives and rapid depreciation（折旧，贬值）, as well as growing interest in ecology issues, that recycling became a major factor on the urban scene.
One of the most comprehensive ventures was the restoration and transformation of Boston's eighteenth century Faneuil Hall and the Quincy Market, designed in 1824. This section had fallen on hard times，but beginning with the construction of a new city hall immediately adjacent（邻近的）, it has returned to life with the intelligent reuse of these fine buildings under the design leadership of Benjamin Thompson. He has provided a marvelous setting for dining, shopping, professional offices, and simply walking.
Butler Square, in Minneapolis, exemplifies major changes in its complex of offices, commercial space, and public amenities（环境、房屋等的舒适）carved out of a massive pile Resigned in 1906 as a hardware warehouse. The exciting interior timber（木材，木料）structure of the building was highlighted by cutting light courts through the interior and adding large skylights（天窗）.
San Antonio, Texas, offers an object lesson for numerous other cities combating urban decay. Rather than bringing in the bulldozers（推土机）, San Antonio's leaders rehabilitated existing structures, while simultaneously cleaning up the San Antonio River, which meanders（曲折前进）through the business district.
1
What is the main idea of the passage?
A.During the 1970s, old buildings in many cities were recycled for modern use.
B.Recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers.
C.The San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the way to fight urban decay.
D.Strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in Boston.
本题答案：
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案：A
  • 系统解析：
    主旨题。综观全文，第一段是主题段，第一句是主题句，接下来的三段举例说明了主题段，所以答案应选A项。
2
What is the space at Quincy Market now used for?
A.Boston's new city hall.
B.Sports and recreational facilities.
C.Commercial and industrial warehouses.
D.Restaurants, offices, and stores.
本题答案：
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案：D
  • 系统解析：
    细节题。根据文章第二段可排除选项A、B和C。根据第二段最后一句话可确定答案是D项。
3
When was the Butler Square building originally built?
A.In the eighteenth century.
B.In the early nineteenth century.
C.In the late nineteenth century.
D.In the early twentieth century.
本题答案：
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案：D
  • 系统解析：
    细节题。根据文章第三段第一句可知最早设计建造的时间是1906年，所以应选D项。
4
What is the author's opinion of the San Antonio project?
A.It is clearly the best of projects discussed.
B.It is a good project that could be copied in other cities.
C.The extensive use of bulldozers makes the project unnecessarily costly.
D.The work done on the river was more important than the work done on the buildings.
本题答案：
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案：B
  • 系统解析：
    推断题。根据文章第四段第一句话可知作者认为圣?安东尼奥市的做法为其他城市作了榜样，所以应选B项。而选项C说大量使用推土机使工程花费大与文章内容不符。文中未提及选项A和D。
5
The passage states that the San Antonio project differed from those in Boston and Minneapolis in which of the following ways?
A.It consisted primarily of new construction.
B.It occurred in the business district.
C.It involved the environment as well as buildings.
D.It was designed to combat urban decay.
本题答案：
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 参考答案：C
  • 系统解析：
    推断题。根据文章最后一段，圣?安东尼奥市的领导们没有使用推土机就修复了原有的建筑，同时又清理了圣安东尼奥河，使其在城市的商业区蜿蜓流过。可见是既兼顾了环境又整修了旧建筑，所以应选C项。
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