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The Guangzhou Opera House was designed by Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid. Though nature inspired the
architect, she used 21st-century construction and desi methods to make her design a reality. GPS positioning
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and laser techniques helped shape the structure.
Bubble Palace (Cannes, France)
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昆明市第 中学2024届高中新课标高三第十次考前适应性训练
Inspiration: "Habitology"一the idea that habitats should use nature's curves (曲线）
英 语 试 卷 Size: Almost three times the size of a basketball court
This house may look like a space settlement, but it's really a IO-bedroom palace. Made of cave-like
bubbles, it also has ponds, waterfalls, swimming pools, an outdoor theater and views of the Mediterranean Sea.
本试卷共三个部分。 考试结束后， 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 满分 120 分，考试用时 100 分钟。
Architect Antti Lovag had the bubbles built out of iron bars covered with wire web and concrete, and then
注意事项： coated with a mix of fibergl 邸 s and plastic.
1. 答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清 1. Which building involves a visual trick?
楚，并认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名、考场号、座位号及科目，在规定的位置上贴好条形码。 A.Cube Houses. B. Wonder Works.
2. 每小题选出答案后， 用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦 C.Guangzhou Opera House. D. Bubble Palace.
干净后， 再选涂其他答案标号。 答在试卷上的答案无效。
2. What inspired the design of Zaha Hadid?
A. Trees in a forest. B. A laboratory in a villa.
第一部分：阅读（共两节， 满分50分）
C. A concept on habitat. D. A geographic phenomenon.
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分， 满分37.5分）
3. Where is the smallest building of the four located?
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C、D) 中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项
A. In China. B. In France. C. In Netherlands. D. In the USA.
涂黑。
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A
At first glance, 15-year-old Kenan Pala seems like a typical teenager, playing video games with his
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friends, but he also loves finance and economics and invests in the stock (股票） market. He founded
Cube Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Kids4Community, a nonprofit offering volunteer projects for kids, when he was just 12.
Inspiration: Trees in a forest
The idea came out of his family's experieI1f;e. Pala's parents came to the U. S. from Turkey in 1998 and
Size: About one-fourth the size of a basketball court
founded a company. "We started very little here," said Pala's mother. "But for the help we got along the way,
As a popular attraction, the 38 Cube Houses are also real houses that people live in! The cubes have
we wouldn't have been where we are. " The Palas wanted their children to live by this lesson, so they
concrete foundations and floors with a wood-frame living space on top. The furniture is tailor-made to fit the odd
encouraged them to give hack to the community.
angles. Architect Piet Blom desi ed the homes based on the idea of "living as an urban roo广
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Anyone can donate with Kids4Community, but its events are intended for kids. Pala's organization aims to
Wonder Works (Pigeon Forge, the USA)
boost young people's involvement in community efforts because many organizations don't let children volunteer.
Inspiration: A laboratory in an Italian-style villa
Last month, Kids4Community volunteers made 2, 000 hygiene kits containing shampoo, toothbrushes,
Size: About nine-tenths the size of a football field
toothpaste, and other supplies. Kids4Community organizes the event annually and distributes the kits to the
Looking at the cracks in this building, you might think, ls it about to collapse? And how do they get palm
trees to grow ups必e down? But the upside-down features are just for show. This indoor amusement park is needy through Christmas Day. In fall, the group's efforts are focused on disaster victims. Over the years, it has
actually pretty normal with more than 100 hands-on science exhibits and activities. made care packages for survivors of earthquakes and Hurricanes.
Guangzhou Opera House (Guangzhou, China) Another key focus is homelessness - an issue that has taken on particular si ificance. Years ago, Pala
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Inspiration: Erosion (侵蚀） of rocks and landscapes was jogging along the beach when he came across a sickly baby seal (海豹）， surrounded by people who were
Size: About 13 times the size of a football field caring for it and calling for help. "Hours later, I saw a homeless person, also sick and needing help, but people
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