文章大意:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了随着城市的快速发展,世界各地出现了越来越多被忽视的城市空间。处理这些死气沉沉的空间的增加已经成为几乎每个大城市的一个严重问题。
1 . With cities growing faster than ever, more and more _______ urban spaces are appearing all around the world. Dealing with the increase in these lifeless spaces has been a serious problem for almost every major city.
Valero Square is located in the center of the city’s downtown at a busy tram line station and next to a large market. With such a good location, the site should have been a(n) _______ area, but the reality couldn’t have been more _______ . While thousands of people move through the square every day, few stopped to spend time in the square. People would instead simply _______ without a second thought.
That was until the installation of a project titled “Warde”.
The installation is a cluster of giant red “flowers”, which open to 30 feet wide, on top of 30-foot-tall “stems”. The flowers can be filled with _______ . This inflation (膨胀) and deflation enable the flowers to open and close.
The new installation is difficult to neglect, but what is truly _______ is the way that these flowers interact with their surroundings. Standing under one of the flowers will cause it to open and stay _______ until you choose to leave, providing shade and _______ from the hot sun. Warde is also programmed to _______ to public transport service, springing to life as the trams arrive and depart from the square, ________ travellers not to miss their tram.
Temporary ________ projects such as Warde are being used more and more as a way to reengage communities with neglected spaces. ________ it’s still too early to say if Valero Square has been brought back to life by Warde, the project has certainly managed to generate increased public ________ in the space. ________ , Warde is an excellent example of how urban art projects can be a great tool for getting people to stop and really take notice of their ________ .
1. A.rebuilt | B.monitored | C.neglected | D.resolved |
2. A.positive | B.memorable | C.enormous | D.lively |
3. A.ideal | B.different | C.complex | D.enjoyable |
4. A.hold back | B.turn up | C.pass by | D.look over |
5. A.air | B.traps | C.smog | D.pipes |
6. A.confusing | B.amazing | C.demanding | D.embarrassing |
7. A.faint | B.dense | C.still | D.separate |
8. A.vacancy | B.relief | C.tolerance | D.distance |
9. A.connect | B.shift | C.react | D.subject |
10. A.reminding | B.persuading | C.warning | D.urging |
11. A.investment | B.science | C.construction | D.art |
12. A.While | B.If | C.Considering | D.As |
13. A.relations | B.interest | C.trust | D.order |
14. A.In other words | B.In any case | C.In return | D.In addition |
15. A.surroundings | B.atmosphere | C.neighborhood | D.location |