单选题The significance of local authorities undertaking the task of rebuilding city centers lies in that ______ .Ait created a large number of jobs for individualsBit could speed up the building of new houses dramaticallyCit meant more investment from the government in architectureDit indicated a change in the pattern of architecture
单选题
The significance of local authorities undertaking the task of rebuilding city centers lies in that ______ .
A
it created a large number of jobs for individuals
B
it could speed up the building of new houses dramatically
C
it meant more investment from the government in architecture
D
it indicated a change in the pattern of architecture
参考解析
解析：
逻辑关系的找寻与判断。关于地方政府承担市中心重建任务的重要意义，录音中提到当地政府成为了important patrons of architecture（重要建筑赞助商），并且指出“This represented a shift away from the private individuals who had dominated the architectural scene for centuries.”，可知，该事件意味着建筑赞助者从私人向政府的转变，因此具有很大意义。因此选项D为正确答案。
【录音原文】
The most important trends in early 20th century architecture simply passed Britain by. Whilst Gropius was working on cold, hard expanses of glass, and Le Corbusier was experimenting with the use of reinforced concrete frames, we had staid architects like Edwin Lutyens producing Neo-Georgian and Renaissance country houses for an outmoded landed class. In addition there were slightly batty architect-craftsmen, the heirs of William Morris, still trying to turn the clock back to before the Industrial Revolution by making chairs and spurning new technology. Only a handful of Modern Movement buildings of any real merit were produced here during the 1920s and 1930s, and most of these were the work of foreign architects who had settled in this country.
After the Second World War, the situation began to change. The Modern Movement’s belief in progress and the future struck a chord with the mood of post-war Britain and, as reconstruction began under Attlee’s Labor government in 1945, there was a desperate need for cheap housing which could be produced quickly. The use of prefabricated elements, metal frames, concrete cladding and the absence of decoration—all of which had been embraced by Modernists abroad and viewed with suspicion by the British—were adopted to varying degrees for housing developments and schools. Local authorities, charged with the task of rebuilding city centers, became important patrons of architecture. This represented a shift away from the private individuals who had dominated the architectural scene for centuries.
逻辑关系的找寻与判断。关于地方政府承担市中心重建任务的重要意义，录音中提到当地政府成为了important patrons of architecture（重要建筑赞助商），并且指出“This represented a shift away from the private individuals who had dominated the architectural scene for centuries.”，可知，该事件意味着建筑赞助者从私人向政府的转变，因此具有很大意义。因此选项D为正确答案。
【录音原文】
The most important trends in early 20th century architecture simply passed Britain by. Whilst Gropius was working on cold, hard expanses of glass, and Le Corbusier was experimenting with the use of reinforced concrete frames, we had staid architects like Edwin Lutyens producing Neo-Georgian and Renaissance country houses for an outmoded landed class. In addition there were slightly batty architect-craftsmen, the heirs of William Morris, still trying to turn the clock back to before the Industrial Revolution by making chairs and spurning new technology. Only a handful of Modern Movement buildings of any real merit were produced here during the 1920s and 1930s, and most of these were the work of foreign architects who had settled in this country.
After the Second World War, the situation began to change. The Modern Movement’s belief in progress and the future struck a chord with the mood of post-war Britain and, as reconstruction began under Attlee’s Labor government in 1945, there was a desperate need for cheap housing which could be produced quickly. The use of prefabricated elements, metal frames, concrete cladding and the absence of decoration—all of which had been embraced by Modernists abroad and viewed with suspicion by the British—were adopted to varying degrees for housing developments and schools. Local authorities, charged with the task of rebuilding city centers, became important patrons of architecture. This represented a shift away from the private individuals who had dominated the architectural scene for centuries.
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The multi-story building,though not very tall,stood conspicuously among the century-old houses in the small city.A:invisibly B:mysteriously C:noticeably D:consciously
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单选题Which is NOT seen as a lesson drawn from the Enron disaster?AThe 401(k) assets should be placed in more than one investment option.BEmployees have to take up responsibilities for themselves.CSuch events could happen again as it is not easy to change people’s mind.DEconomic security won’t be taken for granted by future young workers.
单选题Recently traffic to the company web server has more than doubled， resulting in slower response times from the server. An administrator has decided to add a second， identical 10/100/1000 NIC to the server. The server is presently connected to a 10/100/1000 switch， with four open ports on the switch. Which of the following is the BEST solution to speed up web traffic？（）AFree up more ports on the switchBEnable server load balancingCMove the second network adapter to a new subnetDEnable network adapter teaming
单选题Sun Stable is a global insurance company with headquarters located in Houston, Texas. The campus there is made up of a number of office buildings located within the same vicinity. In 2003, a new building, Building 331B was added. The additional building houses approximately 1000 employees. Rather than deploy a private branch exchange (PBX) in the new building, Sun Stable has decided to implement an IP telephony solution. External calls will be carried across a MAN link to another building, where a gateway connects into the worldwide PBX network of Sun Stable. Voice mail and unified messaging components are required and all IP phones and workstations should be on separate VLANs and IP subnets.Which IP telephony deployment best suits their need?（）Asingle-site.Bmultisite with centralized call processingCmultisite with distributed call processingDclustering over the WAN
判断题Janos Noll distributed his translation job using web-based tools to speed up the work and in so doing created more leisure time for himself.A对B错
单选题From the passage we learn that______.AToronto spends lots of money yearly developing the cityBsome local residents showed a great interest in protecting the city's cultural siteCthe City Council of Toronto hasn't paid sufficient attention to the protection of the city's cultureDthe City Hall is still the largest city building in North America today
单选题“The city grew outward instead of upward” (Para. 2) means _____.Athe city became more spread out instead of growing tallerBthere were fewer small houses than tall buildingsCrapid development took place in the city centerDmany tall buildings could be found in the city
单选题The significance of local authorities undertaking the task of rebuilding city centers lies in that ______ .Ait created a large number of jobs for individualsBit could speed up the building of new houses dramaticallyCit meant more investment from the government in architectureDit indicated a change in the pattern of architecture
单选题The Elk City garbage dumps are so full that Elk City has been forced to pay a large sum to Caribou City to accept much of Elk City’s garbage. The Elk City mayor has proposed paying for this garbage relocation by imposing a tax on manufacturing businesses in Elk City. MegaCorp, the largest manufacturing business in the area, protests that this tax is unfair because businesses should not have to pay for a garbage problem that has been created by homeowners. Which of the following, if true, most weakens MegaCorp’s argument?AMegaCorp already pays more than $10,000 per year in taxes and fees to Elk CityBMegaCorp employs more than 60 percent of the employed residents of Elk City.CA recycling program would address the garbage problem more effectively by reducing the overall quantity of waste.DMegaCorp’s manufacturing processes produce more than 90 percent of the total waste that goes into Elk City’s garbage dumps.ECaribou City is happy to receive the extra garbage because the fees it collects from Elk City have helped to address a shortfall in education funding.
单选题Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?AManhattan is the centre of New York City.BNew York City is made up of five parts.CNew York looks like a long finger from the air.DManhattan is an island.
单选题请阅读 Passage 1，完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1These days，many large city buildings are equipped with their own air-conditioning systems.These systems help keep the buildings cool，but they can also damage the environment.Since they use a lot of electricity，for instance，they contribute indirectly to global warming.In addition，the water that flows through the systems is often cooled using chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons，or CFCs，that are believed to damage the Earth's ozone layer.Recently，though，a system has been built in the city of Toronto，Canada，that cools buildings with little damage to the environment. In the traditional air-conditioning systems found in most large buildings，water is pumped through the building in a continuous cycle.The water is first cooled to a temperature of 4℃ in machines called chillers.It is then sent to individual units that cool the air in each room.As the water flows through the building，it gradually becomes warmer.Finally，it reaches the roof ，where it is left to cool down naturally in a water tower.After that it is returned to the chillers，where the cycle begins again.Toronto lies on the shore of Lake Ontario，one of North America's Great Lakes，and the new system makes use of cold water taken from about 80 meters below the surface of the lake.At this depth，the water in the lake remains at 4℃ all year round.This is exactly the temperature to which the water in air-conditioning systems is cooled.However，the water from the lake is not pumped directly into the air-conditioning systems.Instead，it is used to cool the water that is already inside the air-conditioning systems.After that，the lake water is added to the city's ordinary water supply.Enwave，the company that developed this deep-lake cooling system，says that it uses 75 percent less energy than traditional air conditioning.And since no CFCs are used，no damage can be caused to the ozone layer.Not every city is located next to a large lake，but experts believe that systems like the one being used in Toronto could be built elsewhere by using other natural sources of cold water.What is one advantage of Enwave 's new system?AIt keeps buildings much cooler than other methods.BIt can be used by large cities anywhere in the world.CIt is much more energy-efficient than traditional systems.DIt keeps water from being used for more than one purpose.