2013年12月英语四级考试完形填空练习（10）
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The part of the environmental movement that draws my firm's attention is the design of cities. buildings and products. When we designed America's first so-called "green" office building in New York two decades 71, we felt very alone. But today, thousands of people come to green building conferences, and the 72 that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to 73 .
Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren't designed for 74 use. The "energy-efficient" sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis 75 indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint, wall covering and carpet. So far 20 years. we've been focusing on these materials 76 to the molecules, looking for ways to make them 77 for people and the planet.
Home builders can now use materials-such as paints that release significantly _78_ amounts of organic compounds -that don't 79 the quality of the air, water, or soil. Ultimately. 80_, our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being "less bad" but on creating 81 healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil _82_ reused by industry again and again. As a matter of _83, the world's largest carpet manufacturer has already _ 84_"_ a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable (可循环用的).
Look at it this way: No one __85 out to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are } 86 causing these conditions, whether we like it or not. So 87_ of simply trying to reduce the damage, we are _88_ a positive approach. We're giving people high-quality, healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a 89 effect on the world. It's not just the building industry, either. 90_ cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building. Portland, Seattle and Boston have said they want to be green cities. Chicago wants to be the greenest city in the world.
71. A) ago B) before C) off D) away
72. A) practice B) idea C) outlook D) scheme
73. A) go B) arrive C) come D) continue
74. A) indoor B) relevant C) inward D) flexible
75. A) displayed B) exhibited C) discovered D) revealed
76. A) back B) next C) down D) near
77. A) comfortable B) safe C) cautious D) stable
78. A) reduced B) descended C) revised D) delayed
79. A) deny B) dissolve C) depress D) destroy
80. A) besides B) anyhow C) however D) anyway
81. A)partially B) completely C) exactly D) superficially
82.A)or B) but C)and D) nor
83. A) interest B) principle C) fact D) course
84. A) sketched B) researched C) constructed D) developed
85. A) starts B) looks C) pulls D) makes
86. A) basically B) traditionallyC) originally D) inevitably
87. A) because C) instead B) out D) regardless
88. A) adjusting C) adopting B) admitting D) adapting
89. A) functional C) precious B) beneficial D) sensible
90. A) Entire C) Full B) Total D) Complete
答案解析
71. A) ago 72. C) idea 73. B) come 74. A) indoor 75. D) revealed 76. B) down 77. C) safe 78. A) reduced 79. D) destroy 80. B) however 81. C) completely 82. A) or 83.B) fact 84.D) developed 85.A) starts 86.D) inevitably 87. C) instead 88.C) adopting 89.B) beneficial 90. A) Entire
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