When I was still an architecture
student, a teacher told me, "We learn more from buildings that fall down than
from buildings that stand up." What he meant was that construction is as much
the result of experience as of theory. Although structural design follows
established formulas, the actual performance of a building is complicated by the
passage of time, the behavior of users, the natural elements--and unnatural
events. All are difficult to simulate. Buildings, unlike cars, can’t be
crash-tested.
The first important lesson of the World Trade
Center collapse is that tall buildings can withstand the impact of a large
jetliner. The twin towers were supported by 59 perimeter columns on each side.
Although about 30 of these columns, extending from four to six floors, were
destroyed in each building by the impact, initially both tow
A. We should wear seat belts while driving.
B. We should build low buildings just as we should drive slowly.
C. We should make building tall buildings illegal.
D. We should pay for safety while constructing tall buildings.
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[单项选择] Passage 4
When I was still an architecture
student, a teacher told me, "We learn more from buildings that fall down than
from buildings that stand up." What he meant was that construction is as much
the result of experience as of theory. Although structural design follows
established formulas, the actual performance of a building is complicated by the
passage of time, the behavior of users, the natural elements--and unnatural
events. All are difficult to simulate. Buildings, unlike cars, can’t be
crash-tested.
The first important lesson of the World Trade
Center collapse is that tall buildings can withstand the impact of a large
jetliner. The twin towers were supported by 59 perimeter columns on each side.
Although about 30 of these columns, extending from four to six floors, were
destroyed in each building by the impact, initially both tow
A. architecture is something more out of experience than out of theory
B. architecture depends just as much on experience as on theory
C. it is safer for people to live in old buildings
D. we learn not so much from our failure as from our success
[单项选择] Passage Four
When I was still an architecture
student, a teacher told me, "We learn more from buildings that fall down than
from buildings that stand up.’ What he meant was that construction is as much
the result of experience as of theory. Although structural design follows
established formulas, the actual performance of a building is complicated by the
passage of time, the behavior of users, the natural elements—and unnatural
events. All are difficult to simulate. Buildings, unlike cars, can’t be
crash-tested.
The first important lesson of the World Trade
Center collapse is that tall buildings can withstand the impact of a large
jetliner. The twin towers were supported by 59 perimeter columns on each side.
Although about 30 of these columns, extending from four to six floors, were
destroyed in each building by the impact, initially both t
A. architecture is something more out of experience than out of theory
B. architecture depends just as much on experience as on theory
C. it is safer for people to live in old buildings
D. we learn not so much from our failures as from our success
[单项选择] Passage Four
When I began reading Catch-22, I
thought it was a farcical satire on life in the’ United States Army Air Force.
Later I believed that Mr. Heller’s target was modern war and all those who axe
responsible for waging it. Still later it seemed that he was attacking social
organization and anyone who derives power from it. But by the end of the book it
had become plain to me that it is no other phrase will do the human condition
itself which is the object of Mr. Heller’ an outraged fury and
disgust.
A reviewer must always keep an anxious eye on the
state of his currency. If he announces too many masterpieces he risks
inflation (though it is sometimes forgotten by some of us that the cowardice of
perpetual crabbing (挑剔) receives its own kind of punishment). It does not seem
many weeks since I was proclaiming that Malcolm Lowry
A. a review of a film
B. a book about the U. S. Air Force
C. an essay on satire
D. a review of a book
[单项选择]Passage Two
When I was 65, I decided to go back to school. I realized this was the step toward bettering my life. It was merely an idea, and when it was time to take action, a community college named Rock Valley College stood out as a great fit for me. The reasonable cost and location of the main campus meant that I could attend classes without seriously affecting my family’s finances.
My family noticed a change within weeks; I was happier, more organized, more focused. My workload forced me to manage my time more wisely and work more sufficiently. I felt confident, ready to take on new academic challenges and fill in my knowledge gaps.
However, the changes I’ve experienced run deeper than that. There is a renewed sense of curiosity and a desire to learn in our house --- not only for me, but also my children and husband.
Within the excellent professors and great classes at the college, it would have been difficult to pass these lessons on to my children. “Education is impo
A. its friendly staff
B. its cost and location
C. its easy sign-up process
D. its interesting courses
[单项选择] Passage Two
When I was home in Britain on holiday
last summer, I spent an evening looking at photos my father had taken when he
stayed with us in Beijing in the spring of 1966. Of all these interesting scenes
of the past, the one I exclaimed at was a photo of Chang An Jie at Tiananmen.
The photo showed one car and two bicycles!
This made me reflect
on the changes that have transformed Beijing since I came to the city 37 years
ago. In those days, the bicycle was king. What sheer joy it was to cycle along
with the hundreds (not thousands) of fellow pedallers (骑车人), never in fear of
life and limb as one is now. I bought my first bike in 1963. It cost me 150
yuan-in those days three or four months’ salary for the average city
dweller.
Such changes! Good or bad Today, cycling is hazardous
but bikes are easily affordable. Gone are the old woo
A. She was a teacher.
B. She was a visiting farmer.
C. She was a journalist writing articles about China.
D. She was a business woman helping her father with his business.
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