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Desperately short of living space and dangerously prone to flooding, the Netherlands plans to start building homes, businesses and even roads on water.
With nearly a third of the country already covered by water and half of its land mass below sea level and constantly under threat from rising waters, the authorities believe that floating communities may well be the future.
Six prototype wooden and aluminum floating houses are already attached to something off Amsterdam, and at least a further 100 are planned on the same estate, called Ijburg.
“Everybody asks why didn’t we do this kind of thing before,” said Gijsbert Van der Woerdt, director of the firm responsible for promoting the concept. “After Bangladesh we’re the most densely populated country in the world. Building space is scarce and government studies show that we’ll need to double the space available to us in the coming years to meet all our needs.”
Before being placed on the water and moved into position by tugboats(拖船),the houses are built on land atop concrete flat- bottomed boats, which encase giant lumps of polystyrene (聚苯乙烯)reinforced with steel. The flat- bottomed boats are said to be unsinkable and are anchored by underwater cables. The floating roads apply the same technology.
The concept is proving popular with the Dutch. “The waiting list for such homes, which will cost between euros 200,000,500,000 to buy, runs to 5,000 names,” claims Van der Woerdt.
With much of the country given over to market gardening and the intensive cultivation of flowers, planners have also come up with designs for floating greenhouses designed so that the water beneath them irrigates the plants and controls the temperature inside.
A pilot project, covering 50 hectares of flooded land near Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, is planned for 2005.
The opportunities for innovative developers look promising. “We have 10 projects in the pipeline —floating villages and cities complete with offices, shops and restaurants,” Van der Woerdt said.
1. The Netherlands plans to start building floating communities on water because______.
A.most parts of the country are covered by water
B.the country is constantly threatened by floods
C.it will promote the cultivation of flowers
D.people think it better to live on water
2. By citing “Everyone asks why didn’t we do this kind of thing before”, the author wants to tell us that______.
A.building floating communities is a very good idea
B.the director of the firm didn’t want to answer the question
C.the Netherlands should follow the example of Bangladesh
D.people are not satisfied with the government’s work
3. The floating houses will be______.
A.reinforced with steel B.made of concrete
C.constructed in water D.built on boats
4. According to the author, the floating communities on water______.
A.can promote market gardening
B.are beyond the reach of most Dutch people
C.will increase the cost of gardening
D.will be very popular by the year of 2005
5. “10 projects in the pipeline” in the last paragraph means______.
A.“10 pipelines to provide gas”
B.“10 companies to lay the pipelines”
C.“10 floating houses to be built on water”
D.“10 building projects planned and started”
答案解析
l. B。通过文章的第一句可知,由于生存空间的减少和洪水的威胁,荷兰才决定在水上建造家园、楼房甚至马路。故答案为B。
2. A。从第四段中可以看出,作者引用这句话主要是为了说明这是一个好主意。故答案为A。
3. D。从第五段的“…the houses are built on land atop concrete flat-bottomed boats…”可知,漂浮的房子建在平底船上。故答案为D。
4. A。倒数第三段告诉我们“水上的漂浮社区将会促进园艺市场”。故答案为A。
5. D。in the pipeline是一个词组,表示“在进行中”。故答案为D。
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