2023年中考一轮复习英语说明文阅读专题训练

初三中考一轮复习英语说明文阅读专题训练 一 The Oceanix project, started by designers, architects(建筑师)and engineers from different countries, has taken an important step forward. Last month, they signed an agreement with Busan(釜山), the South Korean city, to host the first of its floating neighborhoods off South Korea’s coast. The planned “floating city” could eventually accommodate 10, 000 people, offering coastal areas a solution to the threat of the rising sea levels. The neighborhoods will be set on floating platforms, each of which houses 300 people in buildings up to seven stories high. They can be arranged into larger networks, connected via walkways and bicycle paths; in theory, they can join to form a wider 10,000—people Oceanix City, which has everything from restaurants and co-working spaces to urban farms and entertaining facilities. According to the design, the neighborhoods are “self-supporting”: they are able to produce their own food and energy with “zero waste.” They will use wind and solar energy, and grow bamboo for the construction of new buildings. Fresh water will be produced on the platforms, too, with rain water collected, stored and treated. South Korea’s southern coastline, where Busan is located, has experienced worse flood damage than anywhere else in Korea in the past decade. It is warned that the city’s famous Haeundae Beach could disappear by 2030. According to the agreement, the first Oceanix neighborhood in Busan will complete, with people living in it, by 2025. Busan’s mayor Park Heong-joon welcomed the agreement, saying, “We need a new vision where it is possible for people, nature and technology to co-exist.” The director of the project, Maimunah Sharif, described Busan as the “ideal” location for the project. He added, “Instead of fighting with water, let us learn to live in harmony with it.” 1. What is the step forward that the Oceanix project has taken? A. Forming a team of international experts. B. Reaching an agreement with Busan. C. Building