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一、语法填空。
The Netherlands needs thousands of new houses because the country ___1___ (have) more and more people. But people can print (打印) some of ___2___ (they).
The government (政府) works together with some building companies (公司) ___3___ (build) 3D-printed houses. As volunteers (志愿者), an old couple (夫妻) becomes the first people in Europe ___4___ (move) into one of these houses.
People built the house with two ___5___ (bedroom), using a huge 3D printer and special cement. After printing the house out, people used a machine to carry ___6___ to the building site (建筑工地), and added a roof and windows later. It took around 120 hours ___7___ (finish) this 3D-printed house. ___8___ (usual), it takes about one or two years to build a house in the old way.
The couple will live ___9___ this house for six months, with a monthly pay of 800 euros. The cost seems a little bit high, ___10___ they think it is much cheaper than living in the hotel (宾馆).
二、七选五。
Every year, millions of birds are killed or hurt when they fly into buildings. Why does this happen? ___1___ Birds are flying into windows and tall buildings that are all covered by glass.
Many birds fly from one place to another. Most of the time, they live in the wild (野生环境). ___2___ They might see small trees and flowers inside a window and want to rest on these plants. The birds do not know there is glass between them and the plants. ___3___
Some birds fly at night. They use the moon and stars to help guide them in the right direction. Tall buildings with lights on at night can confuse (迷惑) the birds. ___4___ They don’t know the light is coming from inside a building. They fly towards the light and crash (撞击) into a building.
___5___ Many office buildings now turn off their lights at night. This helps make the number of birds that fly into buildings smaller and it also helps save energy.
A. The answer is glass.
B. People are trying to solve (解决) the problem.
C. These birds have no idea what glass is.
D