9."Birds"and"airports"are two words that,paired together,don't normally paint the most harmonious picture.So it really raises some eyebrows when China announces plans to build an airport that5s for birds.
Described as the world's first-ever bird airport,the proposed Lingang Bird Sanctuary(保護區) in the northern coastal city of Tianjin is,of course,not an actual airport.Rather,it's a wetland preserve specifically designed to accommodate hundreds-even thousands-of daily takeoffs and landings by birds traveling along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.Over 50species of migratory (遷徙的)water birds,some endangered,will stop and feed at the protected sanctuary before continuing their long journey along the flyway.
Located on a former landfill site,the 61-hectare (150-acre) airport is also open to human travelers.(Half a million visitors are expected annually.) However,instead of duty-free shopping,the main attraction for non-egg-laying creatures at Tianjin's newest airport will be a green-roofed education and research center,a series of raised"observation platforms"and a network of scenic walking and cycling paths and trails totaling over 4miles.
The proposed Bird Airport will be a globally significant sanctuary for endangered migratory bird species,while providing new green lungs for the city of Tianjin,"Adrian McGregor of Australian landscape architecture firm McGregor Coxall explained of.the design.Frequently blanketed in smog so thick that it has shut down real airports,Tianjin is a city-China's fourth most populous-that would certainly benefit from a new pair of healthy green lungs.
32.The underlined phrase 4"non-egg-laying creatures"in Paragraph 3refers toC?
A.endangered water birds
B.planes
C.visitors
D.designers
33.What do we know about the airport according to the passage?C
A.It is located on a landfill site.
B.People cannot watch birds up close here.
C.It provides migratory birds with food and shelter.
D.It functions as an actual airport and a wetland preserve at the same time.
34.What can we infer from the last paragraph?D
A.Tianjin will win worldwide fame in the future.
B.Tianjin will be able to accommodate more people.
C.The airport will become a permanent home for birds.
D.Tianjin'air quality will improve thanks to the airport.
35.What is this passage mainly about?A
A.China is to open the first Bird Airport.
B.Airports turn into green lungs.
C.Birds are no longer enemies to airports.
D.Airports shut down and open up.
分析 本文主要介紹了位于天津的"Lingang Bird Sanctuary(保護區)",這個保護區能夠幫助到遷徙的鳥類,為它們提供食物和避難地,同時也能夠凈化空氣.此外該區域對游客開放,還能帶來經濟效益.
解答 32~35.CCDA
32.C 考查詞意猜測."non-egg-laying creatures"從字面上理解是"不生蛋的生物",所以可以排除A和B.根據第三段括號內的提示"Half a million visitors are expected annually",可知該區域是對游客開放的,主要用來吸引游客的.所以猜測出這個詞指的是"游客".故選C.
33.C 考查細節理解.根據"Over 50species of migratory (遷徙的)water birds,some endangered,will stop and feed at the protected sanctuary before continuing their long journey along the flyway"可知,這個這個飛機場被用來幫助遷徙的鳥類,為它們提供食物和避難地.故選C.
34.D 考查細節理解.根據"Tianjin is a city-China's fourth most populous-that would certainly benefit from a new pair of healthy green lungs"可知,天津在將來肯定會受益于一雙新的健康綠色的"肺".而肺是用來凈化空氣的,所以可以推斷出天津機場的空氣質量將得到改善.故選D.
35.A 考查細節理解.根據"Described as the world's first-ever bird airport,the proposed Lingang Bird Sanctuary(保護區) in the northern coastal city of Tianjin is,of course,not an actual airport",可知天津的這個機場,將會是中國乃至世界上第一個鳥類停機場.故選A.
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