第二讲第二讲 容易容易“顾此失彼顾此失彼”的的“main“main idea”idea”型主旨大意题型主旨大意题Test 1(2013湖北省鄂西示范校高中毕业班质量检查)Anyone whos heard the story of the three little pigs might have some reservations about the use of wood as a building material.But architects and engineers are reusing wood as a quick and ecofriendly solution to modern constructionand not just for pioneerstyle log cabins.The recent completion of an eightstorey wooden office block in Austria and a ninestorey housing block in London shows how the “wooden building” is fast becoming a reality.The LCT One building is a building made from both wood and concrete and designed by Austrian architectural firm Cree.Cree claims that building the glulam (胶合层木) elements of the building offsite in advance cuts construction time by half，guarantees quality and reduces the buildings carbon footprint.Concrete gives off nearly its own weight in carbon dioxide as its produced；the raw material for wooden skyscrapers，by contrast，literally grows on trees and absorbs carbon from the air as it does so.Nabih Tahan，an architect，said：“We want to make buildings like car companies make cars，or computer companies make computers，using an industrial process and a systems approach.To get good performance out of buildings，you cant keep making them wildly piece by piece on site，cutting things in the rain.You need to design them right and have a stepbystep organized process.”British architects Waugh Thistleton calculated that they avoided producing nearly 125 tons of carbon dioxide in building what is so far the worlds tallest modern wood structure，the ninestorey Stadthaus building.Architects are now competing to build everhigher，evergreener wooden buildings.Already construction has begun on a 10floor residential block made from CLT in Melbourne，Australia.However，building regulations threaten to nip the growth of wooden structures in the bud.Many countries restrict the maximum height of wooden buildings.In Russia the limit is just four floors，in Canada its six，while in the US and China its a mere five.语篇解读 这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了建筑师们现在重新利用木头来建造房屋的情况，并说明了该种房屋节省原料以及具有环保的作用等。1Why is the wooden building becoming popular?ABecause it has building materials prepared in advance.BBecause it doesnt need concrete any more.CBecause it has the style of pioneers log cabins.DBecause it is environmentally friendly.解析： 考查细节理解。根据文章第二段内容、第四段的“Concrete gives off nearly its own weight in carbon dioxide.as it does so.”和倒数第三段的内容可知，木头建筑受欢迎是因为它环保，故选 D。答案： D2.According to Nabih Tahan，making buildings_.Aadopts a way of the production lineBneeds the help of the computer companiesCis a performance of architects on siteDhas to cut things piece by piece解析： 考查细节理解。根据第五段的内容可知，他认为这种房子，可以像生产汽车或生产电脑一样，采取流水线的方式，因此选 A。答案： A3.The underlined word “nip” in the passage may mean “_” Aprevent Bpromote Cachieve Dmaintain解析： 考查词义猜测。根据该词前后的内容“building regulations threaten”和“the growth of wooden structures in the bud”以及最后一段内容可推知，这个词在这里表示“阻碍”的意思。答案： A4.Whats the main idea of the passage?AConcrete is used less in modern skyscrapers.BWooden building materials have greater strength.CNew wooden buildings promise ecofriendly buildings.DMore wood is used in buildings to save time.解析： 考查主旨大意。本文主要介绍了建筑师们利用木头来建造房屋的情况，该种房屋不但省时省力，而且还具有环保的作用，因此 C 项最能概括本文主旨。 答案： CTest 2(2013湖北省春季宜昌三校高三年级三月联考)While traveling through Sweden a few years ago，I was struck by the large number of young fathers pushing their babies in strollers (推车) or accompanying their young children in parks.Later，I found out that this was due to Swedens generous parental leave policy，which gives new parents significant paid leave from work and encourages gender (性别) equality in the workplace and at home.The Swedish government provides a total of 13 months of shared paid leave for parents，paying them 80% of their salaries，up to a limit.However，this time must be split between the parents，with each taking at least two months off from work.By encouraging both parents to participate fully in child care responsibilities early on，this policy helps to reduce the negative effect of parenting on careers.Most developed countries have mandatory (强制性的) paid parental leave.The United States does not，though some states do provide for some paid maternity leave.In the USA new parents face a difficult and costly situation，with limited time and money to care for babies.Our governments often talk about the importance of children and families，but our policies make it very difficult for people to have them without putting their careers and finances at risk.We should change this by establishing our own national paid parental leave program.Such a program would not be free，of course，but it would be affordable.Swedens leave program costs just 0.8% of its GDP，a small price to pay for a widespread benefit for families.This is not a selfish proposal；I do not have any children and would be unlikely to benefit directly from any of this.Parenting is not a universal