备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递专题10： 阅读理解之新闻报道10篇(第二期)(新高考专用)（含解析）

备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(新高考专用) 第二期 专题10 阅读理解之新闻报道10篇 （2023上·云南昆明·高三统考期中）Most old, disused airports are usually torn down to make way for shiny new developments, although at huge cost, but not Tegel airport, in Berlin, Germany. The deserted 580 acres will be turned into an eco-friendly living neighborhood land, in Tegel Project that officials hope will become the blueprint for future disused airports. After the airport was closed down a number of years ago, following the building of a newer and modern version nearby, developers began dreaming up the ambitious 5 million square meter Tegel Project. Those behind the project hope it will address housing shortages, pollution and other ban living problems. It will provide at least 5,000 homes for more than 10,000 people. The entire project is all about being energy-efficient: vertical gardens (垂直花园) on apartment blocks, which is one way to keep buildings cool without costly air conditioning. Every rooftop is also going to be fitted with solar panels which will provide electricity. Sponge City technology, such as rain gardens, will help the city absorb as much water as possible. Although turning an airport into a neighborhood isn’t common, it’s not the first time it’s happened. When Denver’s main airport moved to a new location, developers made the most out of the old airport and converted the space into a residential community with important locations like hospitals, schools, and supermarkets easily reached on foot. Next to the new development in Germany’s former Tegel airport will be a commercial zone. The Urban Technology Republic is aimed at tech companies that will be encouraged to open offices in the development, as well as a large city park that will stretch across half of the urban tech space. There will also be a campus for the Berliner Hochschule fur Technik University. Construction is due to begin in 2023, with the first areas opening by 2027. 1．Why did developers come up with Tegel Project A．To make room for city gardens. B．To help solve rural living problems. C．To reuse Tegel airport in a green way. D．To set a good example for future cities. 2．What can we infer from the text A．Tegel Project has proven costly. B．Vertical gardens are built on the rooftop. C．A city park will be the center of the Tegel airport. D．The practice of using old airport has been tried before. 3．What does the underlined word “converted” in Paragraph 4 mean A．Transformed. B．Carried. C．Slid. D．Divided. 4．What is the suitable title for the text A．Less Is More B．Trash Can Be Treasure C．Technology Makes a Difference D．Human and Nature Live in Peace （2023上·江苏泰州·高三姜堰中学校考期中）It was something rather irregular at an otherwise regular board of appeals meeting in Maine. A resident wanted a permission for not observing the no-chicken rule. But this wasn’t just any resident. It was C-Jay Martin, 25, who is blind and has epilepsy (癫痫) and ... ...