The Biophilic Design

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题目与答案

1. a description of how rapid change has a negative effect on people
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   答案：C

   原文定位：The rates of technological progress are far exceeding rates of psychological evolution, leaving us ill;equipped to cope with our lifestyle, which in turn leads to increased stress;

   同义替换：「negative effect on people」↔「leads to increased stress」

2. a reference to an architect whose designs were uncharacteristic of biophilia
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   答案：B

   原文定位：boxlike blocks of flats designed by his contemporary Le Corbusier

   同义替换：「designs were uncharacteristic of biophilia」↔「boxlike blocks of flats」，「an architect」↔「Le Corbusier」

3. a definition of the two main aims of biophilia
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   答案：A

   原文定位：The premise of biophilic design seeks both to avoid or minimize harmful impacts on the natural environment, and equally importantly, to provide and restore beneficial contacts between people and nature in the built environment

   同义替换：「a definition」↔「The premise of biophilic design」

4. a positive claim about early forms of architecture
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   答案：H

   原文定位：Ancient architects built for their cultures, which were almost always more in touch with the earth than western society of the present. They mimicked nature's forms, producing magnificent structures with which we are still awed

   同义替换：「early forms of architecture」↔「Ancient architects」

5. a reference to the fact that many architects are too focused on innovation
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   答案：B

   原文定位：architects have put creative originality before the needs of the people who have to live and work in their futuristic constructions, with scant regard for emotional, as well as practical, considerations

   同义替换：「too focused on innovation」↔「put creative originality before the needs」

6. a description of features which conserve energy in a biophilic design
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   答案：F

   原文定位：It harnesses solar power, utilizes both active and passive air systems, and monitors the weather to adapt to conditions

   同义替换：「features which conserve energy」↔「harnesses solar power, utilizes both active and passive air systems」

7. 20 In the modern world, _____ advancements are happening so quickly that humans are unable to adjust to them.

   答案：technological

   原文定位：The rates of technological progress are far exceeding rates of psychological evolution;leaving at ill;equipped to cope with our lifestyle;

   同义替换：「advancements」↔「progress」，「so quickly」↔「far exceeding」，「unable to adjust」↔「ill-equipped to cope」

8. 21 Biophilia can help us deal with the _____ caused by the difficulties of our current lifestyles.

   答案：stress

   原文定位：leaving us ill;equipped to cope with our lifestyle, which in turn leads to increased stress;Because biophilia attempts to integrate basic and current needs;it can alleviate the difficulties caused by the brain's constant attempts to function in a modern environment it has not yet evolved to handle

   同义替换：「deal with」↔「alleviate」，「caused by the difficulties of our current lifestyles」↔「leads to increased stress」

9. 22 People instinctively feel more comfortable in places which have plenty of _____, something which is necessary for health and well-being.

   答案：sunlight

   原文定位：We are evolutionarily programmed to respond positively to sunny areas over dark or overcast ones, and sense that they will foster restoration, improve emotional well-being and promote health

   同义替换：「instinctively feel more comfortable」↔「evolutionarily programmed to respond positively」，「plenty of」↔「sunny areas」，「necessary for health and well-being」↔「foster restoration, improve emotional well-being and promote health」

10. 23 An experiment designed to test the effect of nature on patient recovery times found that those who could see a _____ made a faster recovery.

    答案：tree

    原文定位：One group had a view of a tree; the others had a window looking onto a brick wall. The first group had shorter hospital stays

    同义替换：「patient recovery times」↔「shorter hospital stays」

11. 24 There is a biophilic design feature in the University of Guelph-Humber building which improves the quality of the _____ .

    答案：air

    原文定位：The wall purifies the air and has the potential to fulfill the building's fresh air intake requirements

    同义替换：「improves the quality of」↔「purifies」

12. Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about the Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin College?
    • It was the first educational establishment designed with biophilic principles.
    • It is beneficial for both students and the environment.
    • It has established new concepts for classroom design.
    • It aims to inspire new ways of thinking about the environment.
    • It provides solar power to other buildings in the surrounding area.

    答案：It is beneficial for both students and the environment.,It aims to inspire new ways of thinking about the environment.

    原文定位：engineered a healthy and comfortable space for students, while ensuring the surrounding environment was undamaged;a building that would help to redefine the relationship between humankind and the environment;one that would expand our sense of ecological possibilities;

    同义替换：「inspire new ways of thinking」↔「redefine the relationship」