The Gherkin building

文章大意

雅思听力Part4介绍伦敦地标“小黄瓜大楼”（瑞士再保险大楼），由Foster and Partners设计，2003年完工。建筑外形像雪茄/黄瓜，以玻璃幕墙采光、降低供暖成本等方式减少城市碳足迹，并解释“碳足迹”指个人或组织排放的温室气体。还提到愚人节新闻称要把外墙一半换成草皮，让它真正变绿。

题目与答案

1. Construction Industry - Gherkin Building

   Appearance features:

   ·Commissioned by 31_____ firm calied Foster and Partners.

   答案：law

   原文定位：In two thousand and three, construction was completed on the famous Swiss Re building, or more informally called The Gherkin, a true masterpiece commissioned by the law offices of Foster and Partners

   同义替换：「firm」↔「offices」

2. ·Its shape is like a/an 32_____ .

   答案：cigar

   原文定位：You can pick it out of the London skyline by its unorthodox cigar shape

3. ·It can reduce the carbon 33_____ of the city.

   答案：footprint

   原文定位：The building helps reduce the city's carbon footprint in a number of ways

4. ·It lets 34_____ pass through the building (brightening up the workplace).

   答案：light

   原文定位：Perhaps the most obvious as well as the most significant eco-friendly feature is the glass windows, which allow light to pass through the building, both reducing heating costs and brightening up the workspace

   同义替换：「lets」↔「allow」

5. ·The exterior of the building is partly made of 35_____ .

   答案：grass

   原文定位：In a recent April Fools' Day edition, one e-publication printed a story detailing plans to replace fifty percent of the current exterior with grass;The only drawback is, as you may have guessed, that this story was an April Fools' Day joke and completely made up

6. Concept of architecture:

   ·Links 36_____ with the workspace.

   答案：nature

   原文定位：The design comfortably accommodates a large number of offices while keeping maintenance and operation costs down, striking a superb balance between nature and the workplace

7. ·Relies less on 37_____ than other similar buildings (temperature control).

   答案：air-conditioning

   原文定位：A special system designed to reduce the building's reliance on air conditioning was devised that cuts consumption in half compared to standard office buildings

8. Interior features:

   ·Atria that let fresh air pass through the interior are known as 38_____ .

   答案：lungs

   原文定位：There are atria that link each floor vertically to one another, forming spiraling spaces of the entire building. They serve not just as social common spaces, but also act as the building's lungs, distributing clean air from the opening panels in the façade through the entire building

   同义替换：「are known as」↔「act as」

9. ·There is a place for entertainment called the 39_____ at the top floor.

   答案：clubroom

   原文定位：At the very top, a club room offers a picturesque entertainment spot for company functions, private parties, et cetera, with a breathtaking panoramic view of the city

   同义替换：「place」↔「spot」

10. Future architecture:

    ·Entire city will be designed with more similarly 40_____ buildings in the future.

    答案：eco-friendly

    原文定位：Well, if the other projects currently commissioned by Foster and Partners are any indication, the entire city constructed with similarly eco-friendly buildings is not far in the distance

    同义替换：「designed」↔「constructed」