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A problem is only a problem until there is a solution (解决办法). We find solutions by thinking creatively.(1)____In other words, we think outside the box. Sometimes, thinking outside the box solves not just one, but two problems.
Amsterdam is one of the most crowded cities in Europe. As a result, housing is very expensive, especially for students.(2)____ However, finding this type of apartments was almost impossible until recently.
While the colleges in Amsterdam were trying to solve the housing problem, thousands of shipping contains(集装箱)were lying quietly in ports(港口)around the world. These huge steel containers carry products from one country to another. The life of each container is about 10 years.(3)____ Yet they can’t recycle all of them because there are so many.
Back in Amsterdam, a company came up with an amazing idea. Why not reuse these shipping containers as student apartment?(4)____They are all the same size and fit together perfectly. The steel is strong. Moreover, these containers are sowidely available that they are quite cheap to buy. For all these reasons, they can be used to build apartments quickly and cheaply. Building began in 2005,and after only a few weeks, hundreds of Amsterdam students had new homes.
When students first heard about this idea,they thought the container apartments would be small, noisy, and cold.(5)____ Each container apartment has a kitchen, a bedroom with a study area, and a bathroom. The apartments are warm and quiet. They even have a high-speed Internet connection. Living in a shipping container has become popular. Today, 3,000 Amsterdam students live in the container village.

答案
E,A,D,B,C
知识点:任务型阅读

短文讲了解决旧集装箱问题的方法,一些被钢铁公司回收,一些被建成了学生公寓,现在有很多学生住在集装箱的公寓里。
第一段讲的是有时候跳出问题本身,运用想象力可以创造性的解决问题,一举两得。结合语境, E项“发挥想象力可以想出创造性的主意”最合适。
第二段讲的是因为拥堵,阿姆斯特丹的学生住房问题是个大难题。所以选项应和学生住房有关系。根据上文As a result, housing is very expensive,especially for students.(因此,住房很贵,特别是对于学生。)和下文However, finding this type of apartments was almost impossible until recently.(然而,发现这种类型的公寓几乎是不可能的。)结合选项,应说学生需要低成本的公寓,故选A。第三段讲的是在阿姆斯特丹想办法解决学生住房难这个问题的同时,往返于世界各地之后到了“退休年龄”之后的旧集装箱也面临着被再利用的问题。因为数量太多,现在仍然有很多旧集装箱未被回收。提示语“Yet they can’t recycle all of them because there are so many.”和D项在逻辑关系上是符合语境的。所以答案是D。
第四段讲的是公司想到了改装旧集装箱,解决学生住房问题。为什么想到旧集装箱,一定是它具备被循环利用的诸多优点。所以答案选B。
第五段讲的是学生对集装箱被改装成公寓的思想变化。所想和所见很不一样,被改造的集装箱很符合他们的需求,因而住这种新公寓也变得很流行。答案选C。

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