完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55题各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mostpeoplemaketreehousesusingapileofwoodahammerandsomenails.MitchellJoachimanarchitectfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhasa(n)_36_vision.Hepicturesadaywhenhomeswillbecreatedfrom__37__.
Joachim'svision___38__anideacalledpleaching(编织)wheretreebranchesaregrownsothatthey__39__weavetogether.Sincethegrowthpatternsoftreesare _40_bywindandsunlightitmaybe__41_tocontrolthewayatreedevelops.
TheseFabricatedTreeHouseHabitatswouldusetreesgrownintoshapesashousing.Oneofthe__42_ofthesedesignsisthattreeswouldnothavetobecutdown__43_.
"A100percenttreehousewouldtake_44_tocreate"Joachimsaid.__45_theclimateahousecouldtakeanywherefrom5to30yearstogrow.Fortunatelythere'sawayto__46_theprocess.Joachimsuggestsincluding__47_materialssuchassod(草皮)grassesandlivingbranchesinthehousingdesigns."Thismaterialwouldbeabletomove__48_thehousegrows"Joachimsaid.
Ahomewouldbecomeanactualecosystemacommunityofplantsanimalsandbacteriaworkingtogether.Thetreeswouldalsogiveoffwatervaporthatwouldassistin_49__thehomes.Solarpanelsandwindwouldhelpprovide _50__.Thetreehomesmightevenhavesoilpockets__51_plantscouldgrowfromthestructureitself.
Workhasalready__52_onJoachim'sfirstdesign—ahousemadefrom50percentrecycledand50percentlivingthings.Joachimisconfidentaboutthe__53__ofhisworkasheusesnaturalproducts_54_nature.
"Theenvironmentanditsstudyareveryimportant.Weneedtorespectnaturedon’t_55_"hesaid.
36.A.similar B.excellentC.strange D.different
37.A.livingtrees B.smalltrees C.livingthings D.wildplants.
38.A.agreeswith B.isconsideredas C.isbasedon D.comesupwith
39.A.luckily B.naturally C.partly D.separately
40.A.effected B.affected C.attempted D.intended
41.A.possible B.impossible C.important D.necessary
42.A.designers B.