《2024年走进重高培优测试九年级英语全一册人教版》

七、任务型阅读
阅读短文，从方框内选出最佳选项填入文章空白处。（其中有两项为多余选项）
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 containers(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 apartments? (4)________ They are all the same size and fit together perfectly. The steel is strong. Moreover, these containers are so widely 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, over 3,000 Amsterdam students live in the container village.

答案： 1.G　2.A　3.E　4.B　5.D