1.A
根據(jù)第二段Amsterdam is one of the most crowded(擁擠的)cities in Europe. As a result, housing is very expensive, especially for students.阿姆斯特丹是歐洲最擁擠的城市之一。因此,住房非常昂貴,尤其是對學(xué)生來說。下句However, finding this type of apartments(公寓) was almost impossible until recently.然而,直到最近,找到這種類型的公寓幾乎是不可能的。可知,這里意思是學(xué)生需要便宜的公寓。
2.C
根據(jù)上句The life of each container is about 10 years.每個(gè)集裝箱的使用壽命約為10年。下句Yet they can't recycle all of them because there are so many.然而,他們不能回收所有的,因?yàn)橛刑嗔恕?芍?,這里意思是鋼鐵公司回收一些舊集裝箱。
3.E
根據(jù)上句Back in Amsterdam,a company came up with an amazing idea.回到阿姆斯特丹,一家公司想出了一個(gè)驚人的主意。下句They are all the same size and fit together perfectly.它們的尺寸都一樣,而且非常適合??芍?,這里意思是為什么不把這些集裝箱重新用作學(xué)生公寓呢。
4.D
根據(jù)上句When students first heard about this idea,they thought the container apartments would be small,noisy and cold.當(dāng)學(xué)生們第一次聽到這個(gè)想法時(shí),他們認(rèn)為集裝箱公寓會很小、很吵、很冷。 下文Each container apartment has a kitchen,a bedroom with a study area and a bathroom. Living in a shipping container has become popular. Today, over 3 000 Amsterdam students live in the container village.每間集裝箱公寓都有一間廚房、一間帶學(xué)習(xí)區(qū)的臥室和一間浴室。住在集裝箱里已經(jīng)很流行了。如今,超過3000名阿姆斯特丹學(xué)生住在集裝箱村??芍?,這里意思是然而,當(dāng)他們看到它們時(shí),他們很驚訝。