2024届云南省广南县第二中学校英语高三第一学期期末调研试题含解析

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5301.—Excuse me,do youmind if I openthe window一Well,if you・I canput onmore clothes.A.can B.mayC.mustD.shall

2.The companyneeds toits outdatedimage topromote itsnewly-releasedproduct.A.lay outB.call upC.shake offD.give away

3.Faced witheconomic slowdown,some companiesare planningto userobots tohumanworkers toreduce theirlabor costs.A.compensate B.substituteC.symbolizeD.discriminate

4.As Iopened myeyes,in directionI looked,I couldsee smiling,peaceful,calmand contentfaces.A.whatever B.however C.whichever D.wherever

5..It was not until3days laterthat theboy cameback tolife andexplained to the policewhatto him.A.was happeningB.was tohappen C.had happenedD.has happened

6.If Iit withmy owneyes Jwouldnt havebelieved it.A.didnt seeB.werent seeingC.wouldnt seeD.hadnt seen

7.It*s saidthat thepower plantis nowlarge aswhat it was.A.twice asB.as twiceC.twice muchD.much twice

8.Some tourists9visiting Tiananmen Squareduring theholiday lefta oflitter everywheretheywent.design inother parts of thecountry,as well as inother placesaround the world.

1、Boeris projectis calledvertical forestbecause buildingsare built・A.in athick forestfull of trees andgreen plantsB.in acity wheretrees andgreen plantsare grownC.with trees and bushes hanging down their sidesD.with treesand plantsgrowing aroundlike a forest、2More forestcities will be builtfor thepurpose of.A.enlarging peoplesliving spacein theurban areasB.offering aunique solutionto pollutionproblemsC.making the best ofempty spacearound abuildingD.beautifying acity which is likeaforestof buildings、3From the passage weknow Boerfsfirst projectin Asiawill.A.still keepthe originalfunctions very wellB.raise peoplesawareness offorest protectionC.gain himworldwide recognition as anarchitectD.enjoy a better appearancein acrowded city4^What isBoeris ambitionA.To furtherreduce theconstruction cost.B.To improvehis designfor morefunctions.C.To helptotally solveChinas pollutionproblems.D.To have more BoscoVerticales aroundtheworld.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从

1.530短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D（分）

26.30Flowers for Miss BensonMiss Benson was the kindest,sweetest,most beautifulperson on the earthin mymind.She was my second-grade1Early in the term,I startedasking mymother toput anextraapple in my lunchforMiss Benson.2I neverquite workedup thecourage tohand mygift toher3Each dayit foundits wayunobserved to the cornerof herdesk.And eachday theresponsewasthesame:Miss Bensonwould comein andsit down.Good morning,children.Why,how nice!”She wouldpick upthe4of theday,and thenlook aroundthe room.What5little boyor girlbroughtme this”No one6the honor,least ofall me.I keptmy headdown,looking atmy desk.“Can itbe thatI have a secretadmirer”she wouldask.I wouldfeel the7rising inmy face.I wascertain thateveryone waslooking atme,and Iwouldsigh with8when Miss Benson startedthe lessonafter puttingthe fruitaway.One fallmorning,the classwas boilingwith9,As wassaid,the nextday,Friday,was Miss Bensons birthday.Everyone wanted to gether apresent.My heartgave ajump;at lastI couldgive hersomething10・That afternoonwas spentcombingthe fieldsfor wildflowers.In themorning Ihung backas others11their gifts.Finally Iwent tothe deskand gavetheflowers toMiss Benson.My rewardwas asmile and a paton thehead.The nextMonday,Miss Bensondidnt

12.Later on,I was asked togo totheprincipals office.He,clearly andslowly,told methat because of thepoison13I gaveher,MissBensonwas inhospitaL114all the way homebecauseof the tragedyto myloving teacher.I beggedmymother totake meto visitMissBenson.MissBensonwas sittingup inbed whenwe arrived.Her15was coveredwith bandages.Only oneeye wasshowing.“I didn9t know they werepoison flowers/91burst out.“I didnt16to makeyou sick.Ionly wantedto giveyou something・・・・・”I stoppedtalking andswallowed hard.MissBenson17me with the eye.You wantedto giveme something18,didnt you,Paul”I nodded.“All those19were fromyou,werent they”Again Inodded.Ill tellyou agreat bigsecret,Paul/5she continued,uWhen I am married,ifIhave ason,I wouldlike himto growup just20you.”I wasntcertain thatI sawtears inher eyeas Motherled meout of the room.、1A.student B.classmate C.fellow D.teacher、2A.So B.And C.But D.For、、3A.secretly B.directly C.gently D.beautifully4A.offering B.hunting C.remaining D.catching、5A.useful B.forgetful C.shameful D.thoughtful6^A.claimed B.shared C.minded D.refused、dark D.proud7A.cold B.red C.、C.relief D.anger8A.shame B.anxiety、9A.disappointment B.excitement C.embarrassment D.amusement、10A.openly B.quietly C.casually D.safely11A.bought B・fetched C.brought D.presentedN12A.awake B.agree C.appear D.answer

13、A.flowers B.leaves C・plants D.fruit

14、A.laughed B.sang C.shouted D.sobbed

15、A.leg B.arm C.face D.hair、B.mean C.fail D.hesitate16A.manageB.scolded C.punished D.studied17A.blamed、B・special C.awful D.useful D.18A.simple、B.oranges C.bananas pears19A.applesB.for C.like D.by、20A.beside第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号

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27.15When he was alittle boy,Christopher Cockerellonce noticedhis motherturningthe wheelof her sewing machinewith herhand.Wont itwork quicklyif amachinel,turn thewheel foryou”he asked.suppose it will.said his mother,without payinganyattention tohim.Christopher knewshe alwayshad a lot ofwork andthat she was2,stubbornthat hecould hardlydo anythingto changeamind.But hewantedtohelp.In hisbedroomthere was a toysteam engine%buy byhis fatheras agift tohim.“I willmake betteruse ofit/5little Christophersaid tohimself.So,when hismother wasnot usinghersewingmachine,he decidedto fixthe toysteam engineonto it.When hefinished5,do it,hewas quite pleased,thinking hismother wouldlike it.“Very clever/hismothersaid whenshe sawit.But thenshe satdown andwent onturningthe whee16,hand,“

17.work likethis fortoo manyyears Jshe explained.Christopher feltvery8,disappoint.He couldntunderstand hismothers^behave.This teachesChristopher alesson,10,made himdepressed forseveral days.It isthatanyone whotries toimprove anythinghas tolearn:many peopledont likenew ideas.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）10（分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短

28.10文短文中共有处错误，每句中最多有两处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改10增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1、只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011I likeriding mybike Thoughit isnot verynew,but it is mybest friendI findvery、convenient togo anywherewith abike Ridinggives menot onlyexercises butalso pleasureIuse mybike mostin summerwhen theweather iswarm anddry It can bevery unpleasantinwinter that it iscold andwind isblowing heavilyItcanalso bevery dangerouslyOfcourse I will bevery carefulinmybike Infact,accidents are not theonly problemOne dayIwent toschool andcome backto findthe frontwheel wasmissed Worsestill,it wasthe long第二节书面表达（满分分）walk tothe repairersshop25（分）假定你是李津，你的英国朋友经常在网络平台上帮助你学习英语，你的

29.25Alex英语口语得到很大提升请给他写一封邮件.内容包括

（1）表示感谢；

（2）回顾Alex对你的帮助；

（3）邀请他来天津游玩注意

（1）词数100左右；

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530、1C、2C、3B、4C、5C、6D、7A、8A、9A、10C、11A、12C、13C、14A、15B、16C、17C、18C、19A、20D第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，40A BC D选出最佳选项、根据前两段总结概括文章选项21~B Practicing a shill properly in mind can produceintended effect.、、221C、2B、3D、4B、、231A、2D、3B、4D、、241B、2A、3D、4C、、251C、2B、3A、4D第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从

1.530短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D、、261D、2C、3B、4A、5D、6A、7B、8C、9B、10A、11D、12C、13A、14D、15C、16B、17D、18B、19A、20C第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号

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25、29Dear Alex,How iseverything goingPmwriting toexpress my sincere gratitudefor yourassistancein my English learning.To befrank,without your help,I wouldnthave madesuch greatprogress inmy English.It wasyour patientinstructions thatenabled meto communicatewith foreignersfluently.Apart fromthat,not onlydid myEnglish levelimprove,but Ialso hadabetterunderstandingof Englishculture,whichisbeneficial to myEnglishlearning.What countsmost wasthat youtaughtme how to keepcalm andoptimistic whenI wasfaced withthe difficulties.I appreciateitmore thanI cansay.Please acceptmysincerethanks foryourhelp,which Iwill neverforget.In returnforyour kindness,itismy pleasureto inviteyou to come toTianjin nextSummer Vacation,during whichtime accommodationand deliciousfood will be wellprepared foryou.It mustbegreat funfor usto hangout and Iwillspare noeffort to make yourtrip memorable.Wish yougood luckin everythingandIam lookingforward toseeing yousoon.YoursSincerelyLi JinA.trail B.dotC.chain D.track

9.One shouldaccomplish tasksinstead ofalways tuningto othersforhelp.A.independently B.activelyC.skillfully D.voluntarily

10.The debatehas onlya fewmoments thatmight beinspiring tothose whothisissue.A.followed B.had followedC.have beenfollowing D.were following

11.We completedonethird of the project,and theloan inplace,we hadtodelay therest tillthe nextmonth.A.not arrangedB.wasnotarrangedC.not arrangingD.had notbeen arranged

12.With WeChatPay cominginto widespreaduse,our householdbills areconvenientA.paying B.paid C.to payD.to bepaid

14.Regarding China-US differenceson humanrights issues,Hong saidthe twosides canenhancemutual understandingthrough dialogueon equalityand mutualrespect.A.based B.to baseC.basing D.base

15.I feelIamas well-behaved andas carefulasmydeskmate,but Ialways fallbehindA.how aboutB.how comeC.what if D.what for

16.Along withthe emailwas my brothers promiseI camefirst in thecompetition,he wouldbuy mean MP

4.A.whatB.that C.that ifD.whether

17.Days later,mybrothercalled to say hewas allright,but saywhere hewas.A.mustnt B.shouldnt C.wouldnt D.mightnt

18.Trump saidhe believesNorth Koreawill itspromise tosuspend missiletestswhile heprepares for a summitwith KimJong Un.A,take toB.make upC.stand byD.hold out

19.The athletes,especially thewinners,should remainmodest rapidprogress they havemade.A.whatever B.howeverC.how muchD.no matter

20.I wouldappreciate youcould cometomybirthday party.A.that B.that itC.ifD.it if第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，40A BC D选出最佳选项（分）

21.6When CarsonPalmer,a professionalAmerican footballplayer,hurt hisarm afewyears ago,he tooka weekoff fromthrowing thefootball.But inhis head,Palmerpracticed everyday.The followingweekend,Palmer hadthe bestgame ofhis life.For morethan acentury,scientists havebeen trying to understandhow thismentaltraining works.In the1930s,researchers provedby experimentthat when youre imagining（肌肉）an action,your brainsends signalsto yourmuscles whichare tooweak totighten themusclesbut mighthelp train the bodyto perform.In otherwords,mental practicemightcreate apattern inyour head,like aninner how-to guideforaparticular skill.Sports psychologistshave conductedhundreds ofstudies comparingimagined andphysicalpractice foractions.On the whole,the researchshows thatmental trainingworks.A2012study,for example,compared32amateur golferswho practicedhitting theballs to（想象）another32who merelyheld agolf clubin theirhands andvisualized theirswings.Under thesame trainingrules,both groupsimproved their skills bygetting theball about4inches closertothehole.Visualization hasadvantages overthe realthing:You cando itanywhere,even wheninjured.It issafe-a majorplus forhigh-risk performerssuch asgymnasts andsurgeons.Andyou canpractice forlonger periodsof timebecause yourenot restrictedby physicaltiredness,Thafs nottosayits easy,weve hadOlympic-level athletessitting inour lab,visualizing themovementsfor twohours Jsays TadhgMacintyre,a sportspsychologist at the UniversityofLimerick inIreland.uWhen weredone,theyre absolutelytired.”It doesntwork foreveryone,though.HIf yourea novice,the effectcan beharmful/5warnsMacintyre.If youretryingtovisualize afree throw,and youdont evenknowthepropermovement,then youreprobably goingto mentallypractice thewrong skill/

91、The authorintroducesthe topicof thetext by.A.giving anexample B.presenting anargumentC.explaining aphenomenon D.making anassumption、2What happenswhen oneis visualizingan actionA.A specialskill isquickly acquired.B.A certainmodel isformed in the headC.The musclesgrow increasinglytense.D.The brainsends strongmessages tothe body.

3、What doesthe underlinedword Hnovicein thelast paragraphmeanA.Coach B.SpecialistC・Beginner D.Judge、4What is the mainidea of the textA.Athletes arelikely towin gamesthrough imaginedpractice.B・Practicingashillproperlyinmindcanproduceintended effect.C.Practice whethermental orphysical haits owncharacteristics.D.Scientists havefound asale wayfor athletesto practicetheirskills.（分）

22.8The othermorning onthe subwayI satnext toan attractiveyoung blondewomanwho wasreading somethingon heriPad.She wasverywell-dressed,carrying aPradabag withtastefully appliedmake-up indeed,she hadan unmistakableair ofwealth,materialsuccess andeven authority.I suspectedshe workedasahighly-paid WallStreet lawyerorstockbroker orsomething ofthat sort.So,I wascurious tosee whatshe wasso focusedon.The WallStreet Journalperhaps TheEconomistQuite thecontrary;rather,shewasconcentrating ona romancenovel.Then Irealizedthat Ihave knownmany womenwho loveromance novels—smart,attractive,successful,“liberated Jmodern femaleswho nonethelessfind somekind ofdeep satisfactionand thrillfromthose hyper-romantic,artificial andextremely unrealistictales ofhandsome,manlyheroes fallingin lovewith virginalwomen,enduring aseries ofadventures,then nodoubthaving ahappy ending.（体These romancestories areto literaturewhat hot dogs areto finefond.Yet,the genre裁）remains enormouslypopular.Consider someof thesesurprising statisticsfrom thegood（）folks at the RomanceWriters ofAmerica RWA:*More than9,000romance titleswere releasedlast year,with salesof about$

1.44billion morethan triplethe taxesproduced byclassic literaryfiction.*More than90percent of the marketare womenokay,thats notat allsurprising.*Readers aretypically womenbetween theages30and54who arethemselves involvedin a romanticrelationship betrayingthe stereotypethat onlylonely women long forthesetales oflove andadventure.Almost40percent ofromance bookconsumers have an annualincome ofbetween$50,000and$99,900placing themfirmly in the middleclass.I hadthought thatromance novelsaccounted fora verysmall shareof theliterarymarket,so Iwasquitesurprised thatthis parthas suchenormous popularity.But Imustwonder whyso manywomen—forty yearsafter thewomens liberationmovement-continueto enjoythemselves in the fancifultalesIm notsure ifit representsa kindof“rejection“of thewomens liberationmovement,but clearlysomething ismissing in the livesof contemporaryladies.A romanceauthor namedDonnaHatch whofocuses onthe Regencyperiod early19th centuryBritain explainedtheappeal ofsuch booksthis way:Regency menwere civilizedand treatedwomen withcourtesy.When alady enteredthe room,gentlemen stood,doffed theirhats,offered anarm,bowed,andahundred otherlittle thingsI wishmen stilldid today.But theywere alsovery athletic;they hunted,raced,boxed,rode horses.They weremanly.Strong.Noble.Honorable.Andthat iswhy Ilove them!”Mrs.Hatch mayhave expressedthe secretdesires andattitudes ofuntold millionsof herpeers—that is,in theearly21st century,have womengrown tiredof theburdens andexpectationsthat the“freedoms”theyhavegained givethem Isthis arejection ofmodernfeminism Dowomenlongfor daysof oldwhen menwere masculinegentlemen andwomenwere feminineand protectedas precioustreasures andregarded aspossessionsPerhaps mostwomen eventhe oneswho getlost inromance novelsdo notwant togo allthe way backbut itis obvious,・

1、What isthe functionoftheopening paragraphA.To summarizethewholepassage.B.To provethe authorsargument.C.To leadinthe main topicofthepassage.D.To raiseproblems that will besolved later.、2What doesthe underlinedsentence inthe thirdparagraph implyA.Romance novelsare satisfyingand thrilling.B.Romance novelsarenotof much“nutrition”.C.Romance novelsare aspopular ashotdogs.D.Romance novelsare anessential partof contemporarylife.、3In theauthors opinion,what ismissing inthe livesof contemporarywomenA.Authority.B.Dignity.C.Liberty.D.Care.、4Which sentencecan beput inthe blankinthelast paragraphA.they prefertales ofinnocent romanceto classicsB.they areunhappy withhow theworld hasturned outC.true lovedescribed inromance novelsdoes existin realityD.romance novelsprovide themwith anaccess tosociety（分）

23.8Two newstudies suggestthat modem running shoes could increasethe riskofinjuries to runners.One studyinvolved sixty-eight healthyyoung womenand menwho ranat least（跑步twenty-four kilometersa week.The runnerswere observedonatreadmill machine机）.Sometimes theywore runningshoes.Other timesthey ranbarefoot.Researchers from the JKMTechnologies Companyin Virginia,the UniversityofVirginia and the Universityof Coloradodid the study.They foundthat runningshoes createmore stressthat coulddamage knees,hips andanklejoints than running barefoot.They observedthat theeffect waseven greaterthan theeffectreported earlierfor walkingin high heels.The study appeared inthe officialscientific journaloftheAmerican AcademyofPhysical Medicine.The otherstudyappearedinthejournal Nature.It comparedrunners inthe UnitedStatesand Kenya.The researcherswere fromHarvard Universityin Massachusetts,MoiUniversity inKenya andthe Universityof Glasgowin Scotland.They dividedthe runners into threegroups.One grouphad alwaysrun shoeless.Another grouphad alwaysrun withshoes.And thethird grouphad changedto shoelessrunning.Runners who wear shoesusually comedown heelfirst.That putsgreat forceonthebackof thefoot.But thestudy foundthat barefootrunners generallyland onthe frontor middleoftheir foot.That waythey easeinto theirlanding andavoid strikingtheirheel.Harvards DanielLieberman ledthestudy.He saysthewaymost runningshoes aredesignedmay explainwhy thosewhowearthem landon theirheels.The heelofthe shoe isbiggerand heavierthan otherpartsoftheshoe,so itwould seemmore likelytocomedownfirst.Also,the heelgenerally hasthick materialunder itto softenlandings.But the researchers donot suggestthat runnersimmediately start running barefoot.They sayit takessome training.And therecan berisks,like runningwhenyourfeet aretoocold tofeel ifyou getinjured.The studywas partlysupported byVibram,which makesa kindof footwearthatitsaysis likerunning barefoot.The findingshave gottenalotof attention.But theresearchers saythereare manyproblems inthewaythe presshas reportedin theirpaper.So theyhave triedtoexplain theirHndings ona HarvardWebsite.、1What canwe learn fromthe passageA.The waythat werun bylanding onthe frontor middleof ourfoot couldavoid damagingourheel.B.We shouldstartrunning barefoot inno time.C.Running inmodemrunningshoescould havemoreserious effects thanrunningin highheels.D.We wontbe injuredif werun barefoot.、2How manyorganizations areinvolved inthe two studiesA.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.、3How didtheresearchersdo thetwostudiesA.By practising.B.By comparing.C.By questioning.D.By reasoning.、4What isthe mainidea ofthepassageA.Walking inhigh heelscouldhavefewer seriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.B.Two newdiscoveries encouragepeople torun inhighheels.C・Running inshoes ispartly goodtorunners.D.Two newstudies proverunning withoutshoes isbeneficial torunnersinmost cases.（分）

24.8Legend hasit thatthe performing arts beganwhen a Greek singernamed（赞美诗）Thespis inventedtragedy.In534B.C.,Thespis wasperformingahymn tothe godDionysius.Such hymns,called dithyrambs,were usuallysung bya leadsinger andachorus.Thespis addeda speakingactor.Performances atthe annualDionysian festivalsoonincluded playswith threeactors as wellasthe standardhymns.By449B.C.,the Greeksweregiving prizestothe best actor andthebest playwrightatthefestival.A modernword foractor-thespian recognizesthe debttoday*s dramaowes toThespis.Performing inaGreekplay requiredphysical strength.Because eachplay hadonly threeactors,performers hadto playseveral roles.Chorus membersboth sangand danced.Being inthechorus forthe manyperformances givenat afestival wassaid tobe asdemanding ascompetingintheOlympic Games.The Theaterof Dionysiusin Athenscould hold20,000people.Even thoseinthefrontrows werequite adistance fromthe actors.Performers usedgrand gesturesand woremasks（悲剧的）so thatthey couldbe seenby everyonein theirhuge audience.Tragic actorsworelong clothesand masks.Comic actorswore shortcostumes thatlet themmove freelyandmasks designedtomakethem lookugly orsilly.Sometimes thechorus weredressed upto looklikeanimals.（遗产）Another legacyoftheancient Greeksisthedeus exmachina orgod fromthe9machine.If aplaywright washaving troublewiththeplot,he mighthaveagod appear（天窗）through atrap door.The godwould rescuethemaincharacter andfind asolution toanydifficult plotsituations.Modem writersmight notcall ongods,but theydo sometimesuseunlikely waysto enda story.A characteroranevent thatbrings acomplicated plotto anunlikelyconclusion isstill calleddeus exmachina.、1We canlearnfromParagraph1that.A.the wordthespian meansHdebtn inEnglishB・the Dionysianfestival washeld oncea yearC.there werefour actorsin early Greek drama、D.the firsttragedy wasperformed in449B.C2From thepassage wecan know.A.itwasnot easytogeta chanceto performinthechorusB・thebestactor andthebestplaywright wouldbe givenmoneyC.the playwrightmust playa roleintheperformance、D.the audiencesat veryclose toactors tohaveagood view3According tothepassageone9difference betweenearlyGreekcomedies andtragedies

15.A.the actors*distance fromthe audienceB.the playsbeginningC.the numberof performersD.the actors1clothes

4、Deus exmachina is・A.a kindof tragedypopular withancient audienceB.a typeof characterthat modernwriters oftenwrite aboutC.a wayancient Greekdramatists usedto developthe plotD.a styleof performancefirst usedby ancientGreek actors（分）

25.10Stefano Boeri,the Italian architect,famous forhis BoscoVerticale,a groupoftree-covered skyscrapersin Milan,introduced hisnew plansto pioneera similarproject intheChinese cityof Nanjing.The Chineseversion ofBoeris BoscoVerticale,or verticalforest,willbehis firstprojectin Asia.The projectwill consistof twoneighboring towersthatwillbe coatedwith23different speciesoftreesand morethan2,500kinds ofbusheshangingdownthe sides ofthebuildings.The structureswillbebuilt withthe abilityto houseoffices andwill featurea247-room luxuryhotel,aswellasamuseum andeven agreen architectureschool.The towersarecurrently underconstruction andare setfor completionwithin thenext year.But twobuildings arentenough forthe ambitiousBoeri ashe nowhas evenbolder plansforChina tocreate forestcities“inacountry thathas becomeknown asan urbancenterchoking onpoisonous gasesand dust.In aninterview abouthis plansto“greenify“the cityand countryBoeri said,“We havebeenasked todesign anentire citywhere youdont onlyhave onetall building,but youhave100or200buildings ofdifferent sizes,all withtreesandplants onthesides.”Boeri continued,uWe areworking veryseriously ondesigning allthe differentbuildings.I thinkthey willstartto buildattheend ofthis year.By2020we couldimagine havingthe firstforest cityinChina.”Although thesetowers willlend ahuge handin decreasingair pollutionin Chinaseasterncity,Boeri hassaid,itwilltake morethan apair oftree-covered skyscrapersto reallysolveChinas pollutioncrisis.This iswhy theItalianarchitecthopes torepeat his。