Can you imagine living in a house built by recycled waste?
Texas home builder Dan Phillips transforms trash into artful treasures, creating beautiful floors with wood pieces, kitchen counters from ivory -colored bones and roofs out of license plates (牌照).
The fantastic houses which spring from his imagination are made almost entirely of materials which would otherwise have ended up in a garbage area.
" People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years; using whatever is available to build shelter, " Phillips said."If you think about carefully what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.
The thirteen homes he has built so far would fit better in an art museum than the residential streets of Huntsville, a conservative town of about 35 ,000 people.
Living in these houses is a bit like living in a roadside attraction."Almost every day, somebody knocks on the door and says ' Is there any way that we could see?' "said Edie Wells, an artist who rents a room in the Bone House.Her home features a stairway made of bones, floors covered in wine corks (软木塞) and beer bottle caps.Wells said visitors are most impressed when they see a bathroom with its walls, floor and ceiling entirely covered with broken mirror pieces.
In addition, each house is highly energy efficient with plenty insulation (隔热材料) , an on-demand solar hot water heater and a system that can collect and recycle rainwater to clean the toilet and wash clothes.
Phillips founded Phoenix Commotion 12 years ago with the aim of creating a new model for sustainable housing.For as little as $ 10,000 it builds affordable homes for single parents, low-income families and artists.
The company has used hundreds of tons of construction waste by recycling the materials into habitable buildings.
Phillips tries to spread his recycled-house idea by speaking at events across the United States, and by using the Internet to reach out to like-minded individuals.Phillips said: "I'm not going to be saving the world anytime soon.But there needs to be at least some visibility for this model in this century.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the homes built by Phillips?
A.environmentally-friendly | B.energy efficient |
C.convenient | D.cheap |
A.He is serious and hard-working. |
B.He is full of imagination and intelligence. |
C.It didn't take him long to build the houses. |
D.He didn't give speeches in the United States. |
A.made of bones | B.museums |
C.admired by people | D.made of various trash |
A.Home Builder Dan Phillips |
B.Green Homes |
C.Home Builder Dan Phillips Tunis Trash into Green Homes |
D.A Home Builder' s Life |
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Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 = to, 3 = free, 4 = for, 8 = ate, so h8 = hate, etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点). Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)
What do you think these text messages mean?
Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.
Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.
I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.
Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why didt u call me? I’m so sad. (
Here are some others. Can you think of text messages where you could use them?
) laughing ( sad < really sad
Ⅴ shouting |·| asleep :0 shocked
8·| surprised \·o bored
Why are text messages popular?
A. Because they are expensive. B. Because they are cheap.
C. Because they are hard to write. D. Because they are not important.
The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in ways.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
What does this text message “Do U wnt 2 cm?” mean? It means “ ?”.
A. Do you want to come B. Do you wear two caps
C. Do you want two cakes D. Do you go home early
Why do people use emoticons?
A. Because they can show how users feel. B. Because the symbols are beautiful.
C. Because text messages are short. D. Because the users can’t make the words shorter.
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Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it even cheaper by shortening the words that you use. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words(2=to, 3=free, 4=for, 8=ate, h8=hate, etc. ). Here is an example :Im 3 nw, why nt gv me a cll? (I’m free now, why not give me a call?)
Mobile phone users have developed a series of symbols to show how they feel. They are called emoticons(情感符号). To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message which is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why did t u cll me? Im so sad. ∶-)
Here are some others. Can you think of these text messages where you could use them?
∶·)laughing∶ ·(sad∶·<really sad
∶·v shouting| · | sleep∶ o shocked
8 · | surprised\· o bored
1. The underlined word “sideways” in this passage means______ .
A. 从侧面地 B. 从旁边地
C. 斜眼地 D. 颠倒地
2. What do you think of this text message “Whr hv U bn? Im wtng 4 U”means?
A. Where have you been? I’m waiting for you.
B. Where have you been? I’m looking for you.
C. What are you doing? I’m waiting for you.
D. What are you doing? I’m looking for you.
3. Which one means“laughing” in the text messages?
A. ∶·( B. ∶· )
C. ∶· < D. 8 ·
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Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 =" to," 3 =" free," 4 =" for," 8 =" ate," so h8 =" hate," etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点). Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)
What do you think these text messages mean?
Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.
Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.
I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.
Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why didt u call me? I’m so sad. (
Here are some others. Can you think of text messages where you could use them?
) laughing ( sad < really sad
Ⅴ shouting |·| asleep :0 shocked
8·| surprised \·o bored
【小题1】Why are text messages popular?
A.Because they are expensive. | B.Because they are cheap. |
C.Because they are hard to write. | D.Because they are not important. |
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
A.Do you want to come | B.Do you wear two caps |
C.Do you want two cakes | D.Do you go home early |
A.Because they can show how users feel. | B.Because the symbols are beautiful. |
C.Because text messages are short. | D.Because the users can’t make the words shorter. |
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Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 =" to," 3 =" free," 4 =" for," 8 =" ate," so h8 =" hate," etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点). Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)
What do you think these text messages mean?
Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.
Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.
I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.
Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why didt u call me? I’m so sad. (
Here are some others. Can you think of text messages where you could use them?
) laughing ( sad < really sad
Ⅴ shouting |·| asleep :0 shocked
8·| surprised \·o bored
1.Why are text messages popular?
A.Because they are expensive. |
B.Because they are cheap. |
C.Because they are hard to write. |
D.Because they are not important. |
2.The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in ways.
A.one |
B.two |
C.three |
D.four |
3. What does this text message “Do U wnt 2 cm?” mean? It means “ ?”.
A.Do you want to come |
B.Do you wear two caps |
C.Do you want two cakes |
D.Do you go home early |
4.Why do people use emoticons?
A.Because they can show how users feel. |
B.Because the symbols are beautiful. |
C.Because text messages are short. |
D.Because the users can’t make the words shorter. |
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