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Imagine 19,500 homes powered exclusively by the sum, and none of them with so

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问题    Imagine 19,500 homes powered exclusively by the sum, and none of them with solar panels. That is the vision for Babcock Ranch, an 18,000-acre energy【C1】______development near Fort Myers, Florida, that had been postponed by the recession but is now back on track.
   While the 2009 plunge in the housing market altered the original timelines for construction, the vision of developer Syd Kitson has【C2】______unchanged. The way Kitson imagines it, when the town is complete, it will eventually comprise 19,500【C3】______—almost 100 percent powered by solar energy via Florida Power and Light’s 74. 5 megawatt (兆瓦) Babcock Ranch Solar Energy Centre. It will cover a total of 6 million square feet of commercial and community space, more than half of which will be【C4】______for green spaces, lakes and nature trails.
   About 20 families have so far moved their【C5】______in, with about 100 expected by the end of the year. Every home is outfitted with the fastest Internet【C6】______, and metal roofs are installed for temperature control. All the vegetation is native, and all the irrigation water is【C7】______. The town has also started testing a driverless bus network. Kitson hopes that will be a major mode of transportation for the town’s residents.
   As the largest development project【C8】______underway in the United States, Babcock Ranch will be one of the most sustainable and health-focused towns in the US. " Babcock Ranch will【C9】______what it means to be a town of the future, offering residents a highly unique balance of the most technologically advanced infrastructure, with ready【C10】______to a rich natural environment and a true sense of community," says Kitson.
   A) access I) exemplify
   B) assess J) inhabitants
   C) available K) maintained
   D) belongings L) reclaimed
   E) currently M) remained
   F) dedicated N) residences
   G) efficient O) spontaneously
   H) exclusive [br] 【C1】
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答案 G
解析 空格位于18，000-acre“18，000英亩”和名词development“开发区”之间，所以应填入形容词。分析句子结构可知，an 18，000-acre energy——development是Babcock Ranch的同位语，对其进行补充说明。上文提到，这里的所有住宅都只依靠太阳能供电，空格前又出现了energy，因此填入G)efficient’‘高效能的，有效率的”。energy efficient表示“节能的”。
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