2021年12月英语四级阅读真题及答案-第3套-段落匹配.docx

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2021年12月英语四级阅读真题及答案第3套段落匹配

AsouthKoreancitydesignedforthefuturetakesonalifeofitsownA)Gettingaroundacityisonething--andthenthere'sthematterofgettingfromonecitytoanother.Onevisionoftheperfectcityofthefuture:aplacethatofferseasyaccesstoairtravel.In2021,aUniversityofNorthCarolinabusinessprofessornamedJohnKasardapublishedabookcalledAerotropolis:TheWayWe'llLiveNext.Kasardasaysfuturecitiesshouldbebuiltintentionallyaroundornearairports.Theidea,ashehasputit,istoofferbusinesses"rapid,long-distanceconnectivityonamassivescale."B)"The18thcenturyreallywasawaterbornecentury,the19thcenturyarailcentury,the20thcenturyahighway,car,truckcentury--andthe21stcenturywillincreasinglybeanaviationcentury,astheglobebecomesincreasinglyconnectedbyair,"Kasardasays.Songdo,acitybuiltfromscratchinSouthKorea,isoneofKasarda'sprimeexamples.Ithasexistedforjustafewyears."Fromtheget-go,itwasdesignedonthebasisofconnectivityandcompetitiveness,"saysKasada."ThegovernmentbuiltthebridgedirectlyfromtheairporttotheSongdoInternationalBusinessDistrict.Andthesurfaceinfrastructurewasbuiltintandemwiththenewairport."C)Songdoisastone'sthrowfromSouthKorea'sIncheonAirport,itsmaininternationalhub.Butittakesalotmorethananearbyairporttobeacityofthefuture.Justbuildingaplaceasan"internationalbusinessdistrict"doesn'tmeanitwillbecomeone.ParkYeonSooconceivedthiscityofthefuturebackin1986.HeconsidersSongdohisbaby."Iamavisionary,"hesays.Thirtyyearsafterheimaginedthecity,Park'sbabyiscloseto70percentbuilt,with36,000peoplelivinginthebusinessdistrictand90,000residentsingreaterSongdo.It'saboutanhouroutsideSeoul,builtonreclaimedtidalflatsalongtheYellowSea.There'saCoastGuardbuildingandatalltradetower,aswellasapark,golfcourseanduniversity.D)Chancesareyou'veactuallyseenthisplace.SongdoappearsinthemostfamousmusicvideoevertocomeoutofSouthKorea."GangnamStyle"referstothefashionableGangnamdistrictinSeoul.ButsomeofthevideowasfilmedinSongdo."Idon'tknowifyouremember,therewasasceneinasubwaystatio