Most people make treehouses using a pile of wood, a hammer, and some nails. Mitchell Joachim, an architect from the Massachusett

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问题     Most people make treehouses using a pile of wood, a hammer, and some nails. Mitchell Joachim, an architect from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a(n) 【C1】______vision. He pictures a day when homes will be created from【C2】______.
    Joachim’s vision【C3】______an idea called pleaching(编织), where tree branches are grown so that they【C4】______weave together. Since the growth patterns of trees are【C5】______by wind and sunlight, it may be【C6】______to control the way a tree develops.
    These Fabricated Tree House Habitats would use trees grown into shapes as housing. One of the【C7】______of these designs is that trees would not have to be cut down【C8】______
    " A 100 percent treehouse would take【C9】______to create, " Joachim said.【C10】______the climate, a house could take anywhere from 5 to 30 years to grow. Fortunately, there’s a way to【C11】______the process. Joachim suggests including【C12】______materials such as sod(草皮), grasses and living branches in the housing designs. " This material would be able to move【C13】______the house grows, " Joachim said.
    A home would become an actual ecosystem, a community of plants, animals, and bacteria working together. The trees would also give off water vapor that would assist in【C14】______the homes. Solar panels and wind would help provide【C15】______The tree homes might even have soil pockets,【C16】______plants could grow from the structure itself.
    Work has already【C17】______on Joachim’s first design - a house made from 50 percent recycled and 50percent living things. Joachim is confident about the【C18】______of his work, as he uses natural products【C19】______nature.
    "The environment and its study are very important. We need to respect nature, don’t【C20】______, " he said.
【C8】

选项 A、on purpose
B、for wood
C、by chance
D、at ease

答案B

解析 这种设计的优点是不用将树砍倒来取木材,at ease“自由自在”。
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