D
Afewyearsago,PaulGernerbegantogatheragroupofarchitectsinLasVegastoaskthemwhatitwouldtaketodesignapublicschoolthatused50percentlessenergy,costmuchlesstobuildandobviouslyimprovedstudentlearning.“Ithinkhalfofthenfellofftheirchairs,”Gernersays.
Gernermanagesschoolfacilities(设施)forClarkCounty,Nevada,adistr ictr oughlythesizeofMassachusetts.By2018,143,000additionalstudentswillenterthealreadycrowdedpublic-educationsystem.Gernerneeds73newschoolstohousethem.Fourarchitectureteamshavenearlyfinisheddesigningprimaryschoolprototypes(样品);theyplantoconstr ucttheirschoolsstartingin2009.Thedistr ictwillthenassesshowwelltheschoolsperform,andthreewinnerswillcopythosedesignsin50to70newbuildings.
Greenschoolsareappearingallover,butinClarkCounty,whichstandsoutforitsvastness,suchaggressivetargetsaredifficultbecausedeignrequirementslikemorenaturallightforstudentsgoagainsttherealitiesofadesertclimate.“Oneofthebiggestchallengesisgettingtherightsiteorientation(朝向),”MarkMcGinty,adirectoratSHArchitecture,says.HisfirmrecentlycompletedahighschoolinLasVegas.“Youhavethesamebuilding,samesetofwindows,butifitsorientationisincorrectanditfacesthesun,itwillbereallyexpensivetocool.”
Surprisingly,themanresponsibleforoneofremostprogressivegreen-designcompetitionshasdoubtsaboutideasofeco-friendlybuildings.“Idon’tbelieveinthenewgreenreligion,”Gernersays.“Someofthebuildingtechnologiesthatyougetareimpractical.I’minterestedinthosethatwork.”Buthewouldn’tmindifsomegreenfeaturesinspirestudents.Hesayshehopestosetupgreenenergysystemsthatallowthemtolearnabouttheprocessofharvestingwindandsolarpower.“Youneverknowwhat’sgoingtostarttheinterestofachildtostudymathandscience,”hesays.
63．HowdidthearchitectsreacttoGerner’sdesignrequirements?
A.Theylostbalanceinexcitement.
B.theyshowedstr ongdisbelief.
C.theyexpressedlittleinterest.
D.theyburstintocheers.
正确答案：B
