Beijing Daxing International Airport:Airport for the future 北京大興國(guó)際機(jī)場(chǎng)：面向未來(lái)的機(jī)場(chǎng)

張翔

主題語(yǔ)境：中國(guó)建筑 篇幅：326詞 建議用時(shí)：6分鐘

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Beijing Capital Airport was opened in 1958 andby now it is the worlds second?busiest behind Atlantain the US. Thus the second Beijing airport—Beijing Daxing International Airport has beenbuilt in Daxing to take the pressure off the overcrowdedexisting international terminal in southernBeijing.

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The overall design concept of the new Daxing International Airport is based on the traditionalChinese architecture principle， which uses a central courtyard to interconnectvarious spaces. The 700，000 sqm airport， equivalent to 97 football courts， is the worldsbiggest free?standing terminal with five connected concourses （中央大廳） serving fourrunways. In the aerial view， it looks like a giant phoenix reborn from the ash which isabout to take off at any minute.

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From start to finish， the airport was designed with empathy （共情） for travelers. The longestdistance between security checkpoints and departure gates is a mere 600 meters，roughly an 8?minute walk. Customer?service robots provide and update airport information，and biometric scanners and smart security checks were installed to shorten waittimes while improving security. In a nod to comfort， seats and benches adapt to differentbody types.

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Filtered glass blocks 60 percent of the heat entering the terminal while 8，000 rooftopwindows allow enough natural sunlight to generate 60 percent of the terminals lighting.Photovoltaic （光電的） cells are mounted on parking garages and cargo areas， whileDaxings heating and cooling systems are powered by geothermal heat pumps （地?zé)岜茫?10 percent of the airports energy needs are powered by renewables. Besides， a rainwatercollection facility helps the airport reduce its drain on local water supplies.

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Given the airports remote location， roughly 50 kilometers from the city center， the masterplan noted accessibility as“the most vulnerable aspect of the airport”. In additionto an intercity railway built to help travelers avoid the citys traffic jams， future expansionswill include additional rail lines， train station check?in points and an inter?airportlink between Beijing Daxing and Beijing Capital.

Reading Check

Detail

1. Which represents the traditional Chinese element of the Beijing Daxing International

Airports design？

A. Its shaped like a flying phoenix.

B. It contains a courtyard at its centre.

C. It has several connected concourses.

D. It lets in sunlight through rooftop windows.

Detail

2. How are robots employed at the new airport？

A. They provide the latest flight information.

B. They scan the luggage of the passengers.

C. They are in charge of the security checks.

D. They adjust the seats and benches accordingly.

Inference

3. What do we know about the new airports energy system？

A. It depends much on geothermal heat.

B. It relies entirely on renewable energy.

C. It makes the best of natural resources.

D. It consumes much of local energy supplies.

Gist

4. What does the last paragraph focus on？

A. The way the public access the new airport.

B. The basic structure of the new airport.

C. The natural advantages of the new airport.

D. The geographic position of the new airport.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

The overall design concept of the new Daxing International Airport is based on the traditionalChinese architecture principle， which uses a central courtyard to interconnect variousspaces. 大興國(guó)際機(jī)場(chǎng)的整體設(shè)計(jì)理念基于中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)建筑原理，利用中央庭院將各個(gè)空間連接起來(lái)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。which引導(dǎo)的是一個(gè)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞為the traditional Chinese architecture principle。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

be based on 以……為基礎(chǔ)

be equivalent to 與……相等/相當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

take off 起飛

from start to finish 從始至終

adapt to 修改；改編；適應(yīng)