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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] 【C2】

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答案 M

解析 空格前的从句中出现了动词altered“改变”,空格所在句中出现了形容词’unchanged“不变的”,由此可知,while在此表示“虽然,尽管”,引导的从句和后面的主句之间为转折关系。空格前为现在完成时的助动词has,后面为形容词,所以推测空格需要填入可充当系动词使用的动词,故选择M)remained“继续,依然”。K)maintained虽然也有“维持,保持”的意思,但它不具备系动词的功能,后面一般跟名词、从句或副词,而不能跟形容词,故排除。
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