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Althoughtheideaof“zeroemission，netcarbon-positive，sustainable(可持续)”developmentwaspromotedworldwide，mostcitiesareatalosswhattodoorevensomehaveobjectedtoit.ButinLiuzhou，acityinsouthernChina，attitudescouldnotbemoredifferent.

TheLiuzhouMunicipalityUrbanPlanningBureauhassignedupItalianarchitectStefanoBoeri，thefatheroftheforestcitymovement，tobuildaself-containedcommunityforupto30，000people.Heisthego-tomanforsuchprojectsthankstothesuccessofhis“verticalforests”，tworesidential(住宅的)towerspletedin2014，theyremoveupto17.5tonsofsoot(煤烟)fromtheaireachyear，andayearlateroneofthemwasnamedBestTallBuildingWorldwide.

TheLiuzhouprojectisamuchmoreambitiousundertaking，however.Itshomes，hospitals，hotels，schoolsandofficeswillbebuiltona340-acresiteinwhatBoericallsthefirstattempttocreatean“urbanenvironmentthatisreallytryingtofindabalancewithnature”．Its100speciesofplantlifeareexpectedtoabsorbalmost10，000tonsofcarbondioxideand57tonsofpollutantsperyear，whileatthesametimeproducing900tonsoflife-givingoxygen.

Althoughthearchitectshaventpublishedthecostoftheforestcity，theMilantowerscostonlyfivepercentmorethantraditionalskyscrapers.

TheconstructionofhisforestcityatLiuzhouissettobeginin2024，andthereisstillagreatdealofplanningandresearchrequiredbeforeaprojectedcompletiondatecanbeset.However，Boeriremainsoptimisticabouttheprojectandhasconfidenceinthesoundnessofhisvision：“Ireallythinkthatbringingforestsintothecityisawaytodealwithglobalwarming.”

【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普类短文。文章主要介绍了中国南方城市柳州为改善环境，实现可持续发展，将建立一座森林城市。

1．WhatsLiuzhousattitudetowardsthesustainabledevelopment?

A．Approving. B．Cautious.

C．Unfavorable. D．Doubtful.

A[细微环节理解题。依据文章第一段“Althoughtheideaof...couldnotbemoredifferent.”可知，大多数城市反对，而柳州的看法却迥然不同。故选A。]