Here amid the steel and concrete canyons, green grass grows. A hawthorn tree(山楂树) stands in new soil, and freshly dug plants bend in the wind. But Chicago City Hall here seems
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Hereamidthesteelandconcretecanyons,greengrassgrows.Ahawthorntree(山楂树)standsinnewsoil,andfreshlydugplantsbendinthewind.ButChicagoCityHallhereseemsanunlikelyspotforagardenofanyvariety—especially20,000squarefeetofgardens—onitsroof.Asoneofahandfulofsimilarprojectsaroundthecountry,thegardenispartofa$1.5milliondemonstrationprojectedbythecitytoreduceits"urbanheatislands",saidWilliamAbolt,thecommissioneroftheDepartmentofEnvironment.Heatislands-darksurfacesinthecity,likerooftops-soakupheat.Theretentioncanbakeabuilding,makingitstubborntocooling.TheroofofCityHall,a90-year-oldgraystonelandmarkonLaSalleStreetintheheartofdowntown,hasbeenknowntoreachtemperaturesubstantiallyhotterthantheactualtemperatureonthestreetbelow.Thegardenwillprovidegreeneryandshade."Andthat,"saidthecityofficials,"willsavethecitydollarsonthoseblisteringsummerdays."Theprojectsavingsfromcoolingisabout$4,000ayearonanewroofwhoselifespanisabout50percentlongerthanthatofatraditionalroof.Thesprawlingopen-airrooftopgardenisbeingcarefullybuiltonamulti-tieredbedofspecialsoil,polystyrene,egg-carton-shapedconesand"waterproofmembrane"malltokeeptherooffromleaking,orcavingunderthenormalcombinedweightofsoil,rainandplantlife.Thedesigncallsforsoildepthsof4inchesto18inches.Whenthelastplantsandseedlingsareburiedandthelastbitofcompostislaid,thegardenwillhavecircularbrickstepping-stoneswindinguptohills."TheprimaryfocusofwhatwewanttodowastoestablishthislaboratoryonthetopofCityHalltogetpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactontheenvironmentandhowthelittlethingscanmakeanimpactonthequalityoflife",Mr.Aboltsaid,addingthattheplantsalsohelptocleartheair.Rooftopgardens,inplaceswhereconcretejungleshaveerasedplantsandtrees,arenotnew,noteveninChicago.Armsofgreenerydanglingoverterracesorsproutingfromrooftops,commoninEurope,arebecomingmoresointheUnitedStatesaspeoplebecomeincreasinglyconsciousabouttheenvironment.RichardM.Daley,whourgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintotheprojectafternoticingrooftopgardensinHamburg,Germanyafewyearsago,haspraisedthegardenasthefirstofitskindonapublicbuildinginthecountry.Itwillholdthousandsofplantsinmorethan150species-wildonionandbutterflyweed,sky-blueasterandbuffalograss-toprovidedataonwhatspeciesadaptbest.Smallplantsrequiringshallowsoildepthswerechieflyselected.
[A]iscommonandpopularinthecountry
[B]isademonstrationprojectandcoststhecitygovernment1.5milliondollars
[C]willmaketheordinarycoolingdownofthecityinsummerunnecessary
[D]aimsatgettingpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactontheenvironment
[A]Itwasbuiltninetyyearsagoandisthemostoutstandingfeatureinthecenterofthecity.
[B]ItisoriginallypropertobuildagardenonthetopoftheCityHall.
[C]Thetemperatureonitstopisalittlebitlowerthanthatonthestreetbelow.
[D]ItisthefirstbuildinginAmericatohaveagardenonit.
[A]Everyyear,Chicagospendsabout$4,000oncoolingthecity.
[B]ThedesignofthegardenontheCityHallspeciallytakesintoconsiderationtheweighttheroofcanstand.
[C]TheMayorurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintorooftopgardensinHamburgandbuildsimilaronesinAmerica.
[D]Heatislandsmainlyrefertothosedark-coloredrooftopswhichreceiveandretainheatandwillnoteasilyreleasetheheat.
[A]BecausetheCityHallislarge.
[B]Becausethemayorhadurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttodoso.
[C]Becauseitcanmakepeopleunderstandtheirimpactonenvironmentbetterthroughapublicbuilding.
[D]BecausetheexpertsjustwanttomaketheCityHallaconvenientlaboratory.
[A]alittlebit[B]infact[C]materially[D]considerably
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