Question

【題目】閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成表格。

Minoru Yamasaki was a famous American architect (建筑師). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.

Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.

Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.

Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸彈爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.

Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job. Jun,2 1986. was the date of his death. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.

The title	A【1】American architect
Be born	In【2】in Seattle, Washington
In college	Studied architecture in college
	Worked in a fish factory to【3】for college
	【4】in a room with 100 other men
His design of buildings	Made people【5】peaceful and happy
	Had【6】opinions about his buildings
	The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion
Successful career	Was not the【7】as other architects
	Didn’t begin his successful career【8】he started his own company
	Won【9】awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life
Date of his【10】	Died on Jun, 2 1986

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】famous

【2】1912

【3】pay

【4】Slept

【5】feel

【6】strong

【7】same

【8】until

【9】three/3

【10】death

【解析】試題分析：這篇短文講述的是美國的著名建筑師Minoru Yamasaki。他1912年出生在美國，是一個很有自己特色的建筑師。他的設計會給一種平靜和幸福的感覺，他的設計獲得了很多獎項。著名的世貿(mào)中心就是他設計的。

【1】句意：一位著名的美國建筑師。根據(jù)文章的大意可知，這篇短文主要給我們講述的是美國著名的建筑師Minoru Yamasaki。因此給這個短文一個題目的話，應該就是A famous American architect。

【2】根據(jù)短文第一段He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington.可知，這位建筑師1912年出生在華盛頓西雅圖。故這里填1912。

【3】句意：在一家魚廠工作來支付上大學的費用。根據(jù)短文Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college.可知，這里應該填pay。pay for…為……支付費用。

【4】句意：和另外100個人睡在一個房間里。根據(jù)短文中He slept in a room with 100 other men.可知填slept。slept的原形是sleep，意思是睡覺。全文使用的是一般過去時態(tài)，故填過去式slept。

【5】根據(jù)短文中His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness.可知，他對建筑的設計給人們一種平和和幸福的感覺。故這里填feel，意思是感覺，是一個動詞。

【6】根據(jù)短文最后一段中Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings.可知，Yamasaki對自己的建筑有強烈的觀點。故這里應該填strong，意思是強烈的，強壯的。

【7】根據(jù)短文中Yamasaki was different from other architects.可知，Yamasaki 不同于其他的建筑師。即他和其他建筑師是不一樣的。the same as和……一樣，是一個固定的短語。

【8】根據(jù)短文中But his success began when he started his own company.可知，當Yamasaki創(chuàng)建了自己的公司的時候，他的成功的生活開始了。這里使用的句型是not…until…，直到……時候才……。

【9】根據(jù)短文中In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years.可知，在1962年之前，Yamasaki獲得了三個獎項。故這里填three。

【10】根據(jù)這一欄后面的內(nèi)容Died on Jun 2, 1986可知，這里說的是Yamasaki去世的日期。death 是一個名詞，意思是死，死亡。the date of death死亡的日期。