Question

【題目】Choose the best answer.

Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影響) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破壞) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.

【1】What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?

A. Some of them are not attractive.

B. Most of them are too expensive to preserve.

C. They are more pleasing than modern buildings.

D. They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.

【2】Why do people still speak against new buildings in historic areas according to the author?

A. Because historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people.

B. Because new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style.

C. Because people like following old ideas and do not like change.

D. Because people have to respect new architectural styles.

【3】Which of the following is true according to the author?

A. We should reproduce the same old buildings.

B. Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.

C. Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.

D. No one understands why people speak against new buildings.

【4】By using “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “________”.

A. Destroy old buildingsB. Put things in a different place

C. Choose new architectural stylesD. Respect people’s feelings for historical buildings

【5】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To explain why people dislike change.

B. To warn that we could end up with living in caves.

C. To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.

D. To argue that modern buildings an be built in historic areas.

【6】What is the author’s attitude towards the topic “Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city?”

A. UninterestedB. SupportiveC. NeutralD. Disapproved

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】C

【5】D

【6】B

【解析】

本文是一篇議論文，針對(duì)歷史建筑旁是否應(yīng)該建新型建筑，作者給出了自己的看法并加以論證。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Not all historical buildings are attractive，可知作者認(rèn)為不是所有的歷史建筑都吸引人，故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change，可知作者認(rèn)為是因?yàn)槿藗儽容^保守，不喜歡改變，故選C。

【3】判斷正誤題。根據(jù)I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different，可知作者反對(duì)建造同樣風(fēng)格的樓，而不是贊成，A選項(xiàng)表述錯(cuò)誤，排除；根據(jù)As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area，可知作者認(rèn)為建筑物不要太過于影響環(huán)境，而不是不能影響環(huán)境，B選項(xiàng)表述錯(cuò)誤，排除；根據(jù)Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change，可知作者已經(jīng)指出人們反對(duì)新建筑的原因是因?yàn)楸Ｊ兀�并不是沒有人知道原因，D選項(xiàng)表述錯(cuò)誤，排除；根據(jù)It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too，可知老建筑也會(huì)破壞它所在的區(qū)域，C選項(xiàng)表述正確，故選C。

【4】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)該短語(yǔ)所在句句意“雖然我們必須尊重人們對(duì)建筑物的用戶的感覺，但我相信建筑師和規(guī)劃人員的職責(zé)是________”，根據(jù)兩句之間構(gòu)成的讓步關(guān)系，前文在說尊重人們對(duì)舊建筑的感覺，可知后文要提倡新建筑了，故選C。

【5】文章主旨題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，可知針對(duì)歷史建筑旁是否應(yīng)該建新型建筑，作者給出了自己的肯定觀點(diǎn)并加以論證，故選D。

【6】態(tài)度觀點(diǎn)題。根據(jù)對(duì)文章大意的把握，以及文章結(jié)尾的Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice，可知作者是贊成建新建筑的，故選B。