Question

【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格。

Minoru Yamasaki was a famous American architect (建筑师). 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 (炸弹爆炸) 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】试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是美国的著名建筑师Minoru Yamasaki。他1912年出生在美国，是一个很有自己特色的建筑师。他的设计会给一种平静和幸福的感觉，他的设计获得了很多奖项。著名的世贸中心就是他设计的。

【1】句意：一位著名的美国建筑师。根据文章的大意可知，这篇短文主要给我们讲述的是美国著名的建筑师Minoru Yamasaki。因此给这个短文一个题目的话，应该就是A famous American architect。

【2】根据短文第一段He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington.可知，这位建筑师1912年出生在华盛顿西雅图。故这里填1912。

【3】句意：在一家鱼厂工作来支付上大学的费用。根据短文Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college.可知，这里应该填pay。pay for…为……支付费用。

【4】句意：和另外100个人睡在一个房间里。根据短文中He slept in a room with 100 other men.可知填slept。slept的原形是sleep，意思是睡觉。全文使用的是一般过去时态，故填过去式slept。

【5】根据短文中His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness.可知，他对建筑的设计给人们一种平和和幸福的感觉。故这里填feel，意思是感觉，是一个动词。

【6】根据短文最后一段中Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings.可知，Yamasaki对自己的建筑有强烈的观点。故这里应该填strong，意思是强烈的，强壮的。

【7】根据短文中Yamasaki was different from other architects.可知，Yamasaki 不同于其他的建筑师。即他和其他建筑师是不一样的。the same as和……一样，是一个固定的短语。

【8】根据短文中But his success began when he started his own company.可知，当Yamasaki创建了自己的公司的时候，他的成功的生活开始了。这里使用的句型是not…until…，直到……时候才……。

【9】根据短文中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获得了三个奖项。故这里填three。

【10】根据这一栏后面的内容Died on Jun 2, 1986可知，这里说的是Yamasaki去世的日期。death 是一个名词，意思是死，死亡。the date of death死亡的日期。