PAGEPAGE5Unit5單元主題語篇訓(xùn)練Ⅰ.閱讀理解AI．M.Pei,theChinese-American,whowasregardedasoneofthelastgreatmodernistarchitects,hasdiedattheageof102.AlthoughheworkedmostlyintheUnitedStates,PeiwillalwaysberememberedforaEuropeanproject:HisredevelopmentoftheLouvreMuseuminParisinthe1980s.Hegaveustheglassandmetalpyramidinthemaincourtyard,alongwiththreesmallerpyramidsandavastsubterranean(地下的)additiontothemuseumentrance.PeiwasthefirstforeignarchitecttoworkontheLouvreinitslonghistory,andinitiallyhisdesignswerefiercelyopposed.Butintheend,theFrench—andeveryoneelse—werewonover.WinningthefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrizein1983,hewasthoughtasgivingthe20thcentury“someofitsmostbeautifulinsidespacesandoutsideforms.His_talent_and_skill_in_the_use_of_materials_approach_the_level_of_poetry.”AfterstudyingarchitectureattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandHarvard,PeisetuphisownarchitecturalpracticeinNewYorkin1955.DesigningtheJohnF．KennedyPresidentialLibrary&Museumin1964establishedhimasaname.HisEastBuildingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonin1978changedpeople'sideasofamuseum.Thesitewasanoddtrapezoid(梯形)shape.Pei'ssolutionwastocutitintwo.Theresultingbuildingwasdramatic,lightandelegant—oneofthefirstcrowd-pleasingcathedralsofmodernart.Thoughknownasamodernist,andnotableforhisformsbasedonarrangementsofsimplegeometric(幾何的)shapes,heonceurgedChinesearchitectstolookmoretotheirarchitecturaltraditionratherthandesigninginawesternstyle.Inperson,I．M.Peiwasgood-humored,charmingandunusuallymodest.Hisworkingprocesswasevolutionary,butinnovation(創(chuàng)新)wasneveranintendedgoal.“Stylisticoriginalityisnotmypurpose，”hesaid.“Iwanttofindtheoriginalityinthetime,theplaceandtheproblem.”語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了被認為是最后一批偉大的現(xiàn)代主義建筑師之一的美籍華人貝聿銘的生平貢獻。1．WhatcanwelearnabouttheresultofredevelopmentoftheLouvreA．ItwascriticizedbytheFrench.B．Itturnedouttobeasuccess.C．ItmadetheLouvreD．ItchangedthefunctionoftheLouvre解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知，人們認可了他的設(shè)計，他的設(shè)計最終證明是成功的。2．WhatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?A．Heisamasterinapplyingmaterials.B．Heisskilledinwritingpoems.C．Heoftencombinespoetryandconstruction.D．Hegetsinspirationfrompoetryindesigning.解析：選A句意理解題。根據(jù)前一句內(nèi)容“hewasthoughtasgivingthe20thcentury‘someofitsmostbeautifulinsidespacesandoutsideforms’”可知，畫線句子是對前一句的進一步解釋，即他的建筑風(fēng)格像詩歌那樣優(yōu)美。此句贊頌了他高超的建筑造詣。3．What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a．DesigntheJohnF．KennedyPresidentialLibrary&Museum.b．StudyarchitectureattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandHarvard.c．DesigntheNationalGalleryofArt.d．WinthefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrize.A．a(chǎn)bcd B．bacdC．bcad D．dacb解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四至六段的內(nèi)容可知，a、b、c、d事件發(fā)生的時間分別為1964年、1955年、1978年和1983年，因此正確的排序為：bacd。BAlthoughtheideaof“zeroemissionandsustainable(可持續(xù)的)development”waspromotedworldwide,mostcitiesareatalosswhattodoorevensomehaveobjectedtoit.ButinLiuzhou,acityinsouthernChina,attitudescouldnotbemoredifferent.TheLiuzhouMunicipalityUrbanPlanningBureauhassignedupItalianarchitectStefanoBoeri,thefatheroftheforestcitymovement,tobuildaself-containedcommunityforupto30,000people.Heisthego-tomanforsuchprojectsthankstothesuccessofhis“verticalforests”，tworesidential(住宅的)towers.Completedin2014,TheLiuzhouprojectisamuchmoreambitiousundertaking,however.Itshomes,hospitals,hotels,schoolsandofficeswillbebuildona340-acresiteinwhatBoericallsthefirstattempttocreatean“unbanenvironmentthatisreallytryingtofindabalancewithnature”.Its100speciesofplantlifeareexpectedtoabsorbalmost10,000tonsofcarbondioxideand57tonsofpollutantsperyear,whileatthesametimeproducing900tonsoflife-givingoxygen.Althoughthearchitectshaven'tpublishedthecostoftheforestcity,theMilantowerscostonlyfivepercentmorethantraditionalskyscrapers.TheconstructionofhisforestcityatLiuzhouwassettobeginin2020,andthereisstillagreatdealofplanningandresearchrequiredbeforeaprojectedcompletiondatecanbeset.However,Boeriremainsoptimisticabouttheprojectandhasconfidenceinthesoundnessofhisvision:“Ireallythinkthatbringingforestsintothecityisawaytodealwithglobalwarming.”語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。為了改善環(huán)境，響應(yīng)“可持續(xù)發(fā)展”的號召，柳州市聘用了著名建造設(shè)計師StefanoBoeri建設(shè)低碳環(huán)保的城市小區(qū)。4．What'sLiuzhou'sattitudetowardsthesustainabledevelopment?A．Approving. B．Cautious.C．Unfavorable. D．Doubtful.解析：選A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容并結(jié)合下文介紹的柳州市引進“城市森林”的小區(qū)設(shè)計可推知，對于可持續(xù)發(fā)展，柳州市的態(tài)度是贊同的。5．WhyisStefanoBoeriemployedfortheLiuzhouproject?A．Hevolunteeredtodotheproject.B．Heisafamousarchitectintheworld.C．Heisthefatheroftheforestrecovery.D．Hehasgainedexperienceinsimilarprojects.解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句可知，由于設(shè)計“垂直森林”的成功，柳州市邀請StefanoBoeri設(shè)計類似的項目。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2referto?A．Thearchitects. B．Thetwotowers.C．Forestsinthecity. D．Theresidentsofthecity.解析：選B代詞指代題。根據(jù)上文可知，Boeri成功設(shè)計了“垂直森林”，兩個住宅塔樓；結(jié)合畫線詞所在句可推知，they指代上文中的“tworesidentialtowers”。7．What'sthepurposeofLiuzhouproject?A．Toprovidemorejobs.B．Tobringforestintocity.C．Tosolvehouseshortage.D．Toimprovetheenvironment.解析：選D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段尾句以及本文最后一句可知，Boeri認為把森林引入城市是應(yīng)對全球變暖的一種方式。據(jù)此可推知，柳州的城市項目旨在改善環(huán)境。Ⅱ.短文改錯Thatnightwasextremelyhot,soIopenedallthewindowsanddoors.Gradually,Ifallasleep.ItsuddenlyrainedheavyinthemidnightandIfeltcold.ThenextmorningIwasill.Mothertookmetothehospital,butthedoctorsaidIhadafeverandthatImuststayinbedinacoupleofdays.Backathome,Itooksomemedicineandsoonfeltmuchwell.Feelingbored,Iwalkedtothebalconyandstoodtherewatchingpeoplecomeandgoinginthestreet.Thewindwascoolbeforetherain.InawhileIfeltsocoldmybodywastrembling.Iwasrushedtothehospitalagain.ThattimeIstayedthereuntilIwasfullyrecovered.答案：第二句：fall→fell第三句：heavy→heavily第五句：but→and;第二個in→for第六句：well→better第七句：come→coming第八句：before→after第九句：cold后加that第十一句：That→This;去掉wasⅢ.書面表達假定你是李華，你的朋友——英國交換生David生日將至，你打算送他一幅中國畫《臘梅》，并附一封信，內(nèi)容包括：1．表達生日祝福；2．簡述梅花的寓意。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：臘梅wintersweetDearDavid，