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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.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：本文介绍了著名建筑师山崎实。他于1912年出生在美国西雅图，他的父母来自日本。山崎实不同于其他建筑师，他的建筑给人一种和平和幸福的感觉。他曾经为好几家公司工作，当他建立了自己的公司，他开始获得成功。山崎实对他的建筑有很强大的观点，即使失去工作，他也拒绝改变他的建筑的设计。在1986年，他去世。但是人们将长久地欣赏他的设计和建筑。

1.句意：一位著名的美国建筑师。 根据Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师).可知答案填famous/well-known/great。

2.句意：1912年出生在美国西雅图。根据He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington.可知答案填1912

3.句意：在一个生鱼工厂工作来支付大学费用根据Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college.可知答案填pay。

4.句意：他与其他100人睡在一个房间。根据He slept in a room with 100 other men.可知答案填Slept。

5.句意：使人感到和平和幸福。根据His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness.句意：他的建筑给人一种和平和幸福的感觉。make sb. do sth.故答案为feel。

6.句意：对他的建筑有很强大的观点。根据Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. 可知答案填strong。

7.句意：与其他的建筑师不同。根据Yamasaki was different from other architects. 可知答案填same。

8.句意：直到他开始自己的公司，才开始他的事业的成功。根据Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company.可知答案填until。

9.句意：他著名的设计获得了三个奖项。根据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.描述，可知他赢得三项大奖，故答案填three。

10.句意：他死亡的日期。根据Minoru Yamasaki died on Jun,2 1986.可知此处指的是他的死期。故答案填death。

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