Question

    Over the last century, many building trends（潮流）have come and gone. But the buildings designed (设计) by Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the world's best-known architects (建筑), have not. The designs of this Chinese-American architects stands as his special talents to the whole world. However, the man behind the famous buildings died on May 16, at age 102.

During his long work life, Pei has left over 50 buildings with different styles (风格) around the world. According to him, it is dangerous for an architect to be marked with only one style. Instead, he was known for his eclectic style, bringing together opposite ideas into each design-East and West, ancient and modern, natural and man-made.

His style may come from his life experiences. He was born and grew up in China, and then he went to the US to study architecture at 18. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at Harvard. "I've never left China, because home is a place your heart always belongs to", he once said.

Pei tried to include local (当地的) and historical ideas in his designs. When designing Suzhou Museum in the 2000s, Pei made the building go with the city. He built small halls with traditional white walls and dark roofs (屋顶), just like the classical Chinese gardens which Suzhou are famous for. At the same time, the lines and the windows in the roof bring something modern to the museum.

Even in Pei's 80s when he was designing the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, he still kept learning new things. He spent months in the Middle East visiting special places. "A lasting building will always find the place where it comes from," Pei said. That may explain why he and his designs have stood the test of time.

1.Ieoh Ming Pei is a(n) ________.

A.engineer B.architect C.scientist

2.The underlined word "eclectic" in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A.兼收并蓄的 B.富丽堂皇的 C.不相兼容的

3.From the passage, we know that Suzhou Museum is ________.

A.traditional and modern B.ancient and historical C.fashionable and new

4.Pei was designing the Museum of Islamic Art ________.

A.in the 1980s B.at 18 in the US C.when he was about 80

5.Which of the following is true about Ieoh Ming Pei?

A.He has never studied abroad before.

B.He has designed 50 buildings with only one style.

C.Always keeping learning is the secret to his achievement.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

本文向我们介绍了贝聿铭，一位伟大的建筑大师。他出生于中国，在美国学习建筑，他擅长于将两种完全相反的风格组合到一起。在世界各地留下了50多种不同风格的建筑。坚持不懈的学习是他保持成就的秘诀。

1.细节理解题。根据文章内容“Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the world's best-known architects (建筑),”可知，他是世界上最著名的建筑师之一，故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据文章内容“his eclectic style, bringing together opposite ideas into each design-East and West, ancient and modern, natural and man-made.”可知，他会把两个完全相反的风格组合到一起，因此eclectic是把两个不同风格组合到一起，即兼收并蓄的，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文章内容“He built small halls with traditional white walls and dark roofs (屋顶),…At the same time, the lines and the windows in the roof bring something modern to the museum.”可知，苏州博物馆既有中国的传统元素，也有现代的元素，即传统和现在相结合，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文章内容“Even in Pei's 80s when he was designing the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar,”可知，在他80多岁的时候，设计Islamic Art。故选C。

5.细节理解题。A. He has never studied abroad before. 他以前从未出国留学过。根据文章内容“He was born and grew up in China, and then he went to the US to study architecture at 18.”可知，他生于中国，在美国学习了。因此A错。B. He has designed 50 buildings with only one style. 他设计了50栋只有一种风格的建筑。根据文章内容“Pei has left over 50 buildings with different styles (风格) around the world.”可知，他留下了50种不同风格的建筑。故B错误。C. Always keeping learning is the secret to his achievement.一直保持学习是他取得成就的秘诀。根据文章内容“he still kept learning new things.”即使在他80多岁的时候，他也坚持学习，故C对。故选C。