Question

While shell-like roofs, unlike anything else in the world, make the Sydney Opera House an image of timeless beauty. It is famous for being a symbol, not only of a city, but a whole country and condition too.

Its creator, Danish architect Jorn Utzon , turned 85 last Wednesday. And he was awarded the Prizker Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of Architecture, on April 6. But Utzon has never seen his Opera House.

The story began in 1957 when Utzon won an international competition to design an opera house in Sydney.

But not everyone was enthusiastic (热心的 ) . Utzon left his Opera project in 1966 after an argument with the local government and a storm of public criticism over the building’s design. It was not completed until seven years later and Utzon has never returned to Australia to see the result of his work.

“Utzon made a building well ahead of its time, and he persevered (坚持) through criticism to build a building that changed the image of an entire country,” said Frank Gehry, a Pritzer Architecture Prize judge.

Although the Sydney Opera House was Utzon’s masterpiece, it damaged his career. Upon his return to Denmark, he found work hard to come by , so he become a teacher at a university in Hawaii.

Utzon said he once saw posters of the Opera House. The interiors were different from his design. But, he said, “There is no regret, for it gave me such a wonderful experience in Australia and towards which I only have love and appreciation .”

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth opened the Opera House in 1973, and it now holds around 3000 events every year. It is recognized as one of the great symbolic buildings of the 20th century.

1.The Sydney Opera House was completed_____.

A. in 1957     B. in 1906

C. in 1973      D. in 1980

2.Utzon has never seen his Opera House because _______.

A. it has white shell-like roofs, unlike anything else in the world

B. its creator is Danish architect, who returned to Denmark

C. he was not awarded the Pritzker Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of Architecture

D. he argued with the local government and was criticized over his design

3.The underlined word “come by” in Paragraph 6 means ______.

A. find      B. pass

C. hire      D. Develop

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了建筑设计家Utzon设计创造澳大利亚的著名建筑——悉尼歌剧院的曲折历史渊源，以及悉尼歌剧院的有关发展历程。悉尼歌剧院作为悉尼，乃至于整个澳大利亚代表性的建筑之一，当年Utzon对于它的设计创意却备受争议，以致他也没有亲眼见到自己的成果，然而，它却最终成为标志性的世界性建筑，而Utzon因此获得了诺贝尔建筑学奖项。

1.细节推理判断题。文中第4段写到“Utzon left his Opera project in 1966 after an argument with the local government and a storm of public criticism over the building’s design. It was not completed until seven years later and Utzon has never returned to Australia to see the result of his work.” 意思即为：“1966年，Utzon因为这项建筑设计与当地政府发生争执，并且在群众中引起轩然大波，批评反对的呼声不断，因此它离开了自己的歌剧院设计工程。这项巨大的工程直到7年之后才竣工，而Utzon也再也没有重返澳大利亚去看看自己的杰作。” 而此题题意是说悉尼歌剧院在那一年完工，故用1966年再加7年，即1973年，答案选C.

2.细节判断题。还是文章第4段的“Utzon left his Opera project in 1966 after an argument with the local government and a storm of public criticism over the building’s design. It was not completed until seven years later and Utzon has never returned to Australia to see the result of his work.” 意思即为：“1966年，Utzon因为这项建筑设计与当地政府发生争执，并且在群众中引起轩然大波，批评反对的呼声不断，因此它离开了自己的歌剧院设计工程。这项巨大的工程直到7年之后才竣工，而Utzon也再也没有重返澳大利亚去看看自己的杰作。” 题目是问Utzon从没见过自己设计成果的原因， 由此可知，Utzon因为1966年的矛盾事件而离开，没有重返澳大利亚，所以才没有再见到悉尼歌剧院，故答案选D。

3.推理判断题。此处来自于第6段，he found work hard to come by，他发现工作很难？？？，再结合下一句“so he become a teacher at a university in Hawaii.”“因此他成为了夏威夷的一位大学教师”再看选项A找到、寻找；B通过、传递；C雇佣；D发展。显然是“他发现工作很难找，因此才会去当老师。答案选A。

考点：考查记叙文阅读；弄清楚的主要人物、时间、地点和主要事件。