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　　The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970s was the enthusiasm for refurbishing old buildings. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomenon. What is new is the wholesale interest in reusing the past, in recycling, in adaptive rehabilitation. A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, proved their financial viability in the 1960s, but it was in the 1970s, with strong government support through tax incentives and rapid depreciation, as well as growing interest in ecology issues, that recycling became a major factor on the urban scene.One of the most comprehensive ventures was the restoration and transformation of Bostons eighteenth century Faneuil Hall and the Quincy Market, designed in

　　1824. This section had fallen on hard times, but beginning with the construction of a new city hall immediately adjacent, it has returned to life with the intelligent reuse of these fine old buildings under the design leadership of Benjamin Thompson. He has provided a marvelous setting for dining, shopping, professional offices, and simply walking.Butler Square, in Minneapolis, examplifies major changes in its complex of offices, commercial space, and public amenities carved out of a massive pile designed in 1906 as a hardware warehouse. The exciting interior timber structure of the building was highlighted by cutting light courts through the interior and adding large skylights. San Antonio, Texas, offers an object lesson for numerous other cities combating urban decay. Rather than bringing in the bulldozers, San Antonios leaders rehabilitated existing structures, while simultaneously cleaning up the San Antonio River, which meanders through the business district.

　　1. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A) During the 1970s, old buildings in many cities were recycled for modern

　　use.

　　B) Recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers.

　　C) The San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the way to fight u

　　rban decay.

　　D) Strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in

　　Boston.

　　2. What is the space at Quincy Market now used for?

　　A) Bostons new city hall.

　　B) Sports and recreational facilities.

　　C) Commercial and industrial warehouses.

　　D) Restaurants, offices, and stores.

　　3. According to the passage, Benjamin Thompson was the designer for a proje

　　ct in ____.

　　A) San Francisco B) Boston

　　C) Minneapolis D) San Antonio

　　4. When was the Butler Square building originally built?

　　A) In the eighteenth century.

　　B) In the early nineteenth century.

　　C) In the late nineteenth century.

　　D) In the early twentieth century.

　　5. What is the authors opinion of the San Antonio project?

　　A) It is clearly the best of the projects discussed.

　　B) It is a good project that could be copied in other cities.

　　C) The extensive use of bulldozers made the project unnecessarily costly.

　　D) The work done on the river was more important than the work done on the　buildings.

　　答案與解析：

　　1.A。

　　此文的主要內容是什么 ? 此題考查學生對文章內容的整體把握。A)項為本題的答案。因為文章的第一段有明確交待：The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970s was the enthusiasm for refurbishingold buildings.這個句子是第一段的主題句，也是全篇文章的論點。文章的第二段、三段、四段為第一段提供了論據和例證，都是為這個論點服務的。B)項所反映的只是一個局部問題，是城市整修的一個實例，不足以代表整體，所以不能成為中心思想。C)項也是一個實例，推土機在這里的含義是市政建設，光靠建設，不搞舊物利用，不進行整修改造，城市的衰敗現象是不能克服的，故C)項也不是主題思想，不能入選。D)項反映的情況也是局部，即波士頓的情況，全國許多城市中的一員，是整修建筑、疏通河道的又一例子，同樣不能代表中心思想，不能入選。

　　2.D。

　　Quincy Marbet空地現在作為何用? 此題考查掌握文章某些細節的能力。第二段的最后一句回答了這個問題： He has provided a marvelous setting for dining, shopping, professional offices, and simply walking. dining指restaurant; shopping指商店;simply walking指recreation。故D)為正確答案。

　　3.B。

　　根據短文， Benjamin Thompson是哪座城市某項工程的設計者? 此題考查認識某些事實的能力。在文中第二段，文章指出： it has returned to life with the intelligent reuse of these fine old buildings under the design leadership of Benjamin Thompson.it指this section，在這個地區有兩座建筑物要整修，這是波士頓18世紀的建筑，毫無疑問，本杰明所領導和設計的這項工程發生在波士頓，而不是其它地方。

　　4.D。

　　Buter Square大樓始建于什么時候? 此題考查辨認某些細節的能力。答案為 D。因為文章的第三段告訴讀者：Butler Square, in

　　Minneapolis, examplifies major changes in its complex of offices, commercial space, and public amenities carved out of a massive pile designed in 1906 as a hardware warehouse.

　　5.D。

　　作者對 San antonico工程的意見是什么? 此題考查根據事實進行推斷的能力。作者對 San Antonio工程的意見是什么?A)很清楚它是所談到的最好的一項工程。 B)是一項其它城市可以仿效的好項目。C)大量的推土機給這項工程造成了不必要的浪費。D)改造河流工作比改造建筑物工作更重要。作者對San Antonio工程的意見反映在文章的最后一段：San Antonio, Texas, offers an object lesson for numerous other cities combating urban decay，文章中并沒有說它是所談到的最好的工程;若選C)，文章中也沒有說它們給工程造成了不必要的損失。哪項工作重要，哪項工作不重要，作者沒有對它們進行比較。

　　The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970s was the enthusiasm for refurbishing old buildings. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomenon. What is new is the wholesale interest in reusing the past, in recycling, in adaptive rehabilitation. A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, proved their financial viability in the 1960s, but it was in the 1970s, with strong government support through tax incentives and rapid depreciation, as well as growing interest in ecology issues, that recycling became a major factor on the urban scene.One of the most comprehensive ventures was the restoration and transformation of Bostons eighteenth century Faneuil Hall and the Quincy Market, designed in

　　1824. This section had fallen on hard times, but beginning with the construction of a new city hall immediately adjacent, it has returned to life with the intelligent reuse of these fine old buildings under the design leadership of Benjamin Thompson. He has provided a marvelous setting for dining, shopping, professional offices, and simply walking.Butler Square, in Minneapolis, examplifies major changes in its complex of offices, commercial space, and public amenities carved out of a massive pile designed in 1906 as a hardware warehouse. The exciting interior timber structure of the building was highlighted by cutting light courts through the interior and adding large skylights. San Antonio, Texas, offers an object lesson for numerous other cities combating urban decay. Rather than bringing in the bulldozers, San Antonios leaders rehabilitated existing structures, while simultaneously cleaning up the San Antonio River, which meanders through the business district.

　　1. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A) During the 1970s, old buildings in many cities were recycled for modern

　　use.

　　B) Recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers.

　　C) The San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the way to fight u

　　rban decay.

　　D) Strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in

　　Boston.

　　2. What is the space at Quincy Market now used for?

　　A) Bostons new city hall.

　　B) Sports and recreational facilities.

　　C) Commercial and industrial warehouses.

　　D) Restaurants, offices, and stores.

　　3. According to the passage, Benjamin Thompson was the designer for a proje

　　ct in ____.

　　A) San Francisco B) Boston

　　C) Minneapolis D) San Antonio

　　4. When was the Butler Square building originally built?

　　A) In the eighteenth century.

　　B) In the early nineteenth century.

　　C) In the late nineteenth century.

　　D) In the early twentieth century.

　　5. What is the authors opinion of the San Antonio project?

　　A) It is clearly the best of the projects discussed.

　　B) It is a good project that could be copied in other cities.

　　C) The extensive use of bulldozers made the project unnecessarily costly.

　　D) The work done on the river was more important than the work done on the　buildings.

　　答案與解析：

　　1.A。

　　此文的主要內容是什么 ? 此題考查學生對文章內容的整體把握。A)項為本題的答案。因為文章的第一段有明確交待：The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970s was the enthusiasm for refurbishingold buildings.這個句子是第一段的主題句，也是全篇文章的論點。文章的第二段、三段、四段為第一段提供了論據和例證，都是為這個論點服務的。B)項所反映的只是一個局部問題，是城市整修的一個實例，不足以代表整體，所以不能成為中心思想。C)項也是一個實例，推土機在這里的含義是市政建設，光靠建設，不搞舊物利用，不進行整修改造，城市的衰敗現象是不能克服的，故C)項也不是主題思想，不能入選。D)項反映的情況也是局部，即波士頓的情況，全國許多城市中的一員，是整修建筑、疏通河道的又一例子，同樣不能代表中心思想，不能入選。

　　2.D。

　　Quincy Marbet空地現在作為何用? 此題考查掌握文章某些細節的能力。第二段的最后一句回答了這個問題： He has provided a marvelous setting for dining, shopping, professional offices, and simply walking. dining指restaurant; shopping指商店;simply walking指recreation。故D)為正確答案。

　　3.B。

　　根據短文， Benjamin Thompson是哪座城市某項工程的設計者? 此題考查認識某些事實的能力。在文中第二段，文章指出： it has returned to life with the intelligent reuse of these fine old buildings under the design leadership of Benjamin Thompson.it指this section，在這個地區有兩座建筑物要整修，這是波士頓18世紀的建筑，毫無疑問，本杰明所領導和設計的這項工程發生在波士頓，而不是其它地方。

　　4.D。

　　Buter Square大樓始建于什么時候? 此題考查辨認某些細節的能力。答案為 D。因為文章的第三段告訴讀者：Butler Square, in

　　Minneapolis, examplifies major changes in its complex of offices, commercial space, and public amenities carved out of a massive pile designed in 1906 as a hardware warehouse.

　　5.D。

　　作者對 San antonico工程的意見是什么? 此題考查根據事實進行推斷的能力。作者對 San Antonio工程的意見是什么?A)很清楚它是所談到的最好的一項工程。 B)是一項其它城市可以仿效的好項目。C)大量的推土機給這項工程造成了不必要的浪費。D)改造河流工作比改造建筑物工作更重要。作者對San Antonio工程的意見反映在文章的最后一段：San Antonio, Texas, offers an object lesson for numerous other cities combating urban decay，文章中并沒有說它是所談到的最好的工程;若選C)，文章中也沒有說它們給工程造成了不必要的損失。哪項工作重要，哪項工作不重要，作者沒有對它們進行比較。