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 (熱心的 ) . 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 (堅持) 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

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了建筑設計家Utzon設計創(chuàng)造澳大利亞的著名建筑——悉尼歌劇院的曲折歷史淵源，以及悉尼歌劇院的有關發(fā)展歷程。悉尼歌劇院作為悉尼，乃至于整個澳大利亞代表性的建筑之一，當年Utzon對于它的設計創(chuàng)意卻備受爭議，以致他也沒有親眼見到自己的成果，然而，它卻最終成為標志性的世界性建筑，而Utzon因此獲得了諾貝爾建筑學獎項。

1.細節(jié)推理判斷題。文中第4段寫到“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.” 意思即為：“1966年，Utzon因為這項建筑設計與當?shù)卣�府發(fā)生爭執(zhí)，并且在群眾中引起軒然大波，批評反對的呼聲不斷，因此它離開了自己的歌劇院設計工程。這項巨大的工程直到7年之后才竣工，而Utzon也再也沒有重返澳大利亞去看看自己的杰作。” 而此題題意是說悉尼歌劇院在那一年完工，故用1966年再加7年，即1973年，答案選C.

2.細節(jié)判斷題。還是文章第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.” 意思即為：“1966年，Utzon因為這項建筑設計與當?shù)卣�府發(fā)生爭執(zhí)，并且在群眾中引起軒然大波，批評反對的呼聲不斷，因此它離開了自己的歌劇院設計工程。這項巨大的工程直到7年之后才竣工，而Utzon也再也沒有重返澳大利亞去看看自己的杰作。” 題目是問Utzon從沒見過自己設計成果的原因， 由此可知，Utzon因為1966年的矛盾事件而離開，沒有重返澳大利亞，所以才沒有再見到悉尼歌劇院，故答案選D。

3.推理判斷題。此處來自于第6段，he found work hard to come by，他發(fā)現(xiàn)工作很難？？？，再結合下一句“so he become a teacher at a university in Hawaii.”“因此他成為了夏威夷的一位大學教師”再看選項A找到、尋找；B通過、傳遞；C雇傭；D發(fā)展。顯然是“他發(fā)現(xiàn)工作很難找，因此才會去當老師。答案選A。

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