Question

Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑師). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. His parents came from Japan. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. Often he worked from four o'clock in the morning until midnight. He slept in a room with 100 other men. Later in life, Yamasaki remembered these times and was always good to his workers.

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 used a new design(設(shè)計(jì)) for the buildings. These buildings are now the Century Plaza Hotel, and Tower in Los Angeles, California.

Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace（和平） and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He always designed buildings to please people. 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 (獎(jiǎng))over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. It is very famous.

In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸彈爆炸) in the World Trade Center. 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.

Minoru Yamasaki died in 1986. 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 pay for college
In a room with 100 other men and often stayed up very late until midnight
His design of buildings	Made people feel peaceful and ____3._____
Had strong opinions about his buildings
The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion
Successful career(生涯)	Was not the same as other architects
Didn’t begin his successful career 4. he started his own company
Won 5. Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life
Date of death	Died in 1986

 

Answer 1

1.well-known

2.1912

3.happy

4.until /before

5.three

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了美國(guó)著名建筑師雅馬薩奇的一生。雅馬薩奇非常的執(zhí)著自己對(duì)建筑的觀點(diǎn)，即使失去工作他也不會(huì)改變自己的設(shè)計(jì)觀點(diǎn)。

1.根據(jù)Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑師).可知填： well-known

2. was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington.可知填：1912

3. buildings give people a feeling of peace（和平） and happiness.，故填happy.

4.根據(jù)Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company.可知填：until

5.根據(jù)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，可知他贏得三項(xiàng)大獎(jiǎng)，故填：three

考點(diǎn)：人物傳記類(lèi)短文閱讀。