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【題目】While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.

Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 49-year-old Chinese architect, won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize — which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture — on February 28. He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.

Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art (CAA). His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校園) of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.

The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types. The curves(曲線) of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills, forming a unique view.

Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages. He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).

Wang’s works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance, he had created a new type of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.

Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums. "That is only evidence that traditions once existed," he said.

"Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions. They think tradition means old things from the past. In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created, " he said.

"Today, many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions. Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are, " said Wang.

The study of traditions should be combined with practice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said.

【1】Wang’s winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are ___________.

A. following the latest world trend

B. getting international recognition

C. working harder than ever before

D. relying on foreign architects

【2】What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most?

A. Its hilly environment.

B. Its large size.

C. Its unique style.

D. Its diverse functions.

【3】What made Wang’s architectural design a success?

A. The mixture of different shapes.

B. The balance of East and West.

C. The use of popular techniques.

D. The harmony of old and new.

【4】What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang?

A. Spread them to the world. B. Preserve them at museums.

C. Teach them in universities. D. Recreate them in practice.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】這是一篇新聞報道。文章主要報道了中國建筑設(shè)計師王澍在其作品中融合中國傳統(tǒng)建筑文化，獲得了建筑界的諾貝爾獎——普利策獎，這讓中國建筑現(xiàn)在得到了國際認可。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段的內(nèi)容可知，王澍獲得2012年普利策獎，而普利策獎相當于建筑界的諾貝爾獎，他是第一個獲此獎的中國人，故推知中國建筑現(xiàn)在得到了國際認可。故B項正確。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段對CAA校園的描述可知，它的設(shè)計風格獨特，與大多數(shù)中國大學的校園很不同，許多游客感對復(fù)雜的建筑空間和豐富的建筑類型感到吃驚，故C正確。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第六段1995年普利策獎的獲得者Tadao Ando的評語可知，王澍設(shè)計的成功之處是把中國傳統(tǒng)元素融入現(xiàn)代設(shè)計，并保持兩者的和諧，故D正確。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段和倒數(shù)第三段中In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created可知，傳統(tǒng)的研究要與實踐相結(jié)合，在實踐中進行再創(chuàng)造，否則就會是人工的和空的，故D正確。

此題的第一小題和第四小題為推理判斷題。第1題根據(jù)第二段第二句可知Wang Shu 獲得2012年普利策獎，相當于建筑界的諾貝爾獎，再根據(jù)第三句他是第一個獲此獎的中國人可知，中國建筑現(xiàn)在得到了國際認可，因得到認可才能獲獎。此題的解題關(guān)鍵時根據(jù)原文的兩個信息句進行的判斷，而ACD原文中沒有提及。