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2004/10阅读第三篇
Architecture the been
characterized by W. R. Dalze11 as the “indispensabie art,” and
rightly so. Inevitably, the practical functions that shelters arc designed to
fulfill play a strong
role in determining their appearance and thus, in part, their artistic
character. So do the Line
methods of construction available and practicable at any given moment. The
strikingly
new forms of architecture that appeared in the late nineteenth and twentieth
centuries were
built to meet the needs of industry and of commerce based on industry, in a
society whose
essential character and internal relationships had been sharply transformed by
the
Industrial Revolution.
About the middle of the nineteenth century, mechanized industrial production
began
to demand large, well-lighted interiors in which manufacturing could be carried
on. The
administration of giant industrial and commercial concerns required office
buildings of
unprecedented size, containing suites of offices easily accessible to employees
and
customers. The marketing of industrial products necessitated large-scale
storage spaces,
and enormous shops selling under one roof a wide variety of items. Industrial
and
commercial pressures drew increasing populations to urban centers, and
traditional housing
was no longer adequate to contain them. Mechanized transportation of industrial
products
and industrial and business personnel was essential. Leisure-time entertainment
and
cultural activities for the vast new urban populations required still a
different kind of
structure. Hence, the characteristic new architectural forms of the late
nineteenth and
twentieth centuries have been the factory, the multistory office building, the
warehouse,
the department store, the apartment house, the railway station, the large
theater, and the
gigantic sports stadium. None of these could have been built on the desired
scale by
traditional construction methods.
21. What is the
main idea of the passage?
(A) Various types of traditional
building materials strongly influenced modem architectural design.
(B) Changing architectural styles affected the
character of cities.
(C) New architectural forms evolved in response to the
changing needs of society.
(D) Technological advances affected conventional
methods of building construction
D, 我选C
25.It can be inferred
that the demand for “large, well-lighted interiors” mentioned in line 10
resulted in the construction of
(A) offices
(B) factories
(C) warehouses
(D) department stores
A, 我选B
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