Question

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. endure	B. constructed	C. chosen	D. specialized	AB. adaptable
AC. survive	AD. increasingly	BC. accumulate	BD. financially	CD. mass

    Architecture is to building as literature is to the printed word. The best buildings are often so well ___【小題1】___ that they outlast their original use. They then ___【小題2】___ not only as beautiful objects, but as documents of the history of cultures. These achievements are never wholly the work of individuals. Architecture is a social art.
Many kinds of stones are used as building materials. Stones and marbles are ____【小題3】__ for important monuments because they are not burnable and can be expected to __【小題4】____. Stone architecture was often blended with stone sculpture. The use of stones has declined, however, because a number of other materials are more ____【小題5】__ to industrial use.
The complexity of modern life calls for a variety of buildings. More people live in ____【小題6】____ housing and go to work in large office buildings, send their children to many different kinds of schools, and when they are sick they go to ___【小題7】___ hospitals and clinics. All these different types of buildings ____【小題8】____ experiences needed by their designers.
By the middle of the 20^th century, modern architecture, which was influenced by new technology and mass production, was dealing with ___【小題9】__ complex social needs. Important characteristics of modern architectural works are expanses of glass and the use of reinforced concrete. Advances in elevator technology, air conditioning, and electric lighting have all had important effects.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】AC
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】AB
【小題6】CD
【小題7】D
【小題8】BC
【小題9】AD

解析試題分析：文章介紹建筑的重要性，建筑材料的選擇和建筑行業(yè)隨著社會(huì)科技的發(fā)展有什么樣的變化。
【小題1】最好的建筑經(jīng)常建筑得如此好，以至于超出了原來的用途。表示被動(dòng)：用constructed，選B。
【小題2】它們保存下來不僅是一個(gè)美麗的東西還是文化歷史的文件。Survive幸存。選AC。
【小題3】石頭和大理石被選做重要的紀(jì)念碑，因?yàn)樗鼈儾豢扇紵�。Be chosen被選擇。選C。
【小題4】從前面的句子：they are not burnable可知石頭和大理石被認(rèn)為是能夠持久。Endure“持續(xù)，持久，忍耐”，選A。
【小題5】因?yàn)槠渌�的材料被工業(yè)使用接受，石頭的使用慢慢減少了。形容詞：acceptable，可接受的，選AB。
【小題6】越來越多的人住在集中的房子里。Mass大規(guī)模的，集中的，選CD。
【小題7】當(dāng)人們生病的時(shí)候，會(huì)去專門的醫(yī)院。Specialized形容詞，專業(yè)的，專用的，選D。
【小題8】各種不同的建筑積累了設(shè)計(jì)師需要的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。動(dòng)詞：累積：accumulate ，選BC。
【小題9】在20世紀(jì)，受大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)和現(xiàn)代化科技的影響的建筑正應(yīng)付越來越多的復(fù)雜的社會(huì)需求。選AD
考點(diǎn)：考查短文填詞