Question

Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). 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 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 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 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 (炸弹爆炸) 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 well-known     1.   architect
Be   2.	In 1912 in Seattle, Washington
In college	Went to 3.   architecture in college
Worked in a fish factory to   4. for college
5.   a room with 100 other men and often stayed up very late until midnight
His design of buildings	Made people feel peaceful and   6.
Had    7. opinions about his buildings
The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion
Successful  career（事业）	Was not the 8.  as other architects
His success didn’t begin until he started his own  9.  .
Won   10.  Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life
Date of death	Died in 1986

Answer

1.American

2.born

3.study

4.pay

5.shared

6.happy

7.strong

8.same

9.company

10.three

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了Minoru Yamasaki是美国著名的建筑师，他的建筑理念，就是给人们和平和幸福感，他的一生共设计了300多个建筑，其中最出名的就是世界贸易中心大楼。

1.句意：一个非常著名的美国建筑师。根据短文第一段Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师).可知，应填American。

2.句意：1912年出生于华盛顿西雅图。根据短文第一段 He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. 可知，应填born。

3.句意：在大学去研究建筑。根据短文第一段Minoru went to college to study architecture.可知，应填study。

4.句意： 在鱼工厂工作来付大学的学费。根据短文第一段Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. 可知，应填pay。

5.句意：和其他100个人在一个房间，经常熬夜到深夜。根据短文第一段Often he worked from four o'clock in the morning until midnight. He slept in a room with 100 other men.可知，应填shared。

6.句意：使人们感到和平和快乐。根据短文第三段 His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. 可知， make sb.+形容词，使某人……,故应填happy。

7.句意：对于他的建筑有强烈的意见。根据短文倒数第二段Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings.可知，应填strong。

8.句意：不和其他的建筑师一样。根据短文第三段Yamasaki was different from other architects.可知，应填same。

9.句意：知道开了自己的公司，他才获得成功，根据短文第四段 But his success began when he started his own company.可知，应填company。

10.

考点：短文填空。