2011英语二Text 3

Text 3文章取自The Times(时代)，原文标题为：When Less Was More。文章主要讲述的是二战后美国人在房屋设计方面观点的一些转变和趋势。强调空间的有效利用和人性设计，而不盲目追求大而空的住宅空间。

31. The postwar American housing style largely reflected the Americans’ .

[A]prosperity and growth

[B]efficiency and practicality

[C]restraint and confidence

[D]pride and faithfulness

【分析】live with less, and that restraint, in combination with the postwar confidence in the future, made small, efficient housing positively stylish.

confidence是插入成分的单词，不是强调住宅特点，所以不能选C。

32. Which of the following can be inferred from Paragraph 3 about Bauhaus?

[A]It was founded by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. 无中生有

[B]Its designing concept was affected by World War II. 文章中的二战是个时间概念，不是个动作概念

[C]Most American architects used to be associated with it. 文章是现在时态，不是过去常常，主观推导

[D]It had a great influence upon American architecture.

第三段最后一句话强调了D选项，所以D正确。

33. Mies held that elegance of architectural design .

[A]was related to large space 要有大的空间 文章强调small and efficient，

[B]was identified with emptiness 要显得空畅 文章强调small and efficient

[C]was not reliant on abundant decoration 不要太多装饰

[D]was not associated with efficiency 不用效率 正反混淆

【分析】：Mies’s signature phrase means that less decoration has more impact，所以C正确

34. What is true about the apartments Mies building Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive?

[A]They ignored details and proportions.正反混淆

[B]They were built with materials popular at that time. 文章最后一句强调艺术popular ，而不是material流行。

[C]They were more spacious than neighboring buildings. 无中生有

[D]They shared some characteristics of abstract art.

【分析】：即最后一句中的r airy glass walls, the views，buildings’ details and proportions, 和当时流行的艺术特征一致。

35. What can we learn about the design of the “Case Study House”?

[A]Mechanical devices were widely used.

[B]Natural scenes were taken into consideration 与原文一致

[C]Details were sacrificed for the overall effect.

[D]Eco-friendly materials were employed.

【分析】：AC均为无中生有，D偷换material的修饰词，所以错误。B来自原文的landscape,

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