Question

Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑師). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.

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 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 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. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸彈爆炸) in it. 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 on Jun,2 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     1.  American architect

Be born              In   2. in Seattle, Washington

In college           Studied  architecture  in college

                  Worked in a fish factory to 3. for college

                    4. a room with 100 other men

His design of buildings Made people feel   5.and happy

                  Had   6. opinions about his buildings

                  The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion

Successful  career    Was not the   7. as other architects

                  Didn’t begin his successful career    8. he started his own company

                  Won    9. Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life

Date of  10.          Died on Jun,2  1986

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.famous/well-known/great

2.1912

3.pay

4.Shared

5.peaceful

6.strong

7.same

8.until

9.three

10.death

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了美國著名建筑師雅馬薩奇的一生。

1.根據Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑師).可知填：famous/well-known/great

2.根據He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington.可知填：1912

3.根據Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college.可知填：pay

4.根據He slept in a room with 100 other men. 可知填：Shared

5.根據His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness.可知填：peaceful

6.根據Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. 可知填：strong

7.根據Yamasaki was different from other architects. 可知填：same

8.根據Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company.可知填：until

9.根據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.描述，可知他贏得三項大獎，故填：three

10.根據Minoru Yamasaki died on Jun,2 1986.可知此處指的是他的死期。故填：death

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