资源简介

（素材来源：广东省华附、省实、广雅、深中2024届高三四校联考英语试题）
Unusual shapes, ambitious designs, new materials and new different styles have come with the modern architecture into construction today. And the world owes some of its strangest buildings to the masterminds of unconventional architects. Here are some of them.
Cubic Houses, Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Cubic Houses are an architectural wonder located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. They were designed and constructed by architect Piet Blom in the 1970s. Blom was asked by Rotterdam town planners to solve the dilemma of building houses on top of a pedestrian bridge. They are cubes situated in different angles over hexagonal poles, so they look like trees and altogether make a forest. There are 38 small cubes and they are all attached to each other.
National Centre for the Performing Arts, China
The National Center for the Performing Arts （NCPA）, described as the Giant Egg, is an arts center in Beijing, China. The construction started in December 2001 and it took almost 6 years to complete. The building is surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 5, 452 people in three halls and is almost 12, 000 m2 in size. As one of the strangest buildings, it was designed by French architect Paul Andreu.
Forest Spiral, Germany
The Forest Spiral is a residential building complex in Darmstadt, Germany. It was designed by Australian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and constructed by the Bauverein Darmstadt company. The building was completed in 2000. It’s a really amazing building with a green roof, resembling a spiral (螺旋)
Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada
Habitat 67, a housing complex in Montreal, Canada, was designed by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie. Habitat 67 is shaped like a very interesting arrangement of cubes that kids play with. It looks so original and is a building completely stable and comfortable for living.
21. What makes the four buildings special
A. Their sizes. B. Their functions.
C. Their appearances. D. Their building materials.
22. Which of the following buildings resembles trees
A. The Cubic Houses. B. The NCPA.
C. The Forest Spiral. D. Habitat 67.
23. What do the Forest Spiral and Habitat 67 share
A. They were completed in 2000. B. They were built for living.
They have a green roof. D. They look like cubes.
【五步法解题】
这篇文章属于应用文体裁，我们需要回文定位
21. What makes the four buildings special
Their sizes. (未提及）
B. Their functions.（未提及）
C. Their appearances. （归纳得出，合理，当选）
D. Their building materials.(这是共性，问的是个性）
Unusual shapes, ambitious designs, new materials and new different styles have come with the modern architecture into construction today. And the world owes some of its strangest buildings to the masterminds of unconventional architects. Here are some of them.（共性）
Special问的是特征、特点？所以问的是个性
Cubic Houses, Rotterdam, Netherlands立方房屋，鹿特丹，荷兰
National Centre for the Performing Arts, China中国国家大剧院，表现艺术
Forest Spiral, Germany螺旋森林，德国
Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada生活67，蒙特利尔，加拿大
总结出来：各自有什么特点？Appearance样貌
22. Which of the following buildings resembles trees
A. The Cubic Houses. B. The NCPA.
C.The Forest Spiral. D. Habitat 67.
Cubic Houses, Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Cubic Houses are an architectural wonder located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. They were designed and constructed by architect Piet Blom in the 1970s. Blom was asked by Rotterdam town planners to solve the dilemma of building houses on top of a pedestrian bridge. They are cubes situated in different angles over hexagonal poles, so they look like trees and altogether make a forest. There are 38 small cubes and they are all attached to each other.
同义替换：resemble=look like trees
23. What do the Forest Spiral and Habitat 67 share
A. They were completed in 2000. B. They were built for living.
They have a green roof. D. They look like cubes.
Forest Spiral, Germany
The Forest Spiral is a residential building complex in Darmstadt, Germany. It was designed by Australian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and constructed by the Bauverein Darmstadt company. The building was completed in 2000. It’s a really amazing building with a green roof, resembling a spiral (螺旋)
Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada
Habitat 67, a housing complex in Montreal, Canada, was designed by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie. Habitat 67 is shaped like a very interesting arrangement of cubes that kids play with. It looks so original and is a building completely stable and comfortable for living.
同义替换：residential=housing=living
Unusual shapes, ambitious designs, new materials and new different styles have come with the modern architecture into construction today.
不同寻常的形状，雄心勃勃的设计，新的材料和新的不同风格都伴随着现代建筑进入今天的建设。
【高频词解析】
Come with 伴随...发生
But such Ninos come with months of warning, and so much is known about how they happen that governments can prepare.
2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
但这样的厄尔尼诺现象会提前几个月发出警告，而且人们对它们是如何发生的了解非常多，政府可以做好准备。
And the world owes some of its strangest buildings to the masterminds of unconventional architects. Here are some of them.
世界上一些最奇怪的建筑都要归功于非传统建筑师的杰作。下面是其中的一些。
【固定搭配解析】
Owe...to归功于
Whatever we achieved, we owe to your support.
我们取得的一切成就都归功于你们的支持.
Cubic Houses, Rotterdam, Netherlands
立方房屋，鹿特丹，荷兰
The Cubic Houses are an architectural wonder located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
句子结构分析：located in....非谓语动词作定语修饰
句意：立方体房屋是位于荷兰鹿特丹的建筑奇迹。
【固定搭配解析】
Located in...位于....
The lockers are located in building 1 near the information desk and in building 3.
(2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文)
储物柜位于1号楼询问台附近和3号楼。
They were designed and constructed by architect Piet Blom in the 1970s.
它们是由建筑师Piet Blom在20世纪70年代设计和建造的。
Blom was asked by Rotterdam town planners to solve the dilemma of building houses on top of a pedestrian bridge.
句子结构分析：to不定式引导目的状语
句意：鹿特丹城市规划者要求Blom解决在人行天桥上建造房屋的难题。
They are cubes situated in different angles over hexagonal poles, so they look like trees and altogether make a forest.
句子结构分析：so引导结果状语从句
句意：它们是位于六角形极点上不同角度的立方体，所以它们看起来像树，一起构成了一片森林。
There are 38 small cubes and they are all attached to each other.
有38个小立方体，它们彼此相连。
【高频词汇解析】
Attached to 联系
But at union station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, "give what you can, take what you need".
2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
但上个月，在洛杉矶的联合车站，一块广告牌竖起来，上面用别针钉着美元钞票，还有一块牌子，上面写着:“尽你所能，取你所需要的。”
National Centre for the Performing Arts, China
中国国家大剧院
The National Center for the Performing Arts （NCPA）, described as the Giant Egg, is an arts center in Beijing, China.
句子结构分析：described as....非谓语动词作定语修饰NCPA
国家大剧院(NCPA)，被称为巨蛋，是中国北京的一个艺术中心。
The construction started in December 2001 and it took almost 6 years to complete.
工程于2001年12月开工，历时近6年完成。
The building is surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 5, 452 people in three halls and is almost 12, 000 square meters in size.
这座建筑四周环绕着一个人工湖，三个大厅可容纳5,452人，面积近12,000平方米。
【高频障碍词汇解析】
Artificial 人工的
【记忆】arti(技巧)+fic(制造)+ial(…的)→在制造时采用人为技术的→人造的,人工的。
The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence(AI) may become extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want.
（2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文）
真正的问题是，人工智能(AI)可能会变得非常擅长实现我们真正想要的东西以外的东西。
As one of the strangest buildings, it was designed by French architect Paul Andreu.
作为最奇怪的建筑之一，它是由法国建筑师保罗·安德鲁设计的。
Forest Spiral, Germany
螺旋森林，德国
The Forest Spiral is a residential building complex in Darmstadt, Germany.
森林螺旋是德国达姆施塔特的一个住宅建筑群。
It was designed by Australian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and constructed by the Bauverein Darmstadt company.
它由澳大利亚艺术家Friedensreich Hundertwasser设计，由Bauverein Darmstadt公司建造。
The building was completed in 2000.
这座建筑于2000年完工。
It’s a really amazing building with a green roof, resembling a spiral (螺旋)
这是一个非常神奇的建筑，有一个绿色的屋顶，像一个螺旋(螺旋)
Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada
生活67，蒙特利尔，加拿大
Habitat 67, a housing complex in Montreal, Canada, was designed by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie.
句子结构分析：a housing complex in...作habitat 67同位语
Habitat 67是加拿大蒙特利尔的一个住宅综合体，由以色列裔加拿大建筑师Moshe Safdie设计。
Habitat 67 is shaped like a very interesting arrangement of cubes that kids play with.
句子结构分析：that引导定语从句修饰cubes
句意：Habitat 67的形状像孩子们玩的一个非常有趣的立方体排列。
It looks so original and is a building completely stable and comfortable for living.
它看起来很原始，是一个完全稳定和舒适的建筑。
【全文翻译】
不同寻常的形状，雄心勃勃的设计，新的材料和新的不同风格都伴随着现代建筑进入今天的建设。世界上一些最奇怪的建筑都要归功于非传统建筑师的杰作。下面是其中的一些。
立方房屋，鹿特丹，荷兰
立方体房屋是位于荷兰鹿特丹的建筑奇迹。它们是由建筑师Piet Blom在20世纪70年代设计和建造的。鹿特丹城市规划者要求Blom解决在人行天桥上建造房屋的难题。它们是位于六角形极点上不同角度的立方体，所以它们看起来像树，一起构成了一片森林。有38个小立方体，它们彼此相连。
中国国家大剧院
国家大剧院(NCPA)，被称为巨蛋，是中国北京的一个艺术中心。工程于2001年12月开工，历时近6年完成。该建筑被一个人工湖环绕，三个大厅可容纳5452人，面积近12000平方米。作为最奇怪的建筑之一，它是由法国建筑师保罗·安德鲁设计的。
螺旋森林，德国
森林螺旋是德国达姆施塔特的一个住宅建筑群。它由澳大利亚艺术家Friedensreich Hundertwasser设计，由Bauverein Darmstadt公司建造。这座建筑于2000年完工。这是一个非常神奇的建筑，有一个绿色的屋顶，像一个螺旋(螺旋)
生活67，蒙特利尔，加拿大
Habitat 67是加拿大蒙特利尔的一个住宅综合体，由以色列裔加拿大建筑师Moshe Safdie设计。Habitat 67的形状像孩子们玩的一个非常有趣的立方体排列。它看起来很原始，是一个完全稳定和舒适的建筑。

展开更多......

收起↑