2009年新人教版高二英语上册34单元同步练习

海量资源尽在星星文库：:Havealookatthemodernbuildingsinyourcityandfindoutwhattheyhaveincommon.Thengiveatleast3characteristicsofmodernarchitecture.Task2DisadvantagesofmodernbuildingsDirections:Readthereportintheformanddiscussthefollowingquestionsingroups.1.Ifyouwereadesigner,whatcouldbedonetopreventbirdsfrombeingkilledbycollisions?2.Whatharmdomodernbuildingsdotopeopleinandoutsidethem?Task3ImaginefutureArchitecture!Directions:Ourlivesmaybeverydifferentinthefuture.Architecturemustchangeaswechange.Workingroupsandtrytoimaginewhatyourfuturehousecouldbe!Completethetaskaccordingtothesuggestedsteps.Step1Discussions(1)Whatwillhousesofthefuturelooklike?(2)Willpeopleliveonotherplanets?Orundergroundorunderthesea?(3)Whatnewbuildingmaterialswillweuse?(4)Wherewillyourhousebebuilt?(5)Whatwillyourbuildingsitebelike?(6)Willyouuserecycledmaterialsorinventnewones?(7)Willtherebenewwaystopoweryourhouse?(8)Willtherebenewwaysyourhousefunctions?(9)Willtherebenewroomsandspaceswedon'thavenow?(10)Whowillliveinyourhouse?Howmanypeople?(11)Whatformwillyourfuturehousehave?Howwillitlook?Step2DrawingDrawaroughsketchofyourfuturehouseandcolorit.Step3DescribingWriteashortdescriptionaboutyourhouseandhowyouthinkthefuturewillbe.Youcanputyourdrawingandparagraphtogetheronapieceofcoloredpaperfordisplay.Apossibleversionisgiventohelpyou.Apossibleversion:Myfuturebuildingisapassivesolar,earthshelterhousewithlotsofroomtogrowfood.Thereareplentyofwindows,soitdoesn'tfeellikelivingunderground!Ialsoconvertedtheyardtofoodgrowingspace.Iinventedawatercollectorthatalsofilterstherainwater.Forelectricity,thereareplentyofwindmills.Myhouseisbuiltwithmaterialsfoundonthesiteandtakeslittlewood.II.Understandingthetext1.Buildings,streets,squaresandparksareindifferentstylesbecause_________.A.theywerealldesignedbydifferentarchitectsB.differentideasofbeautyareexpressedinthemC.theyarepartoftheman-madelivingenvironmentD.theyarebuiltoutofmodernbuildingmaterials.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutmodernism?A.Ithasexistedfor70yearsorsoB.Steel,glassandconcreteareusedasmodernarchitecturematerialsC.Allthebuildingsindevelopingcountriesbelongtomodernism.D.SometimestraditionalmaterialsareusedinmodernarchitectureTherearenoexactfiguresonthenumberofbirdskilledbycollisions（碰撞）withtallbuildingsandglasswindowsinhouses.AccordingtoSagrillo'sreport,theestimatesrangefrom100milliontoabillionyearlyacrossNorthAmericaalone.It’sthereflectiveandtransparentcharacteristicofglassthatmakewindowsinvisiblekillers.Birdsseethetreesreflectedinawindow,ortheplantbehindthewindow,nottheglassitself.海量资源尽在星星文库：’tanystraightlinesinnature.5.WhichofthefollowingwillNOTprobablymakepeoplethinkaboutnature?A.TheOperaHouseinSydneyB.AlltheartmuseumsinNewYorkC.The2008OlympicStadiuminBeijingD.MostofGaudi’sworksinandaroundBarcelonaIII.Post-readingactivitiesWhiteshell-likeroofs,unlikeanythingelseintheworld,maketheSydneyOperaHouseanimageoftimelessbeauty.Itisfamousforbeinga(1),notonlyofacity,butawholecountryandcontinenttoo.Its(2),DanisharchitectJornUtzon,turned85lastWednesday.AndhewasawardedthePritzkerprize,(3)astheNobelPrizeofarchitecture,onApril6.ButUtzonhasneverseenhisOperaHouse.Thestorybeganin1957whenUtzonwonaninternationalcompetitionto(4)anoperahouseinSydney.Butnoteveryonewasexcited.UtzonlefthisOperaprojectin1966afteranargumentwiththelocalgovernmentandastormofpubliccriticism(批评)overthebuilding'sdesign.ItwasnotcompleteduntilsevenyearslaterandUtzonhas(5)returnedtoAustraliatoseetheresultofhiswork.Utzonmadeabuildingwellaheadofitstime,andhepersevered(坚持)throughcriticismtobuildabuildingthatchangedtheimageofanentirecountry,saidFrankGehry,aPritzkerArchitecturePrizejudge.(6)theSydneyOperaHousewasUtzon'smasterpiece,itdamagedhiscareer.Uponhis(7)toDenmark,hefoundworkhardtocomeby,sohebecameateacheratauniversityinHawaii.UtzonsaidheoncesawpostersoftheOperaHouse.Theinteriors(内部构造)weredifferentfromhisdesigns.But,hesaid:Thereisno(8),foritgavemesuchawonderfulexperienceinAustralia,towardswhichIonlyhave(9)andappreciation.Britain'sQueenElizabethopenedtheOperaHousein1973,anditnowholdsaround3,000eventseveryyear.Itis(10)asoneofthegreatsymbolicbuildingsofthe20thcentury.1symbol;2creator;3known;4design;5never;6Although;7return;8regret;9love;10recognizedIV.Languagefocus1.Usageofwords(1)Wehavebothredandwhitewine.Doyouhaveap______foroneortheother?(2)Thea___________showedseveraldesignsforthenewtheatre;butnonewassatisfying.(3)Thecoupleonlymovedintothenewflatrecentlyandtheyhaven’tgotmuchf____________.(4)CanIat__________pieceofthatcheesetoseewhatit’slike?(5)Pollutionisoneofthemajorproblemsinthem_________world.(6)Itisn’tc________totalkatthemoment;I’minthemiddleofameeting.(7)Theseshoeshavegoneoutofs__________,bu