2011年职称英语冲刺班讲义第三部分概括大意与完成句子.doc

第三部分 概括大意与完成句子 阅读下面的短文，每篇短文后的练习分两部分，第一部分要求从所给的选项里选出所标段落的段落标题；第二部分要求根据文章的内容用所给的选项来完成句子。（总分8分，确保得到5-6分，掌握答题方法和技巧） Architecture Architecture is to building as literature is to the printed word1. The best buildings are often so well constructed that they outlast their original use2. They then survive not only as beautiful objects, but as documents of the history of cultures. These achievements are never wholly the work of individuals. Architecture is a social art. The renaissance brought about an entirely new age3, not only in philosophy and literature but in the visual arts as well. In architecture, the principles and styles of ancient Greece and Rome were brought back to life and reinterpreted4. They remain dominant until the 20th century. Many kinds of stone are used as building materials. Stone and marble were chosen for important monuments because they are not burnable and can be expected to endure. Stone architecture was often blended with stone sculpture. The use of stone has declined, however, because a number of other materials are more adaptable to industrial use. The complexity of modern life calls for a variety of buildings5. More people live in mass housing6 and go to work in large office buildings; they spend their income in large shopping centers, send their children too many different kinds of schools, and when they are sick they go to specialized hospitals and clinics. All these different types of buildings accumulated experiences needed by their designers. By the middle of the 20th century, modern architecture, which was influenced by new technology and mass production, was dealing with increasingly complex social needs. Important characteristics of modern architectural works are7 expanses of glass and the use of reinforced concrete. Advances in elevator technology, air conditioning, and electric lighting have all had important effects. 词汇： visual [vizju?l] adj. 视觉上的 adaptable [?d?pt?bl] adj.适合的，能适应的 Greece [ɡri:s] n. 希腊