2020年高考英语时事热点外刊新闻做阅读理解+长难句分析：贝聿铭与法国卢浮宫

1、1【导读】从出身名门的贵族，到成为享誉全球的建筑大师，贝聿铭始终保持着他贵 族般的儒雅和谦逊。而他的一生，正如他对建筑与生命的感悟一样：木欣 欣以向荣，泉涓涓而始流，善万物之得时，感吾生之行休。阅读短文并回答问题I. M. Pei, whose moder n desig ns and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects of the 20th century, has died. He was 102. A spokesma n for Pei VNewarchit

2、ecture firm con firmed his death to the Associated Press. Pei, whose portfolio in cluded a con troversial reno vati on of Parisand the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Clevela nd, died over ni ght, his son Chie n Chung Pei told the New York Times.Louvre MusIeoh Ming Pei, the son of a prominent ban ker

3、in Chin a, left his homela nd in 1935, moving to the US and study ing architecture at the Massachusetts In stitute of Tech no logy and Harvard. After teachi ng and worki ng for the US gover nment, he went to work for a New York developer in 1948 and started his own firm in 1955.The museums, muni cip

4、al buildi ngs, hotels, schools and other structures that Pei built around the world showed precision geometry （几何结构） and an abstract quality with a revere nee for light. They were composed of stone, steel and glass and, as with the Louvre, Pei ofte n worked glass pyramids into his projects.The Louvr

5、e, parts of which date to the 12th century, proved to be Pei s mostcon troversial work, starti ng with the fact that he was n ot Fren ch. After being chose n for the job by the the n preside nt, Fran ?ois Mitterra nd, amid much secrecy, Pei bega n by making a four-mo nth study of the museum and Fre

6、nch history. He created a futuristic （极其现代的） 70ft-tall steel-framed, glass-walled pyramid as a grand en tra nee for the museum with three smaller pyramids nearby. It was a striking contrast to the existing Louvre structures in classic French style and was reviled by many Fren ch. A French n ewspaper

7、 described Peis pyramids as “ an annex to Disn eyla nd” while an en vir onmen tal group said they bel on ged ina desert.Pei said the Louvre was un doubtedly the most difficult job of his career. He said hehad wan ted to create a moder n space that did not detract 减损）from the traditi onal part ofthe

8、museum. “ Con temporary architects tend to impose moder nity on somethi ng, id inhe saa New York Times in terview in 2008.There is a certain concern for history but its nott want to fovery deep. I un dersta nd that time has cha nged, we have evolved. But I don the begi nning. A last ing architecture

9、 has to have roots.Other no table Pei projects in elude the Joh n F. Kenn edy Library in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the Nati onal Cen ter for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the Dallas City Hall.When Pei won the international

10、Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1983, he used the $100,000 award to start a program for aspiri ng Chin ese architects to study in the US. Eve n though he formally retired from his firm in 1990, Pei was still taking on projects in his late 80s, such as museums in Luxembourg, Qatar and his an cestral h

11、ome of Suzhou.1. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?A. Pei is famous for traditi onal desig ns in architecture.B. Pei designed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.C. Pei set up his own firm with the help of a New York developer.D. Pei put the eleme nts light and glass pyramids

12、 into the Louvre.2. What is the French attitude towards Pei s job of the Louvre?A. Positive.B. Neutral.C. Critical.D. Objective.3. What is the purpose of Paragraph 5?A. To explain Pei s idea about the Louvre innovation job.B. To list the modernity of the Louvre innovation.C. To show Pei s love for t

13、raditional culture.D. To present Pei s contributions toctarlsilie history.4. What word can best describe Pei?A. Productive and stubbor n.B. Gen erous and persiste nt.C. Hard-work ing and humorous.D. Tolera nt and con siderate.5. From which is the text probably take n?A. A diary.B. An in terview.C. A

14、 stateme nt.D. A n ews report.参考答案1 - DCABD单词及长难句1. prolific adj.多产的；创作丰富的2. Ieoh Ming Pei, the son of a pro minent ban ker in Chin a, left his homela nd in 1935, moving to the US and study ing architecture at the Massachusetts In stitute of Tech no logy and Harvard.句子主干：Ieoh Mi ng Pei left his home

15、la nd.译文：1935年，作为中国著名银行家之子的贝聿铭离开家乡，搬到美国，在麻省理 工学院和哈佛大学学习建筑。3. revere nee n.尊敬； 崇敬The poem con veys his deep revere nee for n ature. 这首诗表达了他对大自然的深深崇敬之情。4. pyramid n.金字塔；锥形体5. revile v.辱骂；斥责6. Paris Louvre Museun巴黎卢浮宫博物馆7. Pritzker architecture prize 普利兹克建筑奖知识拓展1.普利兹克建筑奖：有建筑界的诺贝尔奖之称。它是1979年由杰伊普利兹克和妻子辛蒂

16、发起，凯悦基金会所赞助的针对建筑师颁布的奖项。每年约有五百多名从事建筑设计 工作的建筑师被提名，由来自世界各地的知名建筑师及学者组成评审团评出一个个人或 组合，以表彰其在建筑设计创作中所表现出的才智、洞察力和献身精神，以及其通过建 筑艺术为人类及人工环境方面所做出的杰出贡献，被誉为建筑学界的诺贝尔奖”。普利兹克建筑奖在许多程序上以及奖金方面参照了诺贝尔奖。获得者将得到10万美元奖金、一份证书和一个铜制奖章 (从1987年起，1987年前用的是限量发行的亨利摩尔(Henry Moore)的雕像)。由美国总统颁奖并致辞，在享有盛名的建筑物如白宫、古根海 姆美术馆等地方举办颁奖典礼，印制刊物并举办巡回各国的得奖作品展。2. 贝聿铭：出生于中国广州，