The Chinese-born American architect Ieoh Ming Pei is one of the most creative architects of our times. He has incorporated both eastern and western ideas into his designs.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou, China on April 26, 1917. His father was a famous banker. In 1935, at the age of 17, he came to the United States to study architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1942, he entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy selected Pei to design the Kennedy library. After that he became well-known all of the world. People named it one of the Ten Best Buildings in the United States. In 1968, Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C.. Over one million people visited the building during its first 50 days in existence.
Following the East Wing project Pei's fame has continued to grow widely. In 1983, French President commissioned(委任) Pei to help make the Louvre more modern. Ten years later, the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris. Pei described it as, "the greatest challenge and greatest accomplishment of my career." At Fragrant Hill, a 300-room hotel in the Chinese capital, Pei has attempted to bring to his native China his often-quoted "third way of making buildings." Avoiding both a complete copying of traditional Chinese motifs(特色) as well as the modernism of the West, Pei has managed, at Fragrant Hill, to make one of his most eloquent(有說服力的) statements.
Pei has designed nearly 50 projects in the United States and abroad. About half of these projects have won major awards. Pei has been awarded the highest honors from nations over the world. In 1990, Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush for his contributions to world peace and service to the US government.
56. Which is the right order of the events of Ieoh Ming Pei?
Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC.
Ieoh Ming Pei entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
The completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris.
Ieoh Ming Pei was selected to design the Kennedy library.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou.
Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush.
Ieoh Ming Pei came to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
French President commissioned Pei to help make the Louvre more modern.
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小題1:The underlined word “incorporate” can be replaced by __________.
A．divideB．combineC．separateD．part
小題2:It was ____________ that Ieoh Ming Pei became world-famous.
A．a(chǎn)fter the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre
B．a(chǎn)fter he designed East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC
C．a(chǎn)fter he designed the Kennedy library
D．a(chǎn)fter he designed the Fragrant Hill
小題3: __________ is an excellent building that shows both the traditional Chinese motifs and the modernism of the West.
A．Fragrant Hill
B．Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre
C．The East Wing of the National Gallery of Art
D．Kennedy library
小題4: We can infer that about _________of Ieoh Ming Pei’s projects have won major awards.
A．50B．15C．25D．35

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
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D．His natural skill for showing things.
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C．Because he was not good at English.
D．Because he was shy.
小題2:On the first day,        .
A．though the writer was anxious,he soon relaxed
B．he found the dayroom of his boarding house terrible
C．he made many new friends,but he didn’t remember any of their names
D．he thought he spoke English better than the staff in the school
小題3:Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A．In the boarding house,there are only students from South Korea,Japan and Russia.
B．The international students in the boarding house don’t speak Englsih very fluently.
C．The food in Merchiston doesn’t make the writer disappiointed.
D．The professional catering company thinks the issue of a healthy diet is very important.
小題4:The underlined word“boarder”in the first paragraph means“      ”.
A．a(chǎn) student who is from abroadB．a(chǎn) student who lives at school
C．a(chǎn) student who is good at EnglishD．a(chǎn) student who used to be shy

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