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长对话试题
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1
A.A science museum up in Alberta.
B.A traditional classical architecture.
C.National Museum of the American Indian.
D.A famous architect called Douglas Cardinal.
2
A.Both of them are located in Alberta, Canada.
B.Both of them are designed by Douglas Cardinal.
C.Both of them built about 20 years ago.
D.Both of them show American cultures.
3
A.A big glass box.
B.A traditional museum.
C.A modem apartment.
D.A natural scenery.
4
A.Native American cultures.
B.Values of modem Americans.
C.Different forms of architecture.
D.Respect for the former U.S. presidents.
长对话文本
Conversation One
W: I think I've finally decided what to write in my paper. It's a new museum right near the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
M: Really? I picked a museum too, a science museum up in Alberta, Canada. They look sort of like spaceship.
W: Say, I read about that. It was built about 20 years ago and I think by the same architect who designed the building I'm interested in. Douglas Cardinal.
M: That's him! But I can't imagine Cardinal designing anything in the traditional classical style of the Capitol.
W: Well, this new structure has to fit in with the architecture of the Capitol, but its style is anything but traditional. I don't mean that it's one of those big glass boxes they call modern architecture though. Instead of rectangles and straight lines, this building has rounded free form shapes and sweeping curves. It's supposed to represent the natural forms like the Canyon cliffs in the western states, rock formations that were shaped by water and the wind.
M: Sounds fantastic. But I wonder why that sort of style would be chosen for a building in Washington D.C.
W: That's easy. This place is called National Museum of the American Indian. And it's devoted to exhibits of Native American cultures, including those of the west. And for Cardinal this is his own family heritage too. And in designing this museum he was careful to respect the various Native American values and traditions, like paying attentions to the directions of winds and the position of the sun in different seasons of the year.
M: Wow, an untraditional building, designed to showcase some of North American's oldest traditions. Interesting!
1. What is the discussion mainly about?
2. What do the two museums mentioned in the conversation have in common?
3. What does the new building designed by Cardinal look like?
4. What kind of traditions are represented in Cardinal's new building?
对话一
女：我想我决定好论文写什么了。就写华盛顿国会大厦附近的那座新博物馆。
男：真的吗？我也选了写博物馆，加拿大亚伯达的一座科技博物馆。它看上去像太空飞船。
女：哈，我听说过那个博物馆。它是在20年前建成的，好像和我感兴趣的这座博物馆出自同一名建筑师之手——道格拉斯·卡迪纳尔。
男：就是他！但是我难以想象卡迪纳尔设计出和国会大厦一样传统古典风格的东西。
女：呃，这座新建筑必须和国会大厦的建筑风格相融合，但是它的建筑风格绝非传统。但我也并不是说它是那种被称为现代建筑的大玻璃盒子。这座建筑形状圆润丰满，曲线流畅，而不是用直线勾画出分明的棱角。它的设计意图是呈现出像美国西部州的峡谷被风水打磨出来的自然形态。
男：听上去很厉害。但是我不明白为什么华盛顿特区的建筑会选择这种风格。
女：这很简单。这座建筑就是国立美洲印第安人博物馆。是一个专门介绍美洲印第安人文化，包括西部文化的博物馆。而对于卡迪纳尔来说，这也相当于是他故乡的遗址。在博物馆的设计过程中卡迪纳尔十分注意尊重美洲印第安人的价值观和传统，比如对一年四季中风向和太阳位置的把握。
男：喔，用非传统建筑展示南美洲最古老的传统。有趣！
1.对话主要是关于什么的？
2.对话中提到的两座博物馆有何共同之处？
3.卡迪纳尔设计的新博物馆外形像什么？
4.卡迪纳尔的设计的新建筑呈现了怎样的传统？
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习题答案解析
参考答案：
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
习题解析：
【小题1】对话后面女士说，她们所谈论的地方就是 National Museum of the American Indian （美国印第安人国家博物馆）。选项 C 符合题意，故选 C。 D 选项干扰性较强。虽然本对话多次提到 Douglas Cardinal，但主要谈论的还是他设计的建筑，故排除选项 D。
【小题2】本题问的是“对话中提到的两个博物馆有什么共同点”，这个问题的答案可以从女士的回答中找到。她认为两个博物馆都是由同一位她非常感兴趣的建筑师 Douglas Cardinal 设计的。因此， B 选项与对话内容相符。
【小题3】女士在回答中提到，这座博物馆代表的是像美国大峡谷悬崖一样的自然风光，这些悬崖都是由风和水长期的风化和浊蚀而成的岩石构造。选项 D 与对话内容相符，故选 D。
【小题4】本题问的是“在 Cardinal 的新的建筑物中展示的是什么样的风俗传统”。在对话后面，女士提到这座博物馆致力于展示美洲土著文化，这也是 Cardinal 家族的文化遗产。选项 A 与对话内容相符，故选 A。
