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<p> 阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有两项测试任务：第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2～5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。</p><p> <span word="Architecture">Architecture</span></p><p> <span word="Architecture">Architecture</span> is to building as literature is to the printed word. The best buildings are often so well constructed that they outlast their original use. 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.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="renaissance">renaissance</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reinterpreted">reinterpreted</span>, <span word="They">They</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>. <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marble">marble</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="monuments">monuments</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="burnable">burnable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endure">endure</span>. <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="blended">blended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="adaptable">adaptable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="complexity">complexity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clinics">clinics</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="accumulate">accumulate</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="designers">designers</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="Important">Important</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="architectural">architectural</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expanses">expanses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reinforced">reinforced</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span>. <span word="Advances">Advances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioning">conditioning</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>.</p>
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