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19．Louis Kahn is considered one of the most important American architect of the 20th century，who helped define（定义）modern architecture．
Kahn showed excellence as all artist at an early age．He later went to the University of Pennsylvania and studied architecture full time．
Louis Kahn Architecture is the art and science of designing and building structures．He was very interested in the look and feel of the materials he used．He used brick and concrete in new and special ways．Kahn also liked natural light to enter his buildings through interesting kinds of windows and openings．Kahn's work can also be identified by his creative use of geometric shapes．
Many of his buildings use squares，circles and triangles．Louis Kahn's buildings have many influences．Some experts say his trip to Rome in 1951 influenced him the most．He also traveled through other parts of Italy，Greece and Egypt．There，he saw the ancient Greek and Roman ruins that influenced him to develop an architecture that combines both modem and ancient designs． 
Kahn's buildings share a common solidity and heaviness．They are very different from the works of other famous architects of the period，who preferred light and airy buildings．Their weightless-looking structures were mostly made of glass and metal while Kahn used stone and concrete．Many of his structures look more ancient than modern．
Kahn's first important project was the Yale Art Gallery．The outside of the building is very simple．The inside of the gallery shows Kahn's great artistic sense．Its completion represented an important step in Kahn's professional life．
Though being a successful architect，Kahn was not a very good businessman．He would change his designs many times．This would make each project take a great deal of time and cost more money．The majority of the projects he designed were never built．Also，he did．not like to compromise his design ideas to satisfy a buyer's wishes．For this reason and others，Kahn did not make many buildings．In fact，when Kahn died，he was in great debt．This is especially unusual since he was considered one of the most important architects in the world．
56．By writing the text，the writer mainly aims toB．
A．tell us what kind of style of．Kahn's projects
B．give us a brief，introduction of Louis Kahn
C．explain the things that influenced Kahn's buildings most
D．introduce the father of modem architecture to us
57．What does paragraph 3 mainly tell us？D
A．The definition of Kahn's architecture．   
B．The an of Kahn's architecture．  
C．The special ways of Kahn's architecture．       
D．The style of Kahn's architecture．
58．Which of the following building might be designed by Louis Kahn？B

59．Why were Kahn's buildings looking more ancient than modern？A
A．The ancient Greek and Roman ruins influenced him greatly．
B．The architects of his period preferred ancient buildings．
C．His first important project is of ancient style．
D．He disliked liked modern architecture and seldom changed his designs．
60．Which of the following may explain why Kahn was in debt before death？C
A．His architectures were not famous cnough．
B．The buyers'wishes were hard to meet．
C．Many projects he designed didn't bring him any money．
D．The projects he designed were too complex to build．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要写了著名的建筑大师Kahn的简短的生平，建筑风格以及他在商业方面的失败的简单介绍．

解答 56．B 写作意图题．纵观全文是对建筑大师的介绍，A 选项只是说他的建筑风格那只是一个方面；C选项说影响他建筑风格的因素，这也只是一个方面；D选项介4与B选项相比较，B选项更能体现本文的目的，所以答案选B．
57．D 主旨大意题，本段主要写了他的建筑中从用料，采光以及几何图形的运用的建筑风格，所以答案选D．
58．B 细节理解题．根据句子Kahn also liked natural light to enter his buildings through interesting kinds of windows and openings卡恩还喜欢自然光通过各种有趣的窗口和开口进入他的建筑，可以看出B建筑物的窗子非常独特，Many of his buildings use squares，circles and triangles他的许多建筑物都使用正方形、圆形和三角形，B项复合建筑特点，所以答案选B．
59．A 细节理解题．根据句子 he saw the ancient Greek and Roman ruins that influenced him to develop an architecture that combines both modem and ancient designs他看到古希腊和古罗马的遗迹影响了他开发出一种既结合了现代设计又是古代设计的建筑．
60．C 细节理解题．根据最后一段句子The majority of the projects he designed were never built．他设计的大多数项目从未建成．这就是临死之前还有债务的原因，所以答案选C．

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