Louis Kahn is considered one of the most important American architect of the 20th century, who helped define（定義）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 to________________.

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?

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?

59.Why were Kahn’s buildings looking more ancient than modern?

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?

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.

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On a cold winter’s morning, an old man sat awkwardly against a wall at Sydney’s Circular Quay station. I glanced his way for a moment but   36   him as a usual beggar and walked on to work  37  .

On my way home that afternoon, I saw the same man in the same place. He was  38  on the ground with two doctors beside him. This time my  39  paused. He wasn’t a   40   at all. He was  41  certainly, but he wore a nice suit and was clean-shaven. Shame rocked me. How painful for that sick, old man to have  42  from the coldness of the entire day! He probably reached out to  43  for help. No one stopped, out of sight, out of  44  .

A different season and I again  45   an old man half lying on the footpath, not far from where the Winter Man had been.  46  up in the familiar rush of people going to work, I barely  47  at him. However, the   48   of the old Winter Man came back to me vividly. I walked back to him and  49  down to ask him if he was OK. He told me he was diabetic（糖尿病的）and it might be a good idea to  50  an ambulance, which I did—it was a few minutes away.

In a whisper, he said to me, “Thank you. Nobody  51  .except you.” We looked into each other’s eyes for a moment.  52  was spoken without a word being said. As the  53  ambulance’s alarm beli shows the arrival of help, a number of emotions rushed at me. I felt sad for the Winter Man and ashamed that I had almost walked past another person   54  . I was amazed that it had been so easy to be  55  .

36.A. recognized           B. regarded            C. appointed          D. announced

37.A. worriedly             B. calmly               C. hurriedly           D. slowly

38.A. lying                    B. kneeling             C. sleeping             D. standing

39.A. eyes                    B. heart                 C. step                  D. breath

40.A. doctor                 B. thief                  C. beggar                     D. liar

41.A. dirty                    B. rich                   C. old                    D. mad

42.A. escaped               B. experienced              C. suffered            D. learned

43. A. policemen           B. cleaners             C. volunteers         D. passers-by

44. A. mind                   B. control                     C. reach                D. ability

45. A. went over           B. came across      C. ran after            D. drove over

46. A. Stuck                 B. Broken              C. Caught              D. Held

47. A. shouted               B. glanced             C. pointed              D. stared

48. A. action                 B. performance      C. voice                D. memory

49. A. lay                      B. sat                    C. knelt                 D. pushed

50. A. call                     B. rent                   C. send                 D. stop

51.A. noticed                B. cared                C. replied               D. believed

52. A. Little                   B. Much                C. None                D. Some

53. A. leaving                B. disappearing       C. passing             D. approaching

54. A. at hand               B. on purpose        C. in need              D. at ease

55. A. shameful             B. helpful               C. grateful             D. joyful

—Shall we go for a picnic on Saturday or Sunday?

—________.Anytime si Ok with me.

A. It depends.　　　　　　　 B. Up to you.

C. Why not？　　　　　　　 D. Don’t mention it.

Out of necessity or out of interest, people go back to school for the common goal________ themselves.

A. to improve         B. improving          C. having improving             D. improved

You can arrange the negotiation with the CEO tomorrow, or ________it is convenient to him.

A. however            B. whichever         C. whenever          D. wherever

—May take this book out of the reading room？

  —No, you__________ .You read it in here.

A. mustn’t             B. mightn’t            C. won’t        D. needn’t

The students__________ their experiments when a stranger broke into the lab.

A. had been doing          B. have been doing        C. would be doing         D. were doing

People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, ________creates more problems.

A. after all　　　　　　 B. which　　　 C. what　　　　 D. that

 He didn’t expect that his parents could manage to know________is going on in his college life on the Internet.

A. how           B. which        C. what          D. that

If you don’t work hard, it will be of no__________ for others to help you.

A. sympathy          B. relation              C. significance                     D. measure