1、Week 2TuesdayTask 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2014江苏，A)Never before had a Kitchen so much of a HistoryIt tells of Freedom，Success，and of the Architecture of big American cities.Because that is where it started：in the second half of the 19th century!Welcome to a new Era of Kitchen Interior
2、DesignBack then，a Generation of successful American Entrepreneurs dreamt of a new style of Architecture to express their personal wealth.This dream was realized by young architects such as Daniel Burnham and Stanford White.They all had studied at the Ecole des BeauxArts in Paris.And they created a n
3、ew style for Architecture and Interior Design，named after the famous French Art Institute：BeauxArts.SieMatic BeauxArts Breaks and CreatesIn fact it was not a new style at all，but a composition of styles from different periods and cultures.Many worldfamous structures such as the Chicago Art Institute
4、 and the Statue of Liberty account for it.But what does that have to do with your kitchen？Just as much as you want it to.Because in the same way that the anticonventional architects back then took the freedom to combine elements from different historical eras，today，you too can break the conventional
5、 rules of style and create something new：your own personal composition of your kitchen.For that，SieMatic BeauxArts offers unique opportunities：A broad range of seemingly conflicting features that you combine to a harmonious design of your own.You can choose from menu of various forms，appealing color
6、s，and precious materials，to create an environment that is much more than just a kitchen：a reflection of your personality.【语篇解读】本文是一篇广告，旨在向人们推荐一种新型的厨房设计。1Why did the BeauxArts style attract American entrepreneurs?AIt helped display their money status.BIt was created by famous architects.CIt was named
7、 after a famous institute.DIt represented the 19th century urban culture.答案A细节理解题。根据文章第二部分第一句话可知一代美国企业家梦想一种新型建筑风格来表现私人财富，他们的梦想被这一设计实现了，可知这是该风格吸引他们之处。2What is unique of SieMatic BeauxArts?AIts designs are anticonventional.BIts designs come from famous structures.CIts customers can enjoy their own com
8、position.DIts customers can choose from various new styles.答案C细节理解题。根据文章第三自然段第六、七句话可知答案。Task 2：词汇积累1much of a了不起的2tell of讲述3architect n建筑师4account for解释；说明的原因5have to do with与有关6historical adj.历史的7harmonious adj.和谐的8appealing adj.吸引人的9personality n个性；品格Task 3：同义句转换(限填一词)1Young architects such as Dan
9、iel Burnham and Stanford White made this dream become a reality.This dream was realized by young architects such as Daniel Burnham and Stanford White.2And they created a new style for Architecture and Interior Design, which was named after the famous French Art Institute: BeauxArts.And they created
10、a new style for Architecture and Interior Design, named after the famous French Art Institute: BeauxArts.3But what does that have to do with your kitchen?But whats the relationship between that and your kitchen?4You can choose from menu of different kinds of forms, appealing colors，and precious materials.You can choose from menu of various forms, appealing colors，and precious materials.
