Cube houses

文章大意

雅思听力Part4讲座介绍荷兰鹿特丹标志性建筑立体方块屋。由建筑师Piet Blom设计， cubes倾斜45度，像树一样排列成森林，兼具社区生活与私人空间，位于繁忙街道上方，周边有餐厅咖啡馆，建造中曾因资金问题停工。

题目与答案

1. Background Information

   · After World War II, local urban planners wanted to redevelop and revive and the city.

   · Altogether, the Cube Houses can function as a 31_____ .

   答案：village

   原文定位：Blom believed that urban communities should live together under an urban roof. He designed the cube houses to recreate daily life in a village where individuals are closely connected and yet have their own separate space

2. · Each Cube building is in the shape of a 32_____ .

   答案：tree

   原文定位：The concept behind these houses is that each elevated cube seems like a tree

   同义替换：「in the shape of a」↔「seems like a」

3. · The Cube Houses sit on top of a 33_____ for pedestrians to the central city.

   答案：bridge

   原文定位：Interestingly, these houses are located right over a pedestrian bridge across one of the busiest streets into the city center next to a railway station

   同义替换：「sit on top of」↔「located right over」，「to the central city」↔「into the city center」

4. · During construction, the work was temporarily discontinued because the designer faced the problem of 34_____ .

   答案：finance

   原文定位：However, the cube housing's development endured various challenges and complications during design and construction, and it once stopped as the designer had difficulty in finance

   同义替换：「temporarily discontinued」↔「once stopped」，「faced the problem of」↔「had difficulty in」

5. Design Features of the Cube Houses

   · Underneath the houses, there are three pillars made of 35_____

   答案：concrete

   原文定位：The tilted residences are constructed on three concrete pillars

   同义替换：「made of」↔「constructed on」

6. · A new building is situated between a warehouse and a 36_____ , of architecture.

   答案：school

   原文定位：One of the two larger cubes was developed as an architecture school, and there is another building recently built between it and a warehouse

7. · It is a three-storey building.

   · The ground floor is an entrance.

   · Both the lower level and the top level of each house are in the shape of a 37_____ .

   答案：triangle

   原文定位：You must take a narrow staircase to reach the lower floor. This level and the top level are both triangle shaped

8. · The first floor has a living room and an open kitchen.

   · The medium level has a bathroom and two bedrooms.

   · The top floor is sometimes used as a small 38_____ .

   答案：garden

   原文定位：In some cases, the top floor is used as a small rooftop garden

9. Living in the Cube Houses

   · There is a nearby market 39_____ .

   答案：hall

   原文定位：In recent years, Rotterdam's cube houses have been joined by another architectural icon just across the square. Rotterdam's Market Hall, the largest indoor market in the Netherlands, is another multipurpose residential and retail complex that will live long in your memory

10. · For guests, two advantages of the house are its convenient 40_____ and reasonable price.

    答案：location

    原文定位：What attracts guests most is its ideal location with a major railway station within a five-minute walk. The accommodation is also offered at a fair price

    同义替换：「convenient」↔「ideal」，「reasonable」↔「fair」