必修3 UNIT 4 Amazing art 课时作业（Word练习）-【创新方案】2024高考英语一轮复习（新教材 新高考 外研版）

1/10 多学科网书城四 品牌书店，知名教辅+正版资源 ■.ZXXK.c0m● 您身边的互联网+教辅专家 UNT4课时作业（一）-（二） 课时作业（一）主题阅读集群训练限时40分钟 1.阅读理解 A (亿023-济南市高考模拟)Architects have long turned to the past for inspiration.In this age of concrete and steel,however,they're more likely to look for aesthetic (influence than technical know-how.But an ancient Chinese construction technique called dougong is a remarkable exception. Consisting of a series of wooden brackets (with no nails or fasteners,it's over 2,500 years old and commonly found in Chinese architecture,such as Beijing's Forbidden City. Many structures built during the Tang and Song Dynasties featured"curtain walls"which were non-load-bearing.As a result,the unsupported wood shouldering the weight might break.Designers needed a technique which would more evenly spread the burden across their structures.Their solution was dougong. Engineering has come a long way since the ancient Chinese building technique was in fashion.But there's a timeless quality to it.Modern-day designers in many areas are adopting it to produce amazing and stable work of architecture.Among them is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma,who used dougong-inspired methods for his recent building: Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum and Cafe Kureon,a 2,120-square-foot restaurant. For architect Terrence Curry,the attraction of using ancient methods is about finding something that can "speak to Chinese identity".His structure Dougong Cube,now part of the School of Architecture,Tsinghua University in Beijing,was constructed using classical-style brackets and over 2,000 boards."It has the fundamental structures of dougong,but we just aren't using it in the way it was intended to be used.We're really pulling it out- emphasizing its beauty and complexity,and the way it works,"said Curry."The shape and function of dougong is directly related to properties of wood,and the ability of people who make these buildings.In this way,there's little need for decoration because the structure and design give it its distinc