词汇团1204学习汇总文本周五初级阅读

1、周五初级阅读：导语：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了荷兰 Hilversum 这一地区的地貌特征，工业发展和现代建筑。Hilversum is a medium-sized city betn the major cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht in the Gooi area of North Holland, the Netherlands. Unlike most of the Netherlands, Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mos tly consisting of sand. O

2、nce called the Garden of Amsterdam, it still attract s travelers to come over to cycle and walk through the surrounding forests. They visit it for a relaxing day off from the urban madness. For Dh pe ople, Hilversum is all about textile (纺织) and media industries, and modern architecture.In history,

3、Hilversum was largely an agricultural area. Daily life was marke d by farming, sheep raising and wool production. A railway link to Amsterd am in 1874 attracted rich traders from Amsterdam to Hilversum. They build themselves large villas (别墅) in the wooded surroundings of the town. One of the famis

4、moving in was the Brenninkmeijers, currently the wealthiest family of the Netherlands. They moved in after big sucs in the textile industry and aided a substantial textile industry in Hilversum. But the textile boom lasted only several decades. The last factory closed in the 1960s.The change to a me

5、dia economy started in 1920, when the Nederlandse Seoestedllen Fabriek (NSF) established a radio factory in Hiversum. Mostradio sions called in the large villas in the leafy areas of the town.evigave another push to the local economy. Hilversum became the media capital of the Netherlands, and Dhevis

6、tars movedo the leafy neighborhoods surrounding the town.In the early 1900s, modern architects W.M. Dudok and J. Duiker placed hundreds of remarkable buildings in Hilversum. These modern architectural mastie(杰作) are so manyt Hilversum almost feels like an open air museum. Dudok alone shd most 20th c

7、entury Hilversum and approximay 75 buildings in 1928-1931. It has wideernational fame and is included in many architecture textbooks. The building has a remarkable shand looks like a combination of “blocks”. Actually, one may start his journey of modern architecture by walking or biking the W.M. Dud

8、ok Architectural Route in Hilversum.1. Hilversum is different from most of the Netherlands in.t A.B.C.it has a large populationit is cut orom big citiesit has many beautiful gardensD. it is in a hilly area with sandy soil2. What was the greatest contribution of the Brenninkmeijers to Hilversum?A.B.C

9、.Building a railway link to AmsterdamHelits textile industry to developConstructing large villas for the poorD. Assisting its agricultural industry3. The beginning of the media industry in Hilversum was marked by the establishment of .A.B.C.a radio factorythe medial capitala radio sionionD. a TV s4.

10、A.B.C.What is known about W.M. Dudoks Hilversum Town Hall?It consists of approximay 75 buildingsIt looks like an open air museum in the cityIt is a classic exle in architecture textbooksD. It has shd most of 20th century Hilvesum.【必背词汇1. hilly】hilly 指的是“多丘陵的”，词根 hill“小山；丘陵”。例如：In 1978, the farms hil

11、ly orchards increased by 300 mu. 1978 年,这个农场新增山地果园 300 亩。又如：Our area is a hilly area surrounded on three sides by mountains.山区，三面都是大山。这儿是一个2. textile在本文中 textile 表示“纺织品”，例如：Various textile techniques will be exploredto realise designsibilities. 将尝试和探索纺织技巧来把这些设计变为现实。再如：See Chapter 7 below for further

12、 comments on the textile industry. 有关纺织业的评论请参看下面第 7 章。3. substantialsubstantial 在本文中它表示形容词“大量的”，近义词 massive“大量的；巨大的”。例如： I got substantial damages. It took two years, mind you. 我损失惨重，请注意，我用了两年时间才恢复过来。再例如：A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。4. fame

13、在文中，fame 在这里表示“名望”，fame, honour, repu词均有名声，名誉之意。ion,renown 这些名fame：普通用词，含义广，一般指好名声，可大可小，可远可近。honour：侧重指因高尚的举止，忠心或诚实而受到公众钦佩和崇敬，得到好名声和荣誉。repuion：通常指熟悉或某地的人对该人、该地的看法，可好可坏。：指因功绩卓著而获得的令人称颂的光荣或荣誉地位。renown：指远近闻名的声誉。例如：Vivienne Westwood has scaled the heights of fashions hall of fame.已成为时装界的翘楚。又如：Such roles

14、 are small beer compare薇薇恩d with the fame she once enjoyed. 和她曾经享有的名气相比，这样的角色真的算不了什么。5. remarkableremarkable 在文中表示“卓越的”，outstanding, noticeable, remarkable, conspicu ous, striking 这些形容词均有显著的，引人注意的之意。outstanding：通常指与有的特征。noticeable：指所描绘的事物引人注意。remarkable：通常指因有与众不同的特点或优越性而引起人们注意或称道。 conspicuous：通常指因成绩

15、卓著，而引人注意，或指因外观奇特、花哨或言行举止不合常规而令人注意。striking：侧重能给观察者产生强烈而深刻印象。例如：He has displayed remarkable courage in his efforts to reform the part或同类的人相比显得优秀或杰出，或具有他人或别的事物所没y. 在政党了非凡的勇气。再如：The father of one victim spoke中，他with remarkable magnanimity. 一名受害者的父亲以极为宽容的口吻发了言。【与】1. D细节理解题。根据首段第二句“Unlike most of the Net

16、herlands, Hilversum is actually a hilly area”可知 Hilversum 不同于荷兰其他地方之处在于它属于沙土丘陵地带。故选 D。2. B. 细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第三句“They moved in after big sucs in the textile industry and aided a substantial textile industry in Hilversum.”可知Brenikmeijers 为 Hilversum 的纺织业作出了巨大的贡献。故选 B。3. A. 细节理解题。根据第三段首句“The change to a media economy started in 1920,