(2)
The most immediately noticeable characteristic of American architecture is its extreme variety.
Americans have reproduced or adapted every European style and even some Asian ones.
Americans have built Greek temples, medieval castles, French Renaissance palaces. Private homes of
the most diverse kinds stand side by side on the same street. Originality had been shown primarily in the
aesthetic use of native materials, in the development of the famous skyscraper, and in the functional purity
and beauty of modern factories and office buildings.
The early settlers found a great abundance of wood in the forests of America. Since the trees had to be
cleared before fields could be planted, house were naturally made of wood. Though wood is comparatively
more expensive now, most small homes are still built of it. Speculative builders acquire large tracts of empty
land, and fill them with nearly identical wooden houses, in currently popular styles.
In the hot dry Southwest, the Spaniards built with soft white stone or with baked bricks covered with
beautifully rounded soft stucco. Their buildings had enclosed patios and carved wooden pillars and ceiling
beams. This remains the predominant style in California, the Southwest, and parts of Florida.
26.How many types of architecture are there in the US ?（ ）
A. three B. four
C. a large number D. not many
27.The world “diverse” (Paragraph 2) most probably means（ ）
A. side B. same
C. private D. different
28.How has US architecture been original?（ ）
A. It copies from the French. B. It is pure.
C. It uses wood. D. It emphasizes usability.
29.A building material which is widely used for homes is（ ）
A. forest B. wood
C. metal D. native
30.Building styles in California were inherited from（ ）
A. the French B. the Spaniards
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