— Could you recommend some famous architectural buildings to visit in China?
— _______
A、Yes ,it is.
B、No,I couldn't.
C、I highly recommend the Bird's Nest.
— Could you recommend some famous architectural buildings to visit in China?
— _______
A、Yes ,it is.
B、No,I couldn't.
C、I highly recommend the Bird's Nest.
A、eclectic; traditionalism
B、eclectic; nationalism
C、colonial; nationalism
D、neofunctionalism; traditionalism
Many buildings that appeal to architects get the thumbs down from the public. Robert Gifford of the University of Victoria in British Columbia decided to find out whether architects understand public preferences and simply disagree with them, or fail to understand the lay person's view.
With his colleague Graham Brown, he asked 25 experienced architects to look at photos of 42 large buildings in the US, Canada, Europe and Hong Kong. The architects predicted how the public would rate the buildings on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 represented "terrible” and 10"excellent". A further 27 people who were not architects also scored the buildings out of 10. In addition, eight architects gave their own personal ratings of the buildings.
The three groups tended to agree among themselves on a building's merits. And architects correctly predicted that lay people would on average rate buildings higher than they did themselves. But for individual buildings, the architects' perceptions of what the lay people would think were often way off the mark. "Some architects are quite good at predicting lay preferences, but others are not only poor at it, they get it backwards,” says Gilford.
For instance, architects gave the Stockley Park Building B-3 offices in London a moderate rating of 5.2. They thought the public would like it much better, predicting a rating of 6.3. But the public actually disliked the offices, and gave it 4.7. Gifford thinks that lay people respond to specific features of buildings, such as durability and originality, and hopes to pin down what they are.
"Architects in architecture school need to be taught how lay people think about buildings," Gifford concludes. He doesn't think designers should pander to the lowest common denominator, but suggests they should aspire towards buildings that appeal to the public and architects alike, such as the Bank of China building in Hong Kong.
Marco Goldschmeid of the Richard Rogers Partnership, designers of the Millennium Dome in London, thinks the study is flawed. "The authors have assumed, wrongly, that buildings can be meaningfully judged from photographs rather than actual visits," he says. Goldschmeid thinks it would be more significant and interesting to look at the divergence of public taste between generations.
What does the first paragraph of this passage imply?
A.Architects have a dark future in designing marvelous buildings.
B.Architects don't care about how ordinary people view their designs.
C.It is very difficult for architects to please the general public.
D.Architects don't know much about the public tastes for buildings.
A、Province
B、Hui-style architecture in Anhui Provinc
C、Jiangnan Folk Houses in South of China Jiangnan Folk Houses in South of China Jiangnan Folk Houses in South of China
D、Courtyard buildings in North of China
We believed then, and we believe now, that hosting the biggest and best people-to-people event on the world's calendar will give further momentum to the process of modernization in China and the friendly integration of China with the world community. The purpose of the Games is of course not geopolitical; it is to conduct a celebration of sport and culture. But, as we know from our own experience with both the Melbourne Games in 1956, when Australians reveled in that first historic opportunity to welcome the world to our shores and Sydney in 2000, when we were able to show the world the dynamism of modem Australia, the Games can and do leave a wider and powerful legacy. //
So it will be for China in 6 years time. The legacy will in part be of a tangible kind—world—class venues and other civic buildings, the Olympic Green, increased trade, investment and business relationships. Beijing's plans for these tangible legacies are impressive both in their ambition and in the determination of the organizers to bring them to fruition. But perhaps even more important in the long run will be the intangible legacy of the 2008 games. I refer here to the heightened consciousness of the importance of the environment, already a high national priority in China but one which is certain to be reinforced by the commitment to the Green Games. //
An enduring memory for me from the days of the Beijing bid is the sheer delight of people in China, especially young people, at having the chance to play host to athletes, officials and visitors from around the world, to welcome them to China, to show them China and to build new friendships. International relations are not only about the conduct of political and economic affairs between governments and businesses. It must also be underpinned by the sort of deep international understanding that can only come from closer and closer relationships between peoples. //
The Olympic Games are the most successful and popular embodiment of internationalism ever invented by human beings. During these glorious days, we will show how we can, at our best, transcend all differences of country, race and religion and truly embrace the common humanity that binds us all together. The participation of 1.3 billion people in that great goal can have profound and enduring benefits for our Asia-Pacific region and for the world. The Olympics are therefore coming to China at exactly the fight time in terms of the changes underway in China itself and in terms of China's engagement with the region and the world. //
Dalie Limited Liability Co (Dalie Co) applied to the people’s court for bankruptcy due to its poor business operations. On 30 April 2012, the people’s court rendered an order to accept the bankruptcy application and designated a bankruptcy administrator. At this moment, Dalie Co faced the following key financial matters:
(i) Construction Company had brought a lawsuit against Dalie Co for its delay to pay the construction price due, but the case was still pending for trial;
(ii) Dalie Co owed a loan totalling RMB 20 million yuan to Industry Bank, of which RMB 12 million yuan was secured by a guarantee agreement on the buildings of Dalie Co;
(iii) Dalie Co had provided a guarantee to Merchant Bank for a loan of RMB 10 million yuan borrowed by Jiqing Company. The loan has matured but Jiqing Company failed to repay the principal and interest.
Required:
Answer the following questions in accordance with the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of China, and give your reasons for your answers:
(a) state how to deal with the pending disputes between Construction Company and Dalie Co; (3 marks)
(b) state how to deal with the loan of RMB 20 million yuan owed to Industry Bank; (3 marks)
(c) state whether Merchant Bank was entitled to declare the credit and join the bankruptcy procedure. (4 marks)
In relation to the Property Law of China:
(a) explain divided co-ownership interest in buildings; (4 marks)
(b) state any parts within a building or community that shall be owned by owners on the basis of co-ownership; (4 marks)
(c) state the rules on the transfer of the privately owned residential or commercial properties in a co-owned building by the owner. (2 marks)
B.The arcaded building.
C.The Foshan Ancestral temple
D.Guangzhou Zhenhai tower.
In modern times the situation was changed, thanks in large part to the profits from overseas trade and colonies, and to the settlement in new continents.Therefore, ninety percent of the world's total industrial output comes today from European origin.About two-thirds of the world's people are earning about $200 per capital every year, while the remaining one-third enjoy per capital incomes as high as $2,400 in the case of the United States.
1.In the 11th century China was___.
A.more underdeveloped than Western Europe
B.more advanced in technology than England
C.as developed as Western Europe
D.producing as much iron as Western Europe
2.Constantinople was_______.
A.a part of Western Europe
B.part of China
C.quite rich and prosperous
D.was a city with a population of 1.3 million
3.Europe became much more developed in modern times mainly by().
A.attacking Constantinople
B.making profits from foreign trade and their colonies
C.learned from the developed parts of the world and improved its technology
D.having its people form. the idea of working hard
4.It can NOT be concluded from the passage that().
A.several Chinese cities altogether had a total population of 1.3 million
B.westerners admired Constantinople for its marvelous buildings
C.Constantinople was much more developed than the invaders 'hometown
D.Americans have much higher salaries than two-thirds of the world' s people
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?()
A.Four fifths of the world's products come from Europe
B.Ninety percent of the world's industrial output is from Europe
C.Europe began to develop when they attacked Constantinople
D.Westerners set up colonies after they became rich
Earthquakes last only a few seconds. The rolling movements are called seismic waves. The seismic waves start in one place, called the epicenter, and roll outward. A seismic wave travels around the earth is a about twenty minutes. Usually, an. earthquake is strong enough to cause damage only near its epicenter.
However, epicenters at the bottom of the ocean create huge sea waves as tall as 15 meters. These waves cross the ocean in several hours. Rushing toward land, they destroy small islands and ships in their path. When they hit land, they flood coastal areas far from the epicenter of the earthquake. In 1868, a wave reached 4.5 kilometers inland in Peru. In 1896, a wave in Japan killed 27,000 people.
After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water, and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depends on where it happens, what time it happens, and how strong it is. It also depends on types of buildings, soil conditions, and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes in the world each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.
In 1556, an earthquake in northern China killed 830,000 people--the most in history. There was no way to measure its strength. In 1935, scientists started using the Richter Scale to measure seismic waves. A seriously destructive earthquake measures 6.5or higher on the Richter Scale.
How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not just scattered anywhere but happen in certain areas, places where pieces of the earth's surface meet. This pattern causes them to shake the same places many times. For example, earthquakes often occur on the west coasts of North and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia.
Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earth's surface, like a sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can predict earthquakes. Before earthquakes, people have seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping out of the water, snakes leaving their holes, and other animals acting strangely.
On February 4, 1975, scientists predicted an earthquake in northeastern China and told people in the earthquake zone to leave the cities. More than a million people moved into the surrounding countryside, into safe, open fields away from buildings. That afternoon, the ground rolled and shook beneath the people's feet, In seconds, 90 percent of the buildings in the city of Haicheng were destroyed. The decision to tel1 the people to leave the cities saved 10,000 lives.
However, more than a year later, on July 28, 1976, the scientists were not so lucky. East of Beijing, Chinese scientists were discussing a possible earthquake. During their meeting, the worst earthquake in modern times hit. Estimates of deaths ranged from 250,000 to 695,000. The earthquake measured 7.9 on the Richter Scale.
Earthquakes often come together with volcanic eruptions. In late 1984, strong earthquakes began shaking the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia every day. On November 14, 1985, it erupted. A nearby river became a sea of mud that buried four towns. This disaster killed more than 2100 people,
Mexico City has frequent earthquakes. An earthquake there on September 19, 1985, measured 8.1 on the Richter Scale and killed 7000 people. Most victims died when buildings fell on them.
San Francisco, California, also has frequent earthquakes. However, newer buildings there are built to be safe in earthquakes. Therefore, when all earthquake measuring 7.1 on t
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