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1、Unit5TextA SydneyOperaHousePre-readingquestionsReadthefollowingquestionsfirst,whichwillhelpyouunderstandthefollowingpassagebetter,andthenanswerthequestionsafterreadingitcarefully.1.InwhatwaydoesSydneyOperaHouserepresent“Australia”?2.WhatdoesSydneyOperaHouselooklike?3.WhoisJornUt
2、zonandhowisheconnectedwithSydneyOperaHouse?1SydneyOperaHousemustbeoneofthemostrecognizableimagesofthemodernworld-uptherewiththeEiffelTowerandtheEmpireStateBuilding-andoneofthemostphotographed.SydneyOperaHouseisalatemodernarchitecture.Itisadmiredinternationallyandproudlytreasured
3、bythepeopleofAustralia.2Notonlyisitrecognizable,ithascometorepresent“Australia”.3Althoughonlyhavingbeenopensince1973,itisasrepresentativeofAustraliaasthepyramidsareofEgyptandtheColosseumofRome.4TheOperaHouseissituatedonBennelongPoint,whichreachesoutintotheharbor.TheskylineoftheS
4、ydneyHarborBridge,thebluewateroftheharborandtheSydneyOperaHouse,viewedfromaferryorfromtheair,isdramaticandmemorable.5Ironic,perhaps,thatthisAustralianicon-theOperaHousewitharoofevocativeofashipatfullsail-wasdesignedbyrenownedyoungDanisharchitect-JornUtzonwhounderstoodandrecogniz
5、edthepotentialprovidedbythesiteagainstthestunningbackdropofSydneyHarbor. HegaveAustraliaachallenging,gracefulpieceofurbansculptureinpatternedtiles,glisteninginthesunlightandinvitinglyaglowatnight. Theglasswallsareaspecialfeatureofthebuilding,constructedaccordingtothemodifieddesi
6、gnbyUtzon’ssuccessorarchitect,PeterHall.6Inthelate1950stheNewSouthWales(NSW)GovernmentestablishedanappealfundtofinancetheconstructionoftheSydneyOperaHouse,andconductedacompetitionforitsdesign.7Utzon'sdesignwaschosen.Theironywasthathisdesignwas,arguably,beyondthecapabilitiesofeng
7、ineeringofthetime.Utzonspentacoupleofyearsreworkingthedesignanditwas1961beforehehadsolvedtheproblemofhowtobuildthedistinguishingfeature-the“sails”oftheroof.8Designandconstructionwerecloselyintertwined.Utzon’sradicalapproachtotheconstructionofthebuildingfosteredanexceptionalcolla
8、borativeandinnovativeenvironment. Thedesignsolu
