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Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional, carrying over tradit
Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional, carrying over tradit
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2012-07-17
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问题
Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional, carrying over traditional designs that went back to the Middle Ages. During the first half of the eighteenth century, however, houses began to show a new elegance. As wealth increased, more and more colonists built fine houses.
Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies, the design of buildings was left either to amateur designers or to carpenters who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England. Inventories of colonial libraries show an astonishing number of these handbooks for builders, and the houses erected during the eighteenth century show their influence. Nevertheless, most domestic architecture of the first three-quarters of the eighteenth century displays a wide divergence of taste and freedom of application of the rules laid down in these books.
Increasing wealth and growing sophistication throughout the colonies resulted in houses of improved design, whether the material was wood, stone, or brick. New England still favored wood, though brick houses became common in Boston and other towns, where the danger of fire gave an impetus (推动,促进) to the use of more durable material. A few houses in New England were built of stone, but only in Pennsylvania and adjacent areas was stone widely used in dwellings. An increased use of brick in houses and outbuildings is noticeable in Virginia and Maryland, but wood remained the most popular material even in houses built by wealthy landowners. In the Carolinas, even in closely packed Charleston, wooden houses were much more common than brick houses.
Eighteenth-century houses showed great interior improvements over their predecessors. Windows were made larger and shutters removed. Large, clear panes replaced the small leaded glass of the seventeenth century. Doorways were larger and more decorative. Fireplaces became decorative features of rooms. Walls were made of plaster or wood, sometimes elaborately (精心地,精巧地) paneled (镶嵌,分格). White paint began to take the place of blues, yellows, greens, and lead colors, which had been popular for walls in the earlier years. After about 1730, advertisements for wallpaper styles in scenic patterns began to appear in colonial newspapers.
What was one of the main reasons for the change in architectural style in eighteenth-century North America?
选项
A、More architects arrived in the colonies.
B、The colonists developed an interest in classical architecture.
C、Bricks were more readily available.
D、The colonists had more money to spend on housing.
答案
D
解析
本题是一道具体细节题。问18世纪北美洲的建筑风格变化的主要原因之一是什么。利用查阅式阅读法,我们看到文章第一段最后一句指出,随着财富的增加,越来越多的殖民者建造了精致的房屋。根据文章第三段第一句,不管建筑材料是木头、石头或是砖,随着整个殖民地的财富增加和新式样的增多,带来了房屋设计的改造。可见殖民者有钱建房是房屋建筑风格改变的一个主要原因。因此,本题的正确答案应是D。
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