專技普考
110年
[領隊人員] 外國語(英語)
第 77 題
📖 題組：
The renovation project of the Louvre signifies the possibility of harmony between modernity and history. Louvre, originally constructed as a fortress, was the home of the kings of France until Louis XIV chose Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a home for artists and intellectuals. In the late 1800s, the Louvre was damaged in a fire. The fire entirely destroyed the interior of the palace, spreading to the museum next to it. The decision to turn the Louvre into a massive repository of the world’s greatest fine art collection was proposed in 1981 by the French President François Mitterrand. However, the old royal palace was barely functional as a museum. The challenge was in turning a historical building into a modern museum equipped to cater for a large ever-growing number of visitors. The architect Ieoh Ming Pei was named to design the Grand Louvre project. His proposal for a glass pyramid was extremely controversial. Many believed that this historic site was already “saturated with architectural styles….” Pei overcame the negative response from officials and historians to his design. Pei was convinced that, in addition to educating the public, with competition from many other recreation businesses, museums needed to be attractive enough to make people want to spend the day there. The architecture must provide comfortable surroundings. Most importantly, a museum should not only be a place to see art but also should be an aesthetic experience in itself. Louvre’s glass pyramid was once decried as an architectural “obscenity” but nowadays, it has become a cherished icon of the French capital, drawing over a million visitors every year.
The renovation project of the Louvre signifies the possibility of harmony between modernity and history. Louvre, originally constructed as a fortress, was the home of the kings of France until Louis XIV chose Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a home for artists and intellectuals. In the late 1800s, the Louvre was damaged in a fire. The fire entirely destroyed the interior of the palace, spreading to the museum next to it. The decision to turn the Louvre into a massive repository of the world’s greatest fine art collection was proposed in 1981 by the French President François Mitterrand. However, the old royal palace was barely functional as a museum. The challenge was in turning a historical building into a modern museum equipped to cater for a large ever-growing number of visitors. The architect Ieoh Ming Pei was named to design the Grand Louvre project. His proposal for a glass pyramid was extremely controversial. Many believed that this historic site was already “saturated with architectural styles….” Pei overcame the negative response from officials and historians to his design. Pei was convinced that, in addition to educating the public, with competition from many other recreation businesses, museums needed to be attractive enough to make people want to spend the day there. The architecture must provide comfortable surroundings. Most importantly, a museum should not only be a place to see art but also should be an aesthetic experience in itself. Louvre’s glass pyramid was once decried as an architectural “obscenity” but nowadays, it has become a cherished icon of the French capital, drawing over a million visitors every year.
What does the word “repository” mean?
- A computing
- B observatory
- C vessel
- D storehouse
思路引導 VIP
請試著觀察這個單字出現的句子。當法國總統提議要將羅浮宮變成一個能容納『世界最偉大藝術收藏品』的空間時，這個地方的主要功能是什麼？它對於這些珍貴的物件起到了什麼樣的『收集』與『保管』作用呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你的觀察力非常敏銳！
- 觀念驗證：你準確地運用了語境推論法。文中提到「將羅浮宮轉變為一個存放世界最偉大藝術收藏品的巨大 repository」。既然目的是為了收納並保護大量的藝術珍品，這個字必然與「存放、儲藏處」有關。選項 (D) storehouse（倉庫、儲藏所）完美契合了這個功能。從字源來看，re- (回/向後) + ponere (放置) 組合起來正是「存放之處」的意思。
- 難度點評：本題難度為 medium。這個字雖然在基礎單字書較少見，但它是學術與正式寫作中的高頻詞彙。這類題目旨在測驗學生能否在不認識單字的情況下，透過後方的 fine art collection（藝術收藏）精準推測詞義，具備良好的鑑別度。