Julia Morgan was born in San Francisco on January 20, 1872 and raised in Oakland.Julia attended Oakland High School, graduating in 1890.With a strong mathematical interest she attended U．C.Berkeley, studying in the College of Engineering.In her senior year, Bernard Maybeck, a professor at U．C.Berkeley, taught descriptive geometry(画法几何) and he started a series of informal architectural seminars(研讨会) for his favorite students.He became a positive influence on Julia and others, encouraging them to study at the famous École des BeauxArts in Paris which he had attended ten years earlier.Julia went to Paris in 1896, learned French, and passed her entrance exams in the fall of 1898, becoming the first woman ever admitted to the architectural department within the École.After three years’ hard work Julia earned her diploma in February 1902.
Morgan returned to Oakland in 1902 and worked for Architect John Galen Howard at U．C.Berkeley, assisting him on the construction of the Greek Theater.But her ambition(抱负) was to open her own practice.She took the State licensing exam and was allowed to practice as an architect in her own right in 1904.She opened her first office at 456 Montgomery, a building destroyed in the earthquake of 1906.In 1907 she moved into the Merchants Exchange Building firstly with Ira Wilson Hoover as a junior partner, but from 1910 she was listed simply as Julia Morgan, Architect.
Her first major project after the April 18，1906 earthquake was the reconstruction of the badly damaged Fairmont Hotel.Morgan supervised(监督) its repair so that it reopened on the first anniversary(周年纪念) of the earthquake.
Morgan designed over 700 buildings in her 50year career.She was highly regarded, especially by women.She also designed a surprising number of homes and apartments in San Francisco.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了美国女建筑师朱莉亚·摩根。
1．We can learn from the text that Julia Morgan ________．
A．benefited a lot from Bernard Maybeck
B．was the first woman architect in the world
C．once taught descriptive geometry in college
D．started a series of seminars for her classmates
A 解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的Bernard Maybeck...became a positive influence on Julia and others...可知，朱莉亚·摩根在Bernard Maybeck的教学中受益匪浅。
2．Which is the correct order of the following events related to Julia Morgan?
a．She opened her first office.
b．She worked for John Galen Howard.
c．She studied at the École des BeauxArts.
d．She graduated from Oakland High School.
e．She supervised the repair job of Fairmont Hotel.
A．cdabe B．cdaeb
C．dcbae D．dcabe
C 解析：细节理解题。由第一至第三段可知，朱莉亚·摩根在1890年毕业于Oakland High School(d)，于1898年就读于法国的École des BeauxArts(c)，毕业后于1902年为John Galen Howard工作(b)，于1904年开办了自己的第一个工作室(a)，于1906监督Fairmont Hotel的重建修葺工作(e)。
3．The last paragraph mainly talks about Julia Morgan’ s ________．
A．hobbies B．achievements
C．promising future D．social position
B 解析：段落大意题。由最后一段的描述可知，本段主要讲述了朱莉亚·摩根的成就。
4．Which of the following best describes Julia Morgan?
A．Serious and clever.
B．Popular and honest.
C．Friendly and optimistic.
D．Talented and productive.
D 解析：推理判断题。本文主要介绍了美国女建筑师朱莉亚·摩根，由文中的描述可知，朱莉亚·摩根是一位有才华和多产的建筑师。
