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      Sydney Opera House looks like a sailing ship in full sail on the water. Jorn Utzon, a designer fromDenmark,designed the Opera House when he was only 38 years old. After his design stood out from 233 designs, a group of engineers along with him started to build the Opera House in 1957. At first, Utzon said, “I will spend four years building the Opera House.” Actually, he finished it in 1973.
      It took so many years to finish it because the design faced a big problem. Utzon tried very hard to deal with it. One morning, he came into his office with an orange. While peeling the orange, he suddenly understood one thing. The idea of building shell roof could come from the sphere. At last, he made it. And the self-cleaning roof made Sydney Opera House a special building. Besides, the Opera House was the first example of the use of the computer analysis to design its shape.      Sydney Opera House has about 1000 rooms. It is a great place for people to see different kinds of shows. You can also enjoy lunch and dinner at the restaurants there. Every year, over 7 million people visit Sydney Opera House. No wonder it is one of the most famous buildings in the world.
Sydney Opera House 雪梨歌劇院 stand out 突出.出眾
full sail 滿帆 design 設計 deal with 處理 peel 剝 roof 屋頂
shell 房屋的骨架 sphere 球體 at last 最後 analysis 分析
38.Lisa and her family went to Sydney Opera House last Sunday. Which is part of Lisa’s diary(日記) of a trip to SydneyOpera House?
(A) … It was fun to go sailing with my family. I saw many kinds of fishes during the trip. Besides,I also fed the sea birds on the boat.
(B) … Jorn Utzon built the building one hundred years ago. The building became a restaurant lastyear. I enjoyed great food and wonderful music there.
(C) … We saw a singer singing beside the museum. Her voice was so beautiful and she drew us tolisten to her singing.
(D) … It looked really beautiful from the boat-like building. I watched a great show there. I evenate dinner at the restaurant inside the beautiful building.