</p> 三、综合训练
0 ]" j- n5 G ~/ ^+ j Unlike any earlier building complex anywhere in the world, Rocke-9 [- e$ G j, c+ Y; T' a
Feller in New York City was built, not for a place where people could 1. _______, [/ r; P. P5 E" ?
live in, but as a city in which they could work. It was one of the 2._______
7 x& b$ O: T6 {. @ d2 x% A# G smallest building projects of its kind, a city within city, and of the forerunner 3. ____
/ l* \8 v6 Y* R$ ?! Z5 s of projects that has sprung up all over the world. 30 architects, 120 draftsmen, 4. __3 h1 L) I; K( u5 B
and hundreds of other artists and technicians are employed just to 5. ______
! B; Q' N, l4 x7 F6 W draft the plan. Before the buildings could be erect, 229 old buildings had 6. _____. n/ |* g) W3 g: O8 g$ C
to be emptied of 4,000 tenants and razed. Just to buy up the leases took# Z2 x8 e* |8 w
over two years and cost over $6,000,000. The unusual shape and setbacks
/ ^3 Y2 W9 ]( Z5 ]+ q5 A of the 70-story RCA building resulted primary from practical considerations 7. ______/ [2 ]5 D3 }- j8 ]" |
such as lighting, the movement of people and the building’s services.& S) H+ ], r8 ]6 }
The lower concourse and basement level were set aside for shops. A
% ` a3 r; r2 B% w* H$ ~. H Sunken plaza, complete with yards and fountains, were designed to provide 8. ____" Y. }. } k* N$ x
access in these shops. Today the plaza, which is used for ice-skating 9. _____+ d2 P8 m6 V6 H4 d% g" d- F
winter and dining and dancing in summer," x- \$ ]2 Y. ~
is one of the center’s most popular attraction. 10. _________ |