Question

　　For almost forty years the Empire State Building in New York City was the world's tallest skyscraper． The building reaches a height of 1250 feet． It has 102 floors．

　　The use of steel frames made its height possible． Steel walls can rise high without needing to be thick． Steel-frame construction is strong． All plates are fastened together by metal bolts called rivets． When set in place, rivets are usually red-hot． One end is already rounded． A riveter uses a special hammer to shape the other end． Then the rivet cools． It holds the plates firmly．

　　High winds can move this strong building． A wind at a hundred miles an hour has swayed it almost one and a half inches．

1．The author says that the Empire State Building_____．

A．was finished in 1931　　 B．is in New York City

C．has fewer floors than the new World Trade Center D．None of the above

2．The account states that the building______．

A．was for many years the highest skyscraper B． reaches a height of 1250 feet

C．has 102 floors D．All of the above

3．In steel-frame building, the bottom walls______．

A．do not need to be thick　　B．must be very thick

C．must be two feet wide　　 D．need to be propped by wood

4．Rivets are described as being______．

A．picked up by tongs when red-hot B．usually caught in a scoop

C．usually put in place when red-hot D．held by an anvil during hammering

5．The riveter's task is to______．

A．drill holes for the rivet　　B．flatten the rounded end

C．shape the flat end　　　　D．cool the rivet

6．The amount of sway from the building's center in a high wind is given as______．

A．1．45 inches B．almost 1 ½ inches C． 2 ½ inches D． 1 ½ feet

Answer 1

答案：B;D;A;C;C;B
解析：

有的理解題有生詞，你能猜測到該生詞的詞義嗎？如：5．The riveter's task is to中的rivet是什么？ 派生產生出來的詞匯flatten和rounded又是什么？

提示：

話題：快速閱讀有關“摩天大樓”語篇的技巧。重點：細節捕捉、猜測生詞。