职称英语综合类阅读理解原文模拟第三篇
<p> 阅读下面的短文。每篇短文的后面有五个问题，每个问题有四个备选答案。请根据短文的内容选择最佳答案。每个试题计3分,共计15分</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="Way">Way</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="Up">Up</span></p><p> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modem">modem</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skyline">skyline</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>，<span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="height">height</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="land">land</span>.<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span>，<span word="that">that</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="met">met</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span>.<span word="People">People</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>，<span word="or">or</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p> <span word="Elisha">Elisha</span> <span word="Otis">Otis</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span>，<span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lift">lift</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="However">However</span>，<span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span>.<span word="Lifts">Lifts</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="pulley">pulley</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pyramids">Pyramids</span>.<span word="What">What</span> <span word="Otis">Otis</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attach">attach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="brake">brake</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="ifthe">ifthe</span> <span word="cords">cords</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>1.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="exhibiting">exhibiting</span> <span word="lifts">lifts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fairgrounds">fairgrounds</span>，<span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="architects">architects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="builders">builders</span>.</p>
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