2017届吉林省双辽市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解训练：1（含解析）
<p> 2017届吉林省双辽市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解训练1</p><p> 【2016高考训练】阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>) 中, 选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="skyscraper">skyscraper</span> (摩天大楼) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="about">about</span> 430 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 310 <span word="metres">metres</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>.<span word="However">However</span>，<span word="not">not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="architect">architect</span> <span word="Renzo">Renzo</span> <span word="Piano">Piano</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span>，<span word="Piano">Piano</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spire">spire</span>(尖顶)．<span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="surfaces">surfaces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="regular">regular</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>，<span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span>：<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span>.<span word="Piano">Piano</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spire">spire</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spires">spires</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="masts">masts</span>(桅杆) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="has">has</span> 87 <span word="floors">floors</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span><span word="star">star</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>，<span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>.</p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="began">began</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="approved">approved</span>.<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span>.<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="skyscraper">skyscraper</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="spire">spire</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="decoration">decoration</span>，<span word="only">only</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="surfaces">surfaces</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span> 4,500 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="destroys">destroys</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p>
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