SHANGHAI--The Shanghai World Financial Centre will be the tallest land-mark in the world after its completion this century in Pudong, according to the project's Japanese investors.

The building will be located in the prime Lujiazui Zone in Pudong , on a 30,000-square-metre site. The building was originally designed to be a 94-floor office tower with a height of 460 metres.

The project broke ground in 1997 but was later halted as a result of the financial crisis in Southeast Asia.

“As the economy warms up, we are more confident about Shanghai and the whole China and we are working hard to get the Project restarted as soon as possible,” said Katsuyuki Takeuchi, vice-president and general manager of the  Shanghai World Financial Centre Company.

Its parent company, Japan-based Moil Building Co. Ltd, established the Shanghai subsidiary as the operator responsible for this ambitious project. The design, which is undergoing revision in apian, will accommodate international  high-tech  businesses, department stores, art galleries, clubs and a five-star hotel. Unlike the gloomy economies of the United States, Europe and Japan, China enjoys a strong growth with brighter prospects, Takeuchi said.

More capital and businesses are expected to flow into Shanghai, which aims to become a world centre for trade and the financial industry--with Lujiazui as its showpiece.

The layout of Luijiazui includes three tall buildings, one of which is the completed Jinmao Tower, each rising above 400 metres, as designed by local government after holding an international design competition early last decade.

Other buildings nearby fall in height gradually, creating a special shape against the skyline. The Shanghai World Financial Centre will be built as the peak of the mountain. “The peak will be safe thanks to the perfect design, advanced technology and the stable social and political environment in Shanghai,” Takeuchi said, reassuring those who might be anxious about the safety of the soon-to-be world's tallest building.

 

52. Why is the Shanghai World Financial Center to be built?  :

A. Because it is by the bank of the Changjiang River.

B. Because it is going to be the highest building in China.

C. Because the economy of China is of a better future than of  other countries.

D. Because the builders in Shanghai could be sure of the quality of the building.

53. Seen from a long distance, the Lujiazui Zone looks like a(an)

A. apple    B. mountain    C. box    D. basin

54. Why will the Shanghai World Financial Center be of great safety?

A. Because it will be the peak of a mountain.

B. Because its design and technology are of the top levels.

C. In Shanghai there is a stable social and political environment.

D. B and C.

55. Which of the following has the same meaning as the sentence“... reassuring those who might be anxious about the safety of the soon-to-be world's tallest building”

A. Comfort the people so that they won't worry about the safety of the peak.

B. Tell the people the tallest building will be finished soon.

C. Advise people not to be anxious about the building until it is finished.

D. Make sure that the building will be built in Shanghai.

通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
As I had my first child, I promised myself never to be a pushy parent. I was going to be a very 36 and understanding mother.
Five years later my little boy was about to 37 for his yellow belt in karate(空手道). As a five-year-old child, he wasn’t taking it  38  , because it was Mom trying to help him. I found myself yelling and telling him he would never get the belt acting like that. I was trying to   39  him his back-flip(背摔). He continued to play and I continued to   40 . Finally I had made him feel like he couldn’t  41 anything, just as I promised myself I wouldn’t do.
Still mad and stubborn I couldn’t  42 . I had to teach him his flip. He was doing fine with it by the time we had to leave to go to karate. While taking the test, he did  43 . His instructor would ask him to do something, and it became  44 for him. He never asked him to do the back-flip. He had passed his yellow belt test.
We got in the car to  45 when he looked at me and said ”Mom, why did you make me do that back-flip so many times,  46  it wasn’t even on the test.” The words wouldn’t have  47 anything to anyone else, but it was a slap in my face. That night while  48 in bed, I told him I loved him.
He was  49 and didn’t say anything, just giggled. I said “I really do love you baby.” I was still feeling  50 , and also wondering if he had  51 me. Finally he replied in the  52 voice, “I know you do, but I love you more.”
He had forgiven me and I had decided that his feeling were more  53 than any test he would  54 take. I made a new  55 to be better mother and to accept that he was only a child.

【小题1】
A.patientB.goodC.politeD.affectionate
【小题2】
A.lookB.testC.playD.practise
【小题3】
A.easyB.happilyC.seriouslyD.fairly
【小题4】
A.helpB.tellC.makeD.teach
【小题5】
A.yellB.speakC.smileD.teach
【小题6】
A.acplishB.feelC.tryD.pass
【小题7】
A.give upB.give outC.give awayD.give in
【小题8】
A.badB.worseC.greatD.better
【小题9】
A.quickB.naturalC.monD.normal
【小题10】
A.go shoppingB.go homeC.rest ourselvesD.enjoy ourselves
【小题11】
A.whileB.onceC.whenD.if
【小题12】
A.expectedB.meantC.demandedD.reached
【小题13】
A.readingB.studyingC.lyingD.talking

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【小题14】
A.playingB.movingC.workingD.crying

【小题15】
A.stubbornB.happyC.upsetD.guilty
【小题16】
A.forgivenB.hatedC.forgottenD.loved
【小题17】
A.saddestB.biggestC.happiestD.sweetest
【小题18】
A.trueB.importantC.sincereD.faithful
【小题19】
A.stillB.evenC.everD.never
【小题20】
A.giftB.planC.experimentD.promise

"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you   21   on, something good will happen some day."
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had   22  myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 23  every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that  24 stations wouldn't employ a person without   25   since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.
I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had   26  in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just  27  for me but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment had 28 as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum  29  me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer.   30  I left his office, I asked aloud,"  31 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director  32 . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to  33  an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was  34 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the   35    Saturday.

【小题1】
A.put B.take C.moveD.carry
【小题2】
A.devoted B.designed C.found D.enjoyed
【小题3】
A.invited B.promisedC.refusedD.accepted
【小题4】
A.largeB.all C.no D.small
【小题5】
A.experienceB.examinationC.agreement D.college
【小题6】
A.played B.joinedC.taken D.fought
【小题7】
A.possibleB.successfulC.right D.important
【小题8】
A.shownB.disappearedC.resultedD.turned
【小题9】
A.woke B.advisedC.demandedD.reminded
【小题10】
A.WhileB.AfterC.BeforeD.So
【小题11】
A.WhatB.How C.WheneverD.Wherever
【小题12】
A.calling B.answering C.broadcastingD.announcing
【小题13】
A.makeB.actC.broadcast D.play
【小题14】
A.moved B.sorryC.thankfulD.satisfied
【小题15】
A.future B.coming C.lastD.later

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