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8.BEIJING,January 4,2010 (Xinhua net)-Dubai is set to open the world's tallest building to meet growing numbers of tourists to the Gulf Arab emirate (酋长国),according to media reports Monday.The tower is being celebrated as a grand feat on the world stage,despite the city state's shaky financial footing.
But the final height of the Burj Dubai-Arabic for Dubai Tower-remains a closely guarded secret.It long ago beat its nearest rival,the Taipei 101,and ranks as the world's tallest structure,Dubai-based architects said.
People walk in front of the Burj Dubai,the world's tallest tower,in Dubai January 3,2010.Started at the height of the economic boom and built by some 12,000laborers,the world's tallest building will open on Monday in Dubai as the emirate seeks to rekindle optimism after its financial crisis.
Some 12,000workers and 100cranes (吊车) have built the hotel,residential and shopping complex which will include over 1,000luxury apartments.The tower alone would cost at least 1billion U.S.dollars to construct,excluding the complex malls,lakes and smaller tower blocs.
"The design has pushed the limits of what technology can achieve,no one has gone that high before.You have to invent new elevators that can sustain such heights,"Naaman Atallah,sales manager for its owner Emaar told.
The Burj's record-seeking developers didn't stop there.The building boasts the most stories and highest occupied floor of any building in the world.Its observation deck-on floor 160-also sets a record.
Designed by a U.S-based consultancy,the tower employs the geometric patterns of Islamic architecture around a base in the form of a six-petalled desert flower.The plans show an ambitious single structure comprising conjoined tube-shaped towers with the kind of space-age look seen in the New Age album covers of 70s progressive rock bands.
Dubai-part of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates-received about 5.4million visitors in 2004,up 9percent from 2003,and that the number is expected to grow three times by the end of the decade.
60.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?C
A.Burj Dubai is the second tallest building in the world.
B.Dubai has the strongest financial footing in the world.
C.No other country in the world has a taller building than Dubai.
D.Dubai is one of the European countries.
61.The open day of Dubai Tower shows thatD.
A.Dubai stands at the height of the economic boom
B.Dubai defeated all the other countries in architecture
C.the country is richer than any other country
D.Dubai wants to fill its people with confidence after the financial crisis
62.Dubai Tower is mainly used forD.
A.service industry
B.shopping center
C.entertainment and residence
D.hotel,residential and shopping complex
63.Dubai received aboutB visitors in 2003.
A.5,400,000 B.4,954,000 C.4,460,000 D.2,842,000.
分析 本文主要介绍迪拜即将开放的世界最高建筑的特点,目的是吸引游客来此参观.
解答 CDDB
60.C.事实细节题.根据第一段的"Dubai is set to open the world's tallest building"可知:迄今为止,迪拜塔(哈利法塔)是世界的最高建筑(828米),可排除A项;根据第二段…shaky financial footing"…不稳定的财政基础"可排除B;根据地理常识,迪拜酋长国是阿拉伯联合酋长国的第二大酋长国,属于亚洲,故可排除D.
61.D.细节理解题.根据第四段末句…as the emirate seeks to rekindle optimism after its financial crisis."迪拜酋长国旨在重新激起人们在金融危机后所持的乐观态度";文章只提到迪拜塔是在经济鼎盛时期开始建造,并没有说目前的经济状况处于繁荣时期,故排除A和C;至于B项并非是建塔的真实目的,也应予以排除.
62.D.事实细节题.根据第五段首句…the hotel,residential and shopping complex…"…酒店,住宅和购物等综合性大楼"便可直接得出答案.
63.B.数字计算题.根据末段可知:迪拜2004年接待游客数比2003增长9%,那么2003年应该是:"x (1+9%)=5,400,000",即:"5,400,000÷(1+9%)≈4,954,000".
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