Question

　　Some skyscrapers now being built will have built-in devices to help firemen in rescuing people from top floors． Steel bars, much like the rails trains run on, are firmly attached to the outer walls． The rails run straight up the walls between rows of windows．

　　During a fire alert at a skyscraper with this device, a special fire engine will arrive． Instead of an extension ladder, the engine will carry a light metal box． On its front is a window;on the back are a door opening and four special wheels． An electric motor that turns the wheels receives its supply of power from the fire engine through a long cable．

　　The firemen handle the box so that the wheels grip two adjacent rails on the building． The motor is switched on． The box, with a fireman inside, runs up the wall of the skyscraper where people await rescue at the windows．

1．Built-in devices on skyscrapers are meant to help people awaiting rescue from_______．

A．elevators or lifts B．television towers

C．the upper floors D．the lower floors

2．Steel rails for the device must be attached_______．

A． firmly　　B． straight up the walls C． straight across the walls　　D． Both A and B

3．The distance between the two rails used during a rescue is_______．

A． six feet B． eight feet C． exactly the width of the windows D． The article does not say．

4．The special equipment for a skyscraper rescue is_______．

A．an extension ladder B．a light metal box C． a very long hose D． grappling irons

5．The rescue equipment grips the rails by_______．

A．steel hooks　　B． two special wheels

C．four special wheels　　　　D． The article does not say．

6．The power moving the equipment up the rails is________．

A． steam　　B． electricity　　C． gravity　　 D． human energy

7．When it is moving, the equipment is handled by______．

A．one fireman B．two firemen C．several firemen　　D．None of the above

8．The article does not state that________．

A．extension ladders cannot reach the top of a skyscraper

B．the door opening of the rescue equipment is in line with the windows

C．the cable unwinds from a drum on the fire engine

D．Any of the above

Answer 1

答案：C;D;D;B;C;B;A;D
解析：

注意：这里的许多“新词”都是构词法构成的，如：skyscrapers、 built-in、 firemen、firmly、outer等等。

提示：

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