E

Daredevil climber Alain Robert, known as the French Spiderman, stood strong winds and rain to climb the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, Saturday.

Robert, dressed in red rain jacket, tights and climbing shoes, climbed up ropes hung down the side of the 101 storey, 1,667-foot office tower, reaching the top in around four hours."It was a very big moment and I felt a lot of satisfaction though I was so tired and nearly all of my muscles were painful.I felt completely eased." said Robert after taking the ride down in one of the tower's lifts, the world's fastest.

    Several hundred on-lookers and shoppers gathered at the base of the tower watching and cheering Robert's progress through live pictures on a large television screen.At times he disappeared from view as clouds passed by the top of the tower surrounding the upper stories.

    The 42-year-old Frenchman has covered scores of well-known structures around the world including the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower——without permission or any safety equipment or ropes.

    This time Robert was wearing a harness (背带) fastened to safety ropes for the entire climb.He used the ropes to pull himself up most of the way, using his hands and feet to climb up the walls for only short sections.He said that the management had requested he wear the ropes and safety equipment, which had also become necessary due to the rain making the windows and frames very slippery.Robert said he would not carry his pity the next time.

57.The text mainly tells us that _________.

    A.another world record was broken by a Frenchman

    B.The French Spiderman climbed the world's tallest building

    C.How Alain Robert got the name" Daredevil"

    D.Alain Robert was praised for his great success

58.During his climbing up Taipei 101, Alain Robert ________.

    A.never felt tired all the time

    B.never used his hands and feet

    C.stayed somewhere for a short rest

    D.was not seen on the television screen now and then

59.When Alain Robert climbed the Empire State Building, he was likely to ________.

    A.use only his hands and feet              B.be 42 years old

    C.carry some safety equipment       D.get permission of someone

60.According to the text, we can infer that Alain Robert ________.

    A.spent three hours climbing Taipei 101   B.chose a rainy day on purpose

C.will climb Taipei 101 a second time     D.got lots of help from on-lookers

"Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with," Mrs. Brown said to her husband.

"That sounds like a pretty good idea." he answered. "Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?"

"Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go." she said.

Next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. "We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes." Mr. Snow said. "So I need to ask you some questions."

After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one named Shadow and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.

On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, "Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy. "The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.

56. The word "shelter" in the third paragraph means________.

A. a place to sell small dogs              B. a place to keep homeless animals

C. a place to study animals               D. a place to sell books on pet care

57. Mr. Snow asked the Browns some questions to__________.

A. see if they had moved to a new house     

B. find out how rich the Browns were

C. know where they would keep their new pet  

D. make sure they would take care of pets

58. The Browns think that a small dog________.

A. doesn’t need a house to keep             B. can help them watch their house

C. eats less food than a bigger one            D. usually has a beautiful name

59. It's clear that________.

A. Shadow will not be easy to gel ill 

B. the Browns were not pleased with Shadow

C. the doctor didn't check Shadow at all         

D. Shadow likes barking a lot

 0  25091  25099  25105  25109  25115  25117  25121  25127  25129  25135  25141  25145  25147  25151  25157  25159  25165  25169  25171  25175  25177  25181  25183  25185  25186  25187  25189  25190  25191  25193  25195  25199  25201  25205  25207  25211  25217  25219  25225  25229  25231  25235  25241  25247  25249  25255  25259  25261  25267  25271  25277  25285  151629 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网