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.
ily