In 1889 all Paris admired the Eiffel Tower． It was the engineering wonder of the world． Alexandre Gustave Eiffel had completed his masterpiece in steel．

　　Steel as a building material was then still new． The 984-foot tower was a lacy network of girders． There were thousands of steel pieces． Two and a half million rivets joined them．

　　From four corners, the legs of the tower slope inward． They rise to form the spire． Lifts, carry visitors to three platforms at different heights． On a clear day, countryside sixty miles off is viewed from the top platform．

　　As Eiffel planned, his structure is a landmark of Paris． It is even higher today． A relay station for radio and television has added almost fifty feet to the tower．

1．The Eiffel Tower was completed in _________．

A． 1849 B． 1869 C． 1889 D． 1899

2．The tower bears the name of________．

A．the main river of Paris B．a(chǎn) president of France

C．its builder D．none of the above

3．The tower was an engineering wonder because of_______．

A．its sideways slant B． the use of steel C． the use of glass D． its location

4．The article describes the tower as being________．

A． lacy B． solid C． needlelike D． spidery

5．At the bottom, the tower has________．

A．two main sections　　B．three legs C． four legs D． six legs

6．To reach the top platform, sightseers use______．

A． lifts B． escalators　　C． steel ladders D． spiral stairways

7．The article does not say that_______．

A．many people at first thought the tower was ugly

B．steel arches link the legs of the tower

C．the total height is now given as 1033 feet

D．Any of the above

答案：C;C;B;A;C;A;D
解析：

　　這個語篇的重點“細(xì)節(jié)捕捉”手段，充分體現(xiàn)在第7小題，它的三個選項竟然全部被排除，這類測試題是比較含罕見的。


提示：

　　話題：“埃佛鐵塔”語篇的快速閱讀技巧。重點：細(xì)節(jié)捕捉。


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