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1、姓名：_ 班級：_ 學號：_-密-封 -線- 標簽:標題考試時間：120分鐘 考試總分：100分題號一二三四五總分分數(shù)遵守考場紀律，維護知識尊嚴，杜絕違紀行為，確保考試結(jié)果公正。1、the only way is upthink of a modem city and the first image that come to mind is the skyline. it is full of great buildings, pointing like fingers to heaven. it is true that some cities dont permit buildings t

2、o go above a certain height. but these are cities concerned with the past. the first thing any city does when it wants to tell the world that it has arrived is to build skyscrapers.when people gather together in cities, they create a demand for land. since cities are places where money is made, that

3、 demand can be met. and the best way to make money out of city land is to put as many people as possible in a space that covers the smallest amount of ground. that means building upwards.the technology existed to do this as early as the 19th century. but the height of buildings was limited by one im

4、portant factor. they had to be small enough for people on the top floors to climb stairs. people could not be expected to climb a mountain at the end of their journey to work, or home.elisha otis, a us inventor, was the man who brought us the lift-or elevator, as he preferred to call it. however, mo

5、st of the technology is very old. lifts work using the same pulley system the egyptians used to create the pyramids. what otis did was attach the system to a steam engine and develop the elevator brake, which stops the lift falling if the cords that hold it up are broken. it was this that did the mo

6、st to gain public confidence in the new invention. in fact, he spent a number of years exhibiting lifts at fairgrounds, giving people the chance to try them out before selling the idea to architects and builders.a lift would not be a very good theme park attraction now. going in a lift is such an ev

7、eryday thing that it would just be boring. yet psychologists and others who study human behavior find lifts fascinating. the reason is simple. scientists have always studied animals in zoos. the nearest they can get to that with humans is in observing them in lifts.“it breaks all the usual conventio

8、ns about the bubble of personal space we carry around with us-and you just cant choose to move away,” says workplace psychologist, gary fitzgibbon. being trapped in this setting can create different types of tensions, he says. some people are scared of them. others use them as an opportunity to get

9、close to the boss. some stand close to the door. others hide in the comers. most people try and shrink into the background. but some behave in a way that makes others notice them. there are a few people who just stand in a comer taking notes.dont worry about them. they fire probably from a universit

10、y.“.these are cities concerned with the past” in the first paragraph refer to cities that_. （ ）a.are worried about their pastb.have a glorious past to be proud ofc.want to maintain their traditional imaged.are very interested in their own history2、the only way is upthink of a modem city and the firs

11、t image that come to mind is the skyline. it is full of great buildings, pointing like fingers to heaven. it is true that some cities dont permit buildings to go above a certain height. but these are cities concerned with the past. the first thing any city does when it wants to tell the world that i

12、t has arrived is to build skyscrapers.when people gather together in cities, they create a demand for land. since cities are places where money is made, that demand can be met. and the best way to make money out of city land is to put as many people as possible in a space that covers the smallest am

13、ount of ground. that means building upwards.the technology existed to do this as early as the 19th century. but the height of buildings was limited by one important factor. they had to be small enough for people on the top floors to climb stairs. people could not be expected to climb a mountain at t

14、he end of their journey to work, or home.elisha otis, a us inventor, was the man who brought us the lift-or elevator, as he preferred to call it. however, most of the technology is very old. lifts work using the same pulley system the egyptians used to create the pyramids. what otis did was attach t

15、he system to a steam engine and develop the elevator brake, which stops the lift falling if the cords that hold it up are broken. it was this that did the most to gain public confidence in the new invention. in fact, he spent a number of years exhibiting lifts at fairgrounds, giving people the chanc

16、e to try them out before selling the idea to architects and builders.a lift would not be a very good theme park attraction now. going in a lift is such an everyday thing that it would just be boring. yet psychologists and others who study human behavior find lifts fascinating. the reason is simple.

17、scientists have always studied animals in zoos. the nearest they can get to that with humans is in observing them in lifts.“it breaks all the usual conventions about the bubble of personal space we carry around with us-and you just cant choose to move away,” says workplace psychologist, gary fitzgib

18、bon. being trapped in this setting can create different types of tensions, he says. some people are scared of them. others use them as an opportunity to get close to the boss. some stand close to the door. others hide in the comers. most people try and shrink into the background. but some behave in

19、a way that makes others notice them. there are a few people who just stand in a comer taking notes.dont worry about them. they fire probably from a university.the difficulty in constructing tall buildings in the 19th century lies in_. （ ）a.the shortage of moneyb.the lack of a device to carry people

20、upwardc.backward technologyd.mountains taking up land space3、the only way is upthink of a modem city and the first image that come to mind is the skyline. it is full of great buildings, pointing like fingers to heaven. it is true that some cities dont permit buildings to go above a certain height. b

21、ut these are cities concerned with the past. the first thing any city does when it wants to tell the world that it has arrived is to build skyscrapers.when people gather together in cities, they create a demand for land. since cities are places where money is made, that demand can be met. and the be

22、st way to make money out of city land is to put as many people as possible in a space that covers the smallest amount of ground. that means building upwards.the technology existed to do this as early as the 19th century. but the height of buildings was limited by one important factor. they had to be

23、 small enough for people on the top floors to climb stairs. people could not be expected to climb a mountain at the end of their journey to work, or home.elisha otis, a us inventor, was the man who brought us the lift-or elevator, as he preferred to call it. however, most of the technology is very o

24、ld. lifts work using the same pulley system the egyptians used to create the pyramids. what otis did was attach the system to a steam engine and develop the elevator brake, which stops the lift falling if the cords that hold it up are broken. it was this that did the most to gain public confidence i

25、n the new invention. in fact, he spent a number of years exhibiting lifts at fairgrounds, giving people the chance to try them out before selling the idea to architects and builders.a lift would not be a very good theme park attraction now. going in a lift is such an everyday thing that it would jus

26、t be boring. yet psychologists and others who study human behavior find lifts fascinating. the reason is simple. scientists have always studied animals in zoos. the nearest they can get to that with humans is in observing them in lifts.“it breaks all the usual conventions about the bubble of persona

27、l space we carry around with us-and you just cant choose to move away,” says workplace psychologist, gary fitzgibbon. being trapped in this setting can create different types of tensions, he says. some people are scared of them. others use them as an opportunity to get close to the boss. some stand

28、close to the door. others hide in the comers. most people try and shrink into the background. but some behave in a way that makes others notice them. there are a few people who just stand in a comer taking notes.dont worry about them. they fire probably from a university.when otis came up with the i

29、dea of a lift, _. （ ）a.he sold it to the architects and builders immediatelyb.the egyptians used it to build the pyramidsc.it was accepted favorably by the publicd.most people had doubt about its safety4、the only way is upthink of a modem city and the first image that come to mind is the skyline. it

30、 is full of great buildings, pointing like fingers to heaven. it is true that some cities dont permit buildings to go above a certain height. but these are cities concerned with the past. the first thing any city does when it wants to tell the world that it has arrived is to build skyscrapers.when p

31、eople gather together in cities, they create a demand for land. since cities are places where money is made, that demand can be met. and the best way to make money out of city land is to put as many people as possible in a space that covers the smallest amount of ground. that means building upwards.

32、the technology existed to do this as early as the 19th century. but the height of buildings was limited by one important factor. they had to be small enough for people on the top floors to climb stairs. people could not be expected to climb a mountain at the end of their journey to work, or home.eli

33、sha otis, a us inventor, was the man who brought us the lift-or elevator, as he preferred to call it. however, most of the technology is very old. lifts work using the same pulley system the egyptians used to create the pyramids. what otis did was attach the system to a steam engine and develop the

34、elevator brake, which stops the lift falling if the cords that hold it up are broken. it was this that did the most to gain public confidence in the new invention. in fact, he spent a number of years exhibiting lifts at fairgrounds, giving people the chance to try them out before selling the idea to

35、 architects and builders.a lift would not be a very good theme park attraction now. going in a lift is such an everyday thing that it would just be boring. yet psychologists and others who study human behavior find lifts fascinating. the reason is simple. scientists have always studied animals in zo

36、os. the nearest they can get to that with humans is in observing them in lifts.“it breaks all the usual conventions about the bubble of personal space we carry around with us-and you just cant choose to move away,” says workplace psychologist, gary fitzgibbon. being trapped in this setting can creat

37、e different types of tensions, he says. some people are scared of them. others use them as an opportunity to get close to the boss. some stand close to the door. others hide in the comers. most people try and shrink into the background. but some behave in a way that makes others notice them. there a

38、re a few people who just stand in a comer taking notes.dont worry about them. they fire probably from a university.which of the following best describes the experience of going in a lift now （ ）a.fascinating.b.uninteresting.c.frightening.d.excitin5、the only way is upthink of a modem city and the fir

39、st image that come to mind is the skyline. it is full of great buildings, pointing like fingers to heaven. it is true that some cities dont permit buildings to go above a certain height. but these are cities concerned with the past. the first thing any city does when it wants to tell the world that

40、it has arrived is to build skyscrapers.when people gather together in cities, they create a demand for land. since cities are places where money is made, that demand can be met. and the best way to make money out of city land is to put as many people as possible in a space that covers the smallest a

41、mount of ground. that means building upwards.the technology existed to do this as early as the 19th century. but the height of buildings was limited by one important factor. they had to be small enough for people on the top floors to climb stairs. people could not be expected to climb a mountain at

42、the end of their journey to work, or home.elisha otis, a us inventor, was the man who brought us the lift-or elevator, as he preferred to call it. however, most of the technology is very old. lifts work using the same pulley system the egyptians used to create the pyramids. what otis did was attach the system to a steam engine and develop the elevator brake, which stops the lift falling if the cords that hold it up are broken. it was this that did the most to gain public confidence in th