上海中心大厦将成为中国第一高楼
The 632-meter Shanghai Tower will become China's tallest building. It will also be the world's second-tallest after the 828-meter Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai.
The tower is going to reach a height of 632 meters in Pudong's Lujiazui. The work began in 2008 and it is going to be put into use on January 1, 2015. People will see house offices, shops, a five stars hotel, gardens and viewing platforms in this building.
Its designer is Marshall StrabalaIts from America. He wants to design the Shanghai Tower as one of China’s greenest skyscrapers. In the building, he uses a special kind of glass to reduce the wind loads.
In the future, the Shanghai Tower will be the tallest of a group of three supertall buildings in Pudong. The other two buildings are the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center.
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1.What’s the height of the world’s tallest building?
A 632metres.
B 828metres.
C 1020metres.
D Don’t know.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从第1段It will also be the world's second-tallest after the 828-meter Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai可知，故选B。
2.When will people finish building the Shanghai Tower?
A In 2004.
B In 2015.
C In 2016.
D In 2017.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从第2段... and it is going to be put into use on January 1, 2015可知，be put into use 意为“被投入使用”，故选B。
3.Where is the designer of the Shanghai Tower from?
A The U.S.
B The UK
C Dubai.
D China.
解析：选A。A 细节理解题。从文章第3段可知，上海中心大厦的建筑师来自美国，故选A。
4.What does the designer use in the Shanghai Tower to reduce the wind loads?
A A common kind of glass.
B A special kind of glass.
C Some special grass.
D Some plants.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从第3段In the building, he uses a special kind of glass to reduce the wind loads可知，故选B。
5.The group of three supertall buildings in Pudong will be____.
A the Shanghai Tower, the Jin Mao Tower and the Empire State Building
B the the Jin Mao Tower, the Empire State Building and the Shanghai World Financial Center
C the Shanghai Tower, the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center
D the Shanghai Tower, the Empire State Building and the Shanghai World Financial Center
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。从最后一段可知上海经贸大厦，上海金融中心，上海中心大厦将成为浦东三高建筑，故需C。