Dubai, United Arab Emirates(阿拉伯联合酋长国), has a new world record. The city builds the largest and tallest ferris wheel(摩天轮). A ferris wheel is a ride. It goes around in a big circle(圈) above the ground.

It is not easy to build Dubai’s wheel. The wheel stands on an island. Workers must put the piles (桩) in hard rock under sand. 

It takes more than six years to build the wheel. Workers use 11,200 tons of steel. The center of the wheel is as heavy as four planes. The wheel is 250 meters tall. It has 48 cabins(座舱). 40 people can be in one cabin.

Millions of tourists visit Dubai every year. Dubai is the business center of Western Asia. The tallest building in the world is also there. The new wheel will make the city even more interesting for tourists.

1.The passage is mainly about_____.

A the city Dubai

B Dubai’s ferris wheel

C travelling in Dubai

D the world record

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了世界上最大最高摩天轮“迪拜眼”开放这件盛事，故选B。

2.The ferris wheel in Dubai is NOT _____ one.

A the newest

B the largest

C the highest

D the oldest

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段和最后一段可知，迪拜摩天轮并非最老的摩天轮。故选D。

3.It is hard to build Dubai’s wheel because_____.

A it is on an island

B it is on the sand

C it is very heavy

D it is on hard rock

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段 Workers must put the piles (桩) in hard rock under sand. 可知, 工人们必须把桩植入沙子下的坚硬岩石中。由此说明迪拜摩天轮施工难度大的原因是它建在岩 石上，故选 D。

4.How many people can Dubai’s wheel hold?

A 40.

B 48.

C 250.

D 1920.

解析：选D。D 数字计算题。根据第三段It has 48 cabins(座舱). 40 people can be in one cabin.可知，该摩天轮有48个座舱，每个座舱可以容纳40人。总计可以容纳48×40=1920人。故选D。

5.Which of the following is NOT true about Dubai?

A It is in United Arab Emirates.

B It is a good place for tourists.

C Its wheel is the tallest building there.

D It is also a place for business.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，每年有数以百万计的游客游览迪拜，迪拜也是西亚的商业中心。而文章只说了世界上最高的建筑在迪拜，并非说 “迪拜眼”是当地最高的建筑。故选C。