EThe Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur in M
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The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia were completed in 1998. Each tower is 452 meters high and has 88 floors. Designed to serve all floors, the four executive lifts(公务电梯) in each tower transport passengers from the underground car park to the top floor in 90 sec-onds. The towers are joined 170 meters up by a two-level bridge on the 4lst and 42nd floors.
The Sears Tower in Chicago in the United States was the tallest building in the world for more than 20 years. Completed in 1973, the tower is 442 meters high. It has 110 floors and 14,771 square meters of space. Its non-stop lift goes up to the top floor at a speed of 487 meters per mi-nute. At 421 meters high. Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai is the tallest building in China. Completed in1999, it has 88 floors and has the world" s highest hotel rooms. This building was made to be
strong-it can stand typhoon(台风) winds of up t0 200 kilometers per hour. Burj Dubai is a modern building presently under construction in Dubai in the United ArabEmirates. Because of the strong desire to build the world " s tallest building, much information about Burj Dubai is kept secret. However, experts expect the tower to have 162 floors and go up to808 meters high. Its lifts will be the fastest in the world, traveling at 18 meters per second. It is due to be completed in 2008 0r 2009.
72. What joins the Petronas Twin Towers 170 meters up?
(A) A flat floor.
(B) A non -stop lift.
(C) A long passage.
(D) A two -level bridge.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
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正确答案:D
参考译文E位于马来西亚吉隆坡的Petronas双塔于1998年完工。每个高452米,88层。为了服务所有楼层,每座大厦都设有四个公务电梯可以让人们在90秒之内由地下一层的停车场到达顶层。这两座大厦由在41层和42层所建造的长170米的两层桥梁连接起来。建于1973年的美国芝加哥的西尔斯大厦,高442米,在过去的二十多年里是世界上最高的大厦。有110层,占地14771平方米。它的直达电梯以每分钟487米的速度到达顶层。建于1999年的上海经贸大厦,高421米,是中国最高的大厦。有88层,有世界最高的酒店房间。建构很坚固,可以经受风速高达200千米每小时的台风的袭击。迪拜塔是阿拉伯联合酋长国的迪拜目前正在修建的一座现代化建筑。因为想要建成世界上最高的大厦,所以关于它的许多信息都是保密的。然而,专家们预计它能有162层,高808米。电梯每秒能够运行18米,成为世界上最快的电梯。它将于2008年或2009年竣工。72.D【精析】细节题。由文章第一段最后一句话可知,这两座大厦由在41层和42层所建造的长170米的两层桥梁连接起来。所以正确选项为D。