Question

Olivia was riding an elevator(电梯). She was going to the top of the Empire State Building（帝国大厦） in New York City, or almost to the top. She wanted to go to the 102^nd floor, but she couldn’t afford the price. It wasn’t free to ride the elevator. She also had to go through security(安全) checks, and her bag had to get checked.

Olivia rode an elevator to the 80^th floor. That was very high. Then she rode a second elevator to the 86^th floor. When she got out finally, she saw windows. She could see the sky outside. It looked the same as on the ground. She went out of the door to where all the people were standing. Wow! It was so high. Olivia looked in every direction at the buildings below. Most of them were much shorter and smaller than the one she was in. It was so different being up so high.

Olivia smiled at a bird that sat on the edge(边缘) of the building. How could it not be scared? It was so far from the ground, and the cars on the streets looked like tiny toys! There was a man dressed up as King Kong! He looked really funny. Olivia got her picture taken with him.

For Olivia, it was really a great way to see the city. She took a lot of pictures before she left the Empire State Building.

1.Olivia didn’t go to the 102^nd floor because_______.

A．it cost too much

B．the elevator broke

C．she was not allowed

D．she was scared to go up too high

2.Finally, Olivia went to the _______ floor of the Empire State Building.

A．80^th B．86^th C．90^th D．100^th

3.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A．the Empire State Building B．the elevator

C．the sky  D．the door

4.Olivia _______ in the Empire State Building.

A．took many pictures

B．couldn’t see any birds

C．was dressed up as King Kong

D．didn’t dare to look down at the streets

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．King Kong that was in the Empire State Building.

B．The history of the Empire State Building.

C．Places to visit in the city of New York.

D．A trip to the Empire State Building

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了Olivia在纽约帝国大厦乘电梯的情况。电梯需要付费，她只到了86层来观看这个城市，它与在下面看起来是完全不同的。

1.A细节理解题。根据文中“She wanted to go to the 102nd floor, but she couldn’t afford the price.”可知她负担不起价钱，故选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据文中“Then she rode a second elevator to the 86th floor.”可知她乘电梯到了86层，故选B。

3.C词义理解题。根据文中“She could see the sky outside. It looked the same as on the ground.”可知她看见外面的天空，天空和在地面上看是一样的，故选C。

4.A细节理解题。根据文中最后一句“She took a lot of pictures before she left the Empire State Building.”可知她在离开帝国大厦前照了许多像，故选A。

5.D主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要讲述Olivia参观帝国大厦的情况，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。