语篇解读　芝加哥早期城市规划不合理，一遇洪灾路面就会十分泥泞，后来在工程师Ellis Chesbrough和George Pullman的努力下，成功将城市路面以及建筑物提高，避免路面受洪灾影响，但这又导致了另外一个问题的出现。

　　1．The author mentions the joke to show ________.

　　A. horses were fairly useful in Chicago

　　B. Chicago's streets were extremely muddy

　　C. Chicago was very dangerous in the spring

　　D. the Chicago people were particularly humorous

　　答案与解析　B　考查细节理解。从文章第一段的内容可知，作者讲这个笑话是为了证明芝加哥的路面十分泥泞。

　　2．The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough to ________.

　　A. get rid of the street dirt

　　B. lower the Chicago River

　　C. fight against heavy floods

　　D. build the pipes above ground

　　答案与解析　D　考查细节理解。从文章第三段第一句“An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt”可得出答案。

　　3．The underlined word “hoist” in Paragraph 4 means “________”．

　　A. change

　　B. lift

　　C. repair

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