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 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
D. decorate
答案与解析 B 考查词义猜测。根据文章第四段画线词后面的“Small woodframe buildings could be lifted fairly easily”可知,hoist与lift同义。
4.What can we conclude about the moving operation of the Tremont Hotel?
A. It went on smoothly as intended.
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