五年高考（2011-2015）英语试题分项精解：专题23 阅读理解之科普知识类（原卷版）_高考复习指南

　　61.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

　　62.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

　　63.The underlined word "hoist" in Paragraph 4 means "_______".

　　A. change

　　B. lift

　　C. repair

　　D. decorate

　　64.What can we conclude about the moving operation of the Tremont Hotel?

　　A. It went on smoothly as intended.

　　B. It interrupted the business of the hotel.

　　C. It involved Pullman turning ten jackscrews.

　　D. It separated the building from its foundation.

　　65.The passage is mainly about the early Chicago's ______.

　　A. popular life styles and their influences

　　B. environmental disasters and their causes

　　C. engineering problems and their solutions

　　D. successful businessmen and their achievements

　　13.【2015·新课标全国II】B

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