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WEEK FOUR
》阅读理解
趣闻四则
Monday
话题
社会
词
272
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体裁
记叙文
限时
7分钟
得分率
14
A lady quits her job because of "beauty".
Beauty is usually seen as a blessing.But for some,it can be a curse ()Laura Fernee says her good looks are so
powerful that they are ruining her life and have forced her to quit her job.
A 47-storey building has no lift.
The 200-meter-high InTempo Tower in Benidorm was considered as a vision of the future and a symbol of Spain's
getting out of financial crisis.With 47 floors of living space.it was intended to be the highest residential building in
Europe.But with only months until it is due for completion,constructors have hit upon a slight problem-they forgot to
build a lift.
A Philippine man becomes a superman through plastic surgeries().
When Clark Kent wanted to transform into Superman,it was a fairly simple task.He would step into a phone box.
spin around and the switch would be complete.But Herbert Chavez's change into the comic book hero has taken a bit
longer-through 19 plastic surgeries over 16 years.
An overweight man buys two tickets with the seats apart.
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Before he boarded the plane.37-stone Les Price had already been forced to pay for an extra ticket.The airline's rules
for passengers weighing more than 20 stone required him to buy two seats for himself.But when he got on board.insult
was added to injury.Mr.Price was dismayed when he found his seats for the flight to Ireland were not even next to each
other-they were on either side of another traveler's seat.
()1.Laura Femee had to quit her job because
A.she wasn't well-paid
B.she was too pretty
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C.her boss was rude to her
D.she didn't like her job at all
)2.What is special about the 200-meter-high InTempo tower?
理解
A.It was destroyed in a big fire.
B.No lift was built in the building.
C.It was not completed because of financial crisis.
D.It would be the first highest building in the world.
()3.What do we know about Herbert Chavez?
A.He failed to change into Superman.
B.His change was a fairly s