更新时间：2018-07-29 16:14作者：才子老师
Othercriticsdon’tlikewhattheShardseemstorePsent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthepisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.
TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskyline.Itisnotcertain,however,thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.
55.London’snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof______.
A.itscost
B.itssize
C.itsshape
D.itsheight
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据题干为什么伦敦这个新的摩天大楼被叫做Shard。我们可以将答案定位至第二段第四排到第五排内容：Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:Shard.可以得知答案为C项。
【难度说明】：简单
56.WhenhedesignedtheShard,Pianowanteditto______.
A.changeLondon’sskyline
B.inheritLondon’stradition
C.imitatetheEgyptianstyle
D.attractpotentialvisitors
【答案】B