英语听力精选进阶版 6345
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
How high is too high? This week the tallest building in Europe was completed in London. The 95-storey, 310m ‘Shard 1’ now soars over the city’s skyline.
The lofty building has been steadily 2 erected 3 on the south bank of the River Thames near London Bridge. Funded by Qatari financiers, the spectacular structure is both loved and reviled 4.
Standing 5 opposite the domed 6 St. Paul’s Cathedral, The Shard dwarfs 7 the rest of London’s metropolis 8. Its 11,000 glass panes 9 are uniquely angled so they reflect light and alter the building’s appearance according to the weather.
With capacity for 12,000 people, London’s Shard will contain apartments, a hotel, office space and restaurants. Members of the public will also be able to enjoy a 360-degree panoramic 10 view over the capital from the summit. Tickets aren’t cheap though. At ￡25 (250 yuan), the cost of scaling the tower will be sky-high.
Designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano – who originally compared it to a broken shard of glass – the slender tower is seen by some as like a colossal 11 church steeple. But critics suggest it is an elevated eyesore and a blot 12 on the landscape. They argue it is an arrogant 13 landmark 14 that taints 15 the visual integrity of a great city.
Whether liked or loathed 16, The Shard’s title of Europe’s tallest building will not last long. Once completed, the 332m Mercury City Tower in Moscow, Russia will soon stand tallest.
Gigantic these may be, but both are relatively 17 squat 18 compared to the world’s tallest building: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. At a staggering height of 829m, this skyscraper 19 really does overlook the rest of the world’s tall buildings.
Quiz 测验
1. What is another name given to the floors in a building?
storeys
2. Where in London is The Shard?
On the south bank of the River Thames near London Bridge
3. What word is used to describe an unbroken view of the entire surrounding area?
panoramic
4. What phrase is used to describe something that is very ugly?
an eyesore
5. What is another name for a church spire 20?
a steeple
Glossary 词汇表
Tallest 最高的
Storey 楼层
Soars 高高耸立的
Lofty 高耸的
Erected 矗立
Reviled 被痛斥的
Dwarfs 使…变矮
Panoramic 全景的
Summit 高峰
Scaling 攀高
sky-high 天高的，意思是数字巨大的
Slender 苗条的，细高的
Steeple 尖塔
an elevated eyesore 高得令人眼晕
a blot on the landscape 破坏风景的东西
Landmark 地标
Taints 煞风景
Squat 低矮的
Skyscraper摩天大楼
Overlook 眺望
- Eyewitnesses spoke of rocks and shards of glass flying in the air.目击者称空中石块和玻璃碎片四溅。
- That's the same stuff we found in the shard.那与我们发现的碎片在材质上一样。
- The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
- Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
- The tramp reviled the man who drove him off. 流浪汉辱骂那位赶他走开的人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The old man reviled against corruption. 那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了。 来自辞典例句
- Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
- He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。
- The sun caught the panes and flashed back at him. 阳光照到窗玻璃上，又反射到他身上。
- The window-panes are dim with steam. 玻璃窗上蒙上了一层蒸汽。
- Most rooms enjoy panoramic views of the sea. 大多数房间都能看到海的全景。
- In a panoramic survey of nature, speed is interesting because it has a ceiling. 概观自然全景，速率是有趣的，因为它有一个上限。
- There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
- Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。
- That new factory is a blot on the landscape.那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景色。
- The crime he committed is a blot on his record.他犯的罪是他的履历中的一个污点。
- You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
- People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
- The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
- The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
- Meat taints readily in hot weather. 天气炎热，肉容易变味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This disease of money and greed taints other people. 别人会为了贪财争赃而丧心病狂。 来自辞典例句
- Baker loathed going to this red-haired young pup for supplies. 面包师傅不喜欢去这个红头发的自负的傻小子那里拿原料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Therefore, above all things else, he loathed his miserable self! 因此，他厌恶不幸的自我尤胜其它！ 来自英汉文学 - 红字
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
- For this exercise you need to get into a squat.在这次练习中你需要蹲下来。
- He is a squat man.他是一个矮胖的男人。
- The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
- The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。