The people of Dubai have extended their reach－into the sky. In January, the world’s tallest building opened there. The skyscraper, called the Burj Khalifa, is 162 stories high, with 60-mile views from the top of the tower. At 2,717 feet, the structure stands more than 1,000 feet taller than the last tallest building, the Taipei 101 in Taiwan.
After five years of construction, the Buji Khalifa opened with a party. But now the tower is getting down to business. The skyscraper has 37 floors of office space and 1,000 apartment. It will house the world’s largest mall. The owners hope that eventually more than 12,000 people will live and work in the 6 million square feet inside the building.
The Burj Khalifa was originally named the Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower, after the region where it was built. Dubai is a sheikdom (酋长国) which is part of the United Arab Emirates. Recently, Dubai needed a loan. Sheik Khalifa, President of the United Arab Emirates and sheik of neighboring Abu Dhabi, helped out. Burj Dubai was renamed Burj Khalifa in his honor.
The towering structure has broken a number of records besides the record for height. It has the world’s highest swimming pool, on the 123rd floor. It also has the world’s highest outdoor observation deck: Visitors can stand in the open air 124 stories above ground. Fifty-four elevators race up and down, going as fast as 40 miles an hour. Should the elevators stop working, 3,000 stairs go from top to bottom. And when it’s time to clean the windows, 36 workers will spend about three months washing them.
Reaching half a mile into the sky, the Burj Khalifa soars over even the world’s other highest skyscrapers. Its height outstrips the Taipei 101 by 60 stories. It stands more than 1,100 feet taller than China’s Shanghai World Financial Center. And Dubai’s new tower dwarfs one of the most famous skyscrapers of all: it stands more than twice as high as the Empire State Building in New York City, the world’s tallest building for more than 40 years.
【小题1】How tall is the Taipei 101? (no more than 2 words) (2 marks)
【小题2】Why was Dubai Tower changed into the Buji Khalifa? (no more than 12 words) (3 marks)
【小题3】What’s the main idea of the fourth paragraph? (no more than 9 words) (2 marks)
【小题4】Please give a suitable title to this passage. (no more than 10 words) (3 marks)1,717 feet.
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(答案→)1,717 feet.
解析：文章介绍现在世界上最高的塔：Buji Khalifa。包括它的高度，结构，里面的设施，容纳的人，还有名字的由来，除了高度，迪拜搭也在其他很多方面打破了记录。
【小题1】计算题：从第一段的句子：At 2,717 feet, the structure stands more than 1,000 feet taller than the last tallest building, the Taipei 101 in Taiwan.可知Taipei101塔高2717-1000=1717feet，
【小题2】细节题：从第三段的句子：Recently, Dubai needed a loan. Sheik Khalifa, President of the United Arab Emirates and sheik of neighboring Abu Dhabi, helped out. Burj Dubai was renamed Burj Khalifa in his honor.可知指因为Sheik Khalifa, 给了迪拜经济上的支持，所以他们把名字改成Buji Khalifa。Because Sheik Khalifa gave Dubai help in money. Because Sheik Khalifa helped out when it needed a loan. To honor Sheik Khalifa who helped out when it needed a loan. In honor of Sheik Khalifa who helped out when it needed money.
【小题3】段落大意题：从第四段的句子：The towering structure has broken a number of records besides the record for height可知这段讲的是Buji Khalifa打破了好几项世界纪录：.The Buji Khalifa/ The towering structure has broken a number of records.
【小题4】标题确定题：因为这篇文章讲的是现在世界上最高的塔the Buji Khalifa, 所以本题三个关键信息点是：the Buji Khalifa, the tallest building, in the world，标题可以确定为： The Buji Khalifa－the tallest building in the world.或Introduction to the world’s tallest building: the Buji Khalifa.