Question

【题目】Have you ever ridden a Ferris wheel lately? Can you imagine the flying feeling as you are pulled up to the top and then moved down to the bottom quickly again?

Today a Ferris wheel is usually 40 to 60 feet tall． That seems very high when you are on the top looking down． But the first Ferris wheel was 264 feet high – taller than a twenty-story building! Can you imagine the view from the top of that?

The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago． The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago． George Ferris handed a drawing of a giant wheel that people could ride on． At first everyone laughed at his strange idea． But Mr． Ferris did not give up, and finally the idea was accepted． The ride opened in June of 1893．

Today’s Ferris wheels have 12 to 16 seats, which each carry 2 or 3 people． But that first one had 36 enclosed cars, each holding 60 passengers． When filled, it carried 2, 160 people． During that summer in Chicago, about 1．5 million people rode the Ferris wheel．

After the fair the ride was moved to a nearby amusement park built especially to show off the wheel． In 1904, it was moved again – to St． Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition． After the fair there, the wheel stood unused． In 1906 it was finally sold to a company for scrapmetal (废铁)．

Luckily a Chicago bridge builder, W．E． Sullivan, figured out how to make a smaller Ferris wheel that could easily be taken apart and put together． In 1906 he started the company that still makes many of the Ferris wheels used today．

But, whenever you ride one, remember that it all began with George Ferris’s strange idea!

【1】How tall is a Ferris wheel today?

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【2】What was the first Ferris wheel built for?

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【3】What did people think of Ferris’s idea at first?

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【4】How many people rode the first Ferris wheel during the summer in 1893?

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【5】Compared with today’s Ferris wheels, what was the first Ferris wheel like?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Usually 40 to 60 feet tall．

【2】For the 1893 World’s Fair．

【3】Strange．

【4】About 1．million people．

【5】It was much higher and could carry more people．

【解析】

试题解析：短文大意：本文介绍了费里斯轮的创造, 以及将现在的费里斯轮和第一个费里斯轮作了比较。第一个费里斯轮更大, 承载的人更多。这一切都始于乔治费里斯的奇怪的想法！

【1】根据第二段第一句Today a Ferris wheel is usually 40 to 60 feet tall．可知今天费里斯轮通常是40到60英尺高。所以作答Usually 40 to 60 feet tall．

【2】根据第三段第一句The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago．可知第一个费里斯轮是在1893年为芝加哥世界博览会建造的。所以作答For the 1893 World’s Fair．

【3】根据第三段中At first everyone laughed at his strange idea．可知一开始人们认为费里斯的想法是奇怪的, 所以作答Strange．

【4】根据第四段末During that summer in Chicago, about 1．5 million people rode the Ferris wheel．可知在那年夏天约有1500000人乘费里斯轮。所以作答About 1．5 million people．

【5】根据文中Today’s Ferris wheels have 12 to 16 seats, which each carry 2 or 3 people． But that first one had 36 enclosed cars, each holding 60 passengers． When filled, it carried 2, 160 people．可知第一个费里斯轮更大, 承载的人更多, 所以作答It was much higher and could carry more people