1. (2020八上·婺城期中) 阅读理解

It's no secret that there is a space(空间)problem in Manhattan(曼哈顿). People build up higher andhigher buildings because there isn't much land left and there is no room tobuild out. So people have been building lots of tall and thin buildings.Developers(开发商)are trying to build higher and higherbuildings. However, the government has made laws(法律)thatdon't allow developers to build too high buildings.

Oiio Studio thinks about things differently, "what if ourbuildings were not tall but long?" So the founder of Oiio Studio, IoannisOikonomou, design(设计) a U-shaped building, the BigBend. It would be a very thin building. It would curve at the top and return tothe ground. Oikonomoussaid he thought of the great idea because he learned froma piece of news. It said that a company made a lift that could travel incurves. So he designed the Big Bend. He thought it as "the longest buildingin the world". It would be 4000 feet from end to end and would need adifferent lift system.

We can't change the law, _______________. So if we can bend(使弯曲) our building, we would be able to build one of the most amazingbuildings in Manhattan," Oiio Studio said.

The Big Bend is just an idea for now. Oikonomous has sent the plansto a few companies, and is looking for developers. If successful, they willbuild the Big Bend around West 5TStreet, just to the south of Central Park.

1. （1） Why are developers trying to build higher and higher buildings in Manhattan?

   A . Because there are too many people. B . Because people enjoy tall buildings. C . Because there isn't much land left. D . Because the buildings are too low.
3. （2） How is this passage organized?

   A . B . C . D .
5. （3） Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3?

   A . so we can build buildings B . but we can report news C . so we can't build buildings D . but we can change our buildings
7. （4） What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

   A . No one wants to build the Big Bend. B . They have not built the Big Bend yet (还). C . We can see the Big Bend in Manhattan now. D . The Big Bend is very high.