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