（湖北专用）高考英语一轮复习 专题十五 主旨大意.doc

专题十五主旨大意 Passage 1(2014 湖北,B) 体裁: 议论文词数:381 London s newest skyscraper( 摩天大楼)is called the Shard and it cost about 430 million pounds to a height of almost 310 metres,it is the tallest building in Shard pletely changed the appearance of ,not everyone thinks that it isa change for the better. The Shard was designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo he began designing the Shard for London,Piano wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire( 尖顶).He wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the sides of the building aren t the building has an unusual looks like a very thin,sharp piece of broken that is how the building got the name:the says that the spire shape of the Shard is part ofa great London shape reminds him of the spires of the churches of London or the tall masts( 桅杆)of the ships that were once on the river Thames. The Shard has 87 the top,there is an the moment the building is empty,but eventually there will bea five-star will also be top quality restaurants,apartments and offices. Before building work began,a lot of people didn t want the Shard though the plans were they are still unhappy about the critics say that such a tall skyscraper might be good ina city like New York,but not in say that the best thing about the Shard is its spire that is the only is no decoration,only flat Egyptians did that 4,500 years also think the Shard is too big for destroys the beauty of the city. Other critics don t like what the Shard seems to say that the Shard shows how London is ing more very rich people can afford to buy the expensive private apartments and stay in the the people who live near the Shard are among the poorest in the Shard seems a symbol of the division in soc