新标与准大学英语综合教程4教师用书Unit 8.docVIP

新标准大学英语综合教程4 Unit 8 Active reading (1) Reading and understanding 2 Choose the best summary of the passage. 1 The writer uses the Eiffel Tower as an example of a monument that has become a beloved symbol in spite of being unpopular with some people at the time of its creation. Ironically, the Eiffel Tower was not built with any greater aim than simply to be large and imposing, yet now it is seen as representing the city of Paris. 3 Choose the best answer to the questions. 1 Why was the Eiffel Tower built so high? (a) To prove that the French had the technical ability to construct such a tower.