单选题 On February 4,1974,the Capital Building, the newest building in Sao Paulo, was destroyed in a big fire. The fire was started on the 11th floor. Soon the whole floor was on fire. There were 25 floors in the building. As it had no fare escapes (消防梯) ,300 people were trapped (围困) in the fire and they could not escape. Many of them climbed to the roof of the building. The helicopters (直升飞机) came, but there was such thick smoke that the helicopters could not get close enough. At last about 70 people were saved. Down in the street, the firemen could not get close to the building because too many people were watching the fire. The terrible fire lasted about 4 hours and killed over 220 people.

单选题 The Capital Building was the highest building in Sao Paulo.
A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn' t say.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 文中只是说这个建筑有25层高，虽然很高，但并没有说是当地最高的楼。

单选题 People set fire on the 11th floor.
A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn' t say.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 文中并没有说明火灾的原因是什么。

单选题 220 people were killed because they ran by the fire escapes.
A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn' t say.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 220个人死掉，并不是因为他们通过消防梯逃跑，只是因为烟太大，同时围观的人也太多，使消防人员不能靠近。所以题中的说法是错误的。

单选题 The helicopters couldn' t get close to the building because the building was surrounded (包围) by thick smoke.
A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn't say.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 消防人员不能靠近这个建筑是因为厚厚的烟层的阻隔。题中的说法是正确的。

单选题 The fire lasted four hours before the firemen put it out.
A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn' t say.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 从文中最后一句可以说明，这场火持续了 4个小时。题中说法是正确的。