Module 6 Old and New Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module [原文呈现]The Empire State Building, New YorkMost① of the tallest buildings in the world were built in the 1990s and in the twentyfirst century, but the two tallest buildings in the US were built much② earlier
In fact, the second tallest building in the US is more than③ 75 years old
The Empire State Building, ④which was the tallest building at the time⑤ was finished in May 1931
It was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Centre was built in New York in 1972
The World Trade Centre twin towers, which were destroyed ⑥ in September 2001 ⑦ , were 417 and 415 metres high⑧
[读文清障]①most pron
大多数,与 of 连用时,句中谓语动词的单复数形式取决于 of 后面的名词的单复数形式
②much 修饰比较级,用来加强语气
③more than 多于;不仅仅是;非常④which was the tallest building at the time 是 which