Daredevil climber Alain Robert, known as the French Spiderman, stood strong winds and rain to climb the world’s tallest skyscraper, Taiper 101, Saturday.
Robert, dressed in a red rain jacket, tights and climbing shoes, climbed up ropes hung down the side of the 101-storey, 1,667-foot office tower, reaching the top in around four hours. “It was a very big moment and I felt a lot of satisfaction though I was already so tired and nearly all of my muscles were painful. I felt completely eased,” said Robert after taking the ride down in one of the tower’s lifts, the world’s fastest.
Several hundred onlookers and shoppers gathered at the base of the tower watching and cheering Roberts progress through live pictures on a large television screen. At times he disappeared from view as clouds passed by the top of the tower surrounding the upper storeys.
The 42-year-old Frenchman has covered scores of well-known structures around the world including the Empire State Building and the
This time Robert was wearing a harness(背带) fastened to safety ropes for the entire climb. He used the ropes to pull himself up most of the way, using his hands and feet to climb up the walls for only short sections. He said the management had requested he wear the ropes and safety equipment, which had also become necessary due to the rain making the windows and frames very slippery. Robert said he would not carry his pity the next time.
59. The text mainly tells us that .
A. another world record was broken by a Frenchman.
B. the French Spiderman climbed the world’s tallest building
C. how Alain Robert got the name “daredevil”
D. Alain Robert was praised for his great success
60. During his climbing up
A. never felt tired all the time
B. never used his hands and feet
C. had stayed somewhere for a short rest
D. was not seen on the television screen sometimes
61. When Alain Robert climbed the
A. use only his hands and feet B. be 42 years old
C. carry some safety equipment D. get permission of someone
62. According to the text, we can infer that .
A. Alain Robert spent three hours climbing
B. Alain Robert chose a rainy day on purpose
C. Alain Robert will climb
D. Alain Robert got lots of help from onlookers