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1、广东七校联合体2016届高三第二次联考试卷英语深圳宝安中学、广东仲元中学、中山一中、南海中学、南海桂城中学、汕头潮阳一中、普宁二中（2015年12月8日）出题人仲元中学黄兰英审题人仲元中学区旭艳第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATajMahal,Agra,IndiaAsmanyas28differentvarietiesofpreciousstoneswereu
2、sedtodecoratetheoutsideoftheTajMahal.Constructiontookaround20years.Thebuilding,whichwasmadefromwhitemarblefromthequarries(采石场)ofRajasthan,appearspinkinthemorning,whiteinthedayandgoldeninthemoonlight.AkashiKaikyoBridge,AkashiStrait,JapanIttook10yearstocons
3、tructtheAkashiKaikyoBridge.ItconnectsthecityofKobe,onJapan’smainland,withIwayaonAwajiIsland.Beforeitopened,theonlywaytogetbetweenthetwocitieswasbyferry.However,thewaterwaywasatthemercyofseverestormsandwhentwoferriesoverturnedin1955,killing168people,public
4、angerconvincedthegovernmentoftheneedforabridge.It'sthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld,withalengthof1,991meters.PanamaCanal,PanamaMorethan4.5millioncubicyardsofconcretewereusedintheconstructionofthiscanal’slocksanddams.ThePanamaCanalisa47-milelongwaterwa
5、ythatconnectstheAtlanticandPacificOceans.TheearthandrubbledugtomakewayforitwasenoughtoburyManhattantoadepthoffourmeters.Aseriesoflocksallowsshipstopassthroughthewater.Eachlockdoorweighs750tonsandeachlockfillswith52milliongallonsofwatertoaccommodatethe15,0
6、00shipsthatusethecanaleveryyear.GrandCanyonSkywalk,ArizonaTheSkywalk’sfoundationisstrongenoughtosupport71millionpounds,Located1,219metersabovetheColoradoRiver,theGrandCanyon'sSkyWalkconsistsofonemillion·13·poundsofsteeland83,000poundsofglass.Itwasthecreat
7、ionofLasVegasbusinessmanDavidJin,whoapproachedtheHualapaiTribewiththeideaofaglasswalkwayovertheGrandCanyonin1996.TheSkywalkwasassembledonsite.1.TheJapanesegovernmentdecidedtobuildtheAkashiKaikyoBridge___________Aintheyearof1955BfollowingpublicopinionCtosh
8、owitsnationalpowerDtodevelopJapan’seconomy2.TheGrandCanyonSkywalkisprobablyarealchallengeforthosewho__________AareairsickBhaterockclimbingChaveafearofheightDfeelilltravelinginboat3.Inwhichsectionofabookcanthetextpro
