高考冲关第18练

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1、高考冲关第18练Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2013·青岛模拟)TheGoldenGateBridgeiscelebratingits75thanniversary.ThebridgeopenedtovehicletrafficonMay28th,1937.Sincethen,morethantwobillionvehicleshavecrossedtheworldfamousstructurebetweenSanFranciscoandMarinCounty,California.Asmanyas112,000carsmakethetripeachday.TheGolde

2、nGateBridgehadthelongestsuspensionspanintheworld,atthetimeitwasbuilt.Thesuspendedroadwaystretches1,280metersbetweenthebridge'stwotalltowers.TheGoldenGateBridgeisnamedaftertheGoldenGateStrait.ThatnarrowpassageofwaterconnectstheSanFranciscoBaytothePacificOcean.JosephStrausswasthechiefe

3、ngineeroftheGoldenGateBridgeproject.Workbeganin1933.Thebridgeis2,737meterslongfromoneendtotheother.Itis27meterswide.Twolargecablespassoverthetopofthebridge'stowers.Thesestructuresstand227metersabovewaterand152metersabovetheroad.Eachcableholdsmorethan27,500strandsofwire.250pairsofvert

4、icalsuspenderropesconnectthesupportcablestothesuspensionbridge.Thisispartofwhatenablesthebridgetomoveupanddownbynearlyfivemeters.TheGoldenGateBridgeweighed811,500,000kilogramswhenitwascompletedin1937.TheSanFranciscoChroniclenewspapercalledthefinishedproject,“a35milliondollarsteelharp

5、”．ArchitectIrvingMorrowgetscreditforthebridge'sbrightorangecolor.TheNavywantedthebridgepaintedinyellowandblack.TheAirForcehadsuggestedredandwhite.MaryCurrieworksfortheGoldenGateBridge,HighwayandTransportationDistrict.Shesays,“Thebridgegetsawardafterawardforwhatitmeansincivilengineeri

6、ngandstructuralengineering.WearefortunatethatIrvingMorrowknewthatthecolorwouldblendwiththeenvironment,thatitwouldcontrastwiththeoceanandtheairabove,andthatitwouldalsoallowtheartdecostylingtoreallystandout.”【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。金门大桥已建成75年，这座每天十多万辆汽车驶经的桥梁，至今仍被认为是现存跨度最大的桥梁之一。1．WhatisNOTmenti

7、onedoftheGoldenGateBridgeinthepassage?A．Itslocation.　　　　　　B．Itsoutline.C．Itshistory.D．Itsmaintenance.【解析】　细节理解题。文章前三段主要介绍金门大桥的位置和历史，第四至六段主要介绍其外观，如长、宽、高、颜色、竖琴外形等。文章中并没有提及大桥的维护，故选D项。【答案】　D2．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．thebridgewasbuiltbetweentheSanFranciscoBayandthePacificOceanB．the

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