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1、2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（03）及答案A(·宁德质检，A)TheGoldenGateBridge,thefirstsightformanypeoplearrivingintheUnitedStatesbyship,isawellrecognizedlandmark,whichspans(横跨)theGoldenGateStrait.Theideaforabridgeacrossthestraithadbeenaroundformanyyears,butitwasnoteasytogettheprojectstarted.Theconstructionofthebr
2、idgefinallybeganin1933.Theconstructionworksetnewstandardsforsafety—workerswereamongthefirstrequiredtowearhardhats,andaninnovative(革新的)safetynetsavedthelivesofnineteenmenwhilethebridgewasbuilt.TheGoldenGateBridgewascompletedin1937,whichwasfinishedaheadofschedule.JosephStrausswasthechiefeng
3、ineerinchargeofthebridgeproject.However,hehadlittleexperiencewiththeconstructionofsuspension(悬浮)bridges.Forthisreason,otherengineers,architects,anddesignersmadegreatcontributionstothedesignandconstructionofthebridge.Forexample,thebridgeowesitsartstyleanduniqueorangecolortothearchitectsIrv
4、ingandGertrudeMorrow.CharlesAltonElliswasthemainengineerontheprojectanddidmuchofthetechnicalworknecessarytobuildthebridge.Today,theGoldenGateBridgehasamainspanof4,200feetandatotallengthof8,981feet,makingitoneofthelongestbridgesintheworld.Thebridgeis90feetwide,anditsspanis220feetabovethewa
5、ter.Thetowerssupportingthehugecables(巨缆)rise746feetabovethewatersoftheGoldenGateStrait,makingthem191feettallerthantheWashingtonMonument.About40millioncarscrossthebridgeeveryyear.Therearefoghorns(雾角)toletpassingshipsknowwherethebridgeis,andaircraftbeacons(信号灯)onthetopsofthetowerstostopplan
6、esfromcrashingintothem.金门大桥已经成为美国的地标性建筑，它横跨金门海峡，是世界上最长的桥之一。它的建设是许多建筑师的智慧的结晶。1．Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.describetheconstructionworkoftheGoldenGateBridgeB.introducetheGoldenGateBridge-10-C.tellusthehistoryoftheGoldenGateBridgeD.introducetheengineersinchargeoftheGoldenGateBridge答
7、案：B。主旨大意题。由文章大意可知，文章向我们介绍了金门大桥的一些情况。2．Safetyinnovationsduringtheconstructionofthebridgeincluded________.A.hardhatsandasafetynetB.aircraftbeaconsC.foghornsD.alloftheabove答案：A。细节理解题。由第二段第三句话“Theconstructionworksetnewstandardsforsafety—workerswereamongthefirstrequiredt
