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【题目】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。

Would you believe that the tallest bridge in France reaches higher than the Eiffel Tower?Each of the projects mentioned here has set at least one world record for its height,scale or ingenuity(独创性).Here are four amazing engineering wonders of the modern world.

Venice,Italy:The Venice Tide Barrier Project will be the largest flood prevention project in the world.The project has been debated in one form or another for over 40 years as a way to protect this historical city-on-the-water for future generations.With Venice slowly sinking,and the water around it slowly rising,and floods always a fear,Italians have known for a long time that something needs to be done.Finally,the Prime Minister of Italy approved the second phase of the plan,including 80 hinged barriers(用铰链连接的壁垒),each approximately 6,500 square feet.

Millau,France:The Millau Viaduct(米洛高架桥)is the highest bridge in the world.At 1,125 feet high(slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower,1,063 feet)and over 8,000 feet long,it sometimes sits above the cloud line.The engineered wonder of the bridge itself is nearly as amazing as the view of the valley below.

Zhangjiajie,China:The Bailong Elevator is the world’s largest outside elevator.At about 1,070 feet high,this elevator looms(隐约出现) high midway up a cliff overlooking a valley far below.Moreover,the elevator is mostly made of glass,affording passengers a dizzying view to the depths below.There is some concern,however,about the elevator’s long-term impact on the surrounding natural environment.

Norway to Britain:The Langeled Pipeline extends(延伸)from Nyhamna,Norway,to Easington in the UK.It is about 1,200 km long and before the completion of the Nord Stream pipeline,it was the longest underwater gas pipeline in the world.Gas is exported(出口)from the Ormen Lange field,situated at a depth of 1,000 metres and located 100 km northwest of the Norwegian coast to Nyhamna.From there the Langeled Pipeline runs to Easington in the UK via the Sleipner Riser Platform in the North Sea.It will eventually supply 20% of Britain’s gas needs.

【1】In the first paragraph,the author began with a question in order to .

A.introduce the topic

B.amaze readers

C.show the height of the Eiffel Tower

D.ask readers to answer it

【2】From Paragraph 2,we can learn that .

A.the project is designed to store water

B.all people agree with the project at first

C.floods are a fear to Venice

D.the hinged barriers are 6,500 square feet in all

【3】What do the Bailong Elevator and the Millau Viaduct have in common?

A.They are in the same country.

B.They are both made of glass.

C.Both of them are taller than the Eiffel Tower.

D.Both of them have a bad effect on the environment.

【4】We can learn from the passage that the Ormen Lange field is in .

A.Britain B.Norway

C.France D.Italy

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析:

【1】本文开篇提出一个问题,是为了引出话题,同时这样的引入也会使读者有兴趣读下去,故本题最佳答案为A项。

【2】由第二段第一句可知威尼斯修筑大坝工程是用来防治洪水的,并不是为了蓄水的,排除A项;由第二段第二句可知,关于这个大坝的修筑多年来一直有许多争议,排除B项;由第二段第三句“...and floods always a fear...”可知C项正确;由第二段最后一句可知,是每一块壁垒有6,500平方英尺,而不是总共,排除D项。

【3】由文章第三段“At 1,125 feet high (slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower,1,063 feet)...”和文章第四段的“At about 1,070 feet high...”可知,这两座建筑都比Eiffel Tower要高,故选C项。

【4】由文章最后一段“The Langeled Pipeline extends from Nyhamna,Norway,to Easington in the UK.”和“Gas is exported from the Ormen Lange field...located 100 km northwest of the Norwegian coast to Nyhamna.”可知,Ormen Lange field在挪威。