题目内容
17.
The idea for a bridge across the strait had been around for many years,but it was not easy to get the project started.The construction of the bridge finally began in 1933.The construction work set new standards for safety----workers were among the first required to wear hard hats,and an innovative(革新的) safety net saved the lives of nineteen men while the bridge was built.The Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1937,which was finished ahead of schedule.
Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer in charge of the bridge project.However,he had little experience with the construction of suspension(悬浮)bridges.For this reason,other engineers,architects,and designers made great contributions to the design and construction of the bridge.For example,the bridge owes its art style and unique orange color to the architects Irving and Gertrude Morrow.Charles Alton Ellis was the main engineer on the project and did much of the technical work necessary to build the bridge.
Today,the Golden Gate Bridge has a main span of 4,200feet and a total length of 8,981feet,making it one of the longest bridges in the world.The bridge is 90feet wide,and its span is 220feet above the water.The towers supporting the huge cables (巨缆) rise 746feet above the waters of the Golden Gate Strait,making them 191feet taller than the Washington Monument.About 40million cars cross the bridge every year.There are foghorns(雾角)to let passing ships know where the bridge is,and aircraft beacons(信号灯)on the tops of the towers to stop planes from crashing into them.
56.The purpose of the passage is toB.
A.describe the construction work of the Golden Gate Bridge
B.introduce the Golden Gate Bridge
C.tell us the history of the Golden Gate Bridge
D.introduce the engineers in charge of the Golden Gate Bridge
57.Safety innovations during the construction of the bridge includedA.
A.hardhats and a safety net B.aircraft beacons
C.foghorns D.all of the above
58.It can be inferred from the passage thatC.
A.Joseph Strauss was skilled in the construction of suspension bridges
B.it took the construction workers three years to build the Golden Gate Bridge
C.about 100thousand cars cross the Golden Gate Bridge every day
D.the Golden Gate Bridge is the longest bridge in the world
59.The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 4refers toA.
A.towers B.cables C.waters D.bridges.
分析 文章主要就是介绍The Golden Gate Bridge是美国的地标建筑,以及每段的第一句话介绍了The Golden Gate Bridge的设计理念和设计师以及它的整体跨度等.
解答 56.B 57.A 58.C 59.A
56.B 主旨大意题.根据第一句The Golden Gate Bridge是美国的地标建筑,以及每段的第一句话介绍了The Golden Gate Bridge的设计理念和设计师以及它的整体跨度等,所以文章主要就是介绍The Golden Gate Bridge.
57.A 细节理解题.通过workers were among the first required to wear hard hats,and an innovative(革新的) safety net saved the lives of nineteen men while the bridge was built这句话得出在安全创新上实现了安全帽和安全网.
58.C 推理判断题.文章提到About 40million cars cross the bridge every year大约每年有40百万辆车通过,即每天大约有 100thousand cars 车通过该大桥.A项没有提到;B项从1933到1937四年时间;D项making it one of the longest bridges in the world.是世界上最长之一.
59.A 猜测词意题.The towers supporting the huge cables (巨缆) rise 746feet above the waters of the Golden Gate Strait所以them代指towers.
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