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1、 Module 3The Violence of Nature阅读理解组块专练练速度(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！)(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2018合肥市高三调研性检测) Golden Gate BridgeLocated in San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge started in the year 1933 to connect the San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County. It was finally thrown open to public in 1937. It cos
2、t more than $ 35 million in the construction. Till the year 1957, the Golden Gate Bridge, at a length of 2,737 meters, was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Brooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge is located in Brooklyn. It is one of the oldest bridges in the United States, opened in the year 1
3、883. The length of the bridge is 1,825 meters. The bridge has been featured in several Hollywood movies. George Washington BridgeAlso known as the Hudson River Bridge, the George Washington Bridge which connects Fort Lee to Manhattan came into use in 1931 after a construction period of almost 4 year
4、s. It is a twolevel suspension bridge.Mackinac BridgeThis is the third biggest suspension bridge in the world at a length of 8,038 meters. The architect of this bridge was Dr. David B. Steinman who directed the construction of the bridge which started in the year 1954 and opened to the public in 195
5、7. People using this bridge are charged a certain amount of money.Navajo BridgeLocated in Arizona, this bridge crosses the Colorado River and is almost 250 meters long. The construction of this bridge started in the year 1927, ending two years later, costing $ 390,000. In the 1990s a second bridge w
6、as built which was opened to the public in 1995. The first bridge is still used by pedestrians now.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国五座著名的大桥。1What do we know about the Golden Gate Bridge?AIt consists of two bridges.BIt costs the least of the five bridges.CIt is the longest suspension bridge in the world.DIt tak
7、es about 4 years to complete the construction.答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“the Golden Gate Bridge started in the year 1933 to connect the San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County.It was finally thrown open to public in 1937”可推知，金门大桥的建筑时间约有四年，故D项正确。2Which of the following bridges was built the earliest?AGol
8、den Gate Bridge.BBrooklyn Bridge.CGeorge Washington Bridge.DNavajo Bridge.答案与解析：B细节理解题。由题干关键词“was built the earliest”定位到每座大桥的建筑时间；根据文中各座大桥的建筑时间可知，布鲁克林大桥是最古老的大桥，故B项正确。3What will you do if you drive across Mackinac Bridge?AHave to pay some money.BUse the second bridge.CCover nearly 250 meters.DSee the
9、 statue of Dr. David B. Steinman.答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段尾句“People using this bridge are charged a certain amount of money”可知，使用麦基诺大桥的人会被收取一定量的钱，故A项正确。B(2018泰安市一轮复习检测)At 65, most people are thinking about getting a senior citizen bus pass. But for Montana woman Ethel MacDonald, whos now a greatgrandmother
10、, thats when she took up tour cycling.“I like what I like to do without having to wait for someone else to be ready，” explains the 78yearold greatgrandmother. The appeal of biking alone on the open road, she says, is “just feeling like Im my own boss”She began tour cycling in 2003, beginning with Fr
11、ances Atlantic coast. Aside from trips round her native United States, shes wheeled her way through the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Scandinavia and beyond.Her companion on her Ireland trip is a pink Brompton folding bike, which shes used on five trips around the US south. She keeps another bike w
12、ith a friend for her tours of mainland Europe. This seasoned biker reckons shes traveled at least 10 000 miles. “Usually my trips are close to 1 000 miles in three to four weeks，” MacDonald says.She uses online travel communities Warm Showers and Couchsurfing to find a place to stay, and hosts guest
13、s herself at her home in Missoula, Montana. Warm Showers is exclusively(专门地) for touring cyclists while Couchsurfing is for any travelers wanting to meet new people or open their homes to others. By August 2016, MacDonald estimated that shed stayed with 165 hosts and hosted around 200 guests of her
14、own. “It saves a pile of money，” she admits. “But far beyond that, the real value is the people you meet, the inspiration you get from each other, the memories, the connections.”She keeps a scrapbook(剪贴簿) filled with photos and notes from all the people shes met at home and abroad, and keeps in touc
15、h with her friends worldwide through Facebook and email. When traveling, she particularly loves the “big cultural exchange” that comes with spending each night with a new host with a different perspective on the world.For anyone who wants to follow in her footsteps, her advice is simple. “Just do it
16、.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一位78岁的奶奶Ethel MacDonald坚持自己骑车旅行的故事。4What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?AThe history of her tour cycling.BThe reason for her taking up tour cycling.CThe range of her tour cycling.DThe equipment for her tour cycling.答案与解析：B段落大意题。通读第二段内容可知，该段主要讲述Ethel MacDonald坚持自己骑车旅行的原因。5What nationality is Ethel MacDonald?
