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1、衡水市2019高考英语二轮阅读理解（三月强化训练04） (1)Napoleon agreed to plans for a tunnel(隧道) under the English Channel in 1802. The British began digging one in 1880. Neither tunnel was completed. Europe has had to wait until the end of the 20th century for the Channel Tunnel. After nearly two centuries of dreaming, th
2、e island of Great Britain is connected to Continental Europe for the first time since the Ice Age, when the two land masses moved apart.On May 6, 1994, Britains Queen Elizabeth and Frances President Mitterrand carried out the official opening. The Queen was accompanied(陪同) on her train journey throu
3、gh the historic tunnel by one of her Rolls-Royce cars which was placed on the train. The following day saw celebrations taking place in Folkestone and Calais. Regular public services did not start until the latter part of 1994.1. The island of Great Britain is _.A. connected to France all the timeB.
4、 separated from France with a tunnelC. separated from France all the timeD. joined to France with the tunnel2. Queen Elizabeth _ at the opening.A. took her car Rolls-Royce through the tunnelB. took her car which was placed on her train through the tunnelC. took her train through the tunnelD. took Mi
5、tterrands train through the tunnel3. Before 1994, one could go to Britain from France _.A. only by shipB. by ship or planeC. by car or trainD. by ship, car or train4. Which of the following is right?A. Napoleon made plans for the tunnel.B. The public could pass through the tunnel by train after May
6、6, 1994.C. The tunnel was built for two centuries.D. The tunnel will do great good to Britain and France.【答案与解析】本文主要讲述拿破仑早在1802年就同意在英吉利海底修建隧道的计划，英国在1880年就开始挖掘，但都没有完成。大约两个世纪后，即到了1994年，大不列颠岛和欧洲大陆才由海底隧道连接起来。1. D。语义理解题。从第1段the island of Great Britain is connected to Continental Europe for the first time
7、 since the Ice Age 可以看出the island of Great Britain和France是由the tunnel连接起来的。2. C。语义理解题。第2段第2句话The Queen was accompanied(陪同) on her train journey through the historic tunnel by one of her Rolls-Royce cars which was placed on the train 已明确告知Queen Elizabeth是怎么去参加开幕典礼的。3. B。判断题。既然1994年以前没有隧道，那当然只有坐船或乘飞机从
8、英国去法国。4. D。判断题。拿破仑是同意修建隧道的计划，并不是制定计划，故排除A项；接近1994年底，公众才能够坐火车穿过隧道，B项不对；文章并没有说隧道建了多长时间，C项也不对；而隧道修建成功时，英、法两国元首都出席，由此可见隧道对两国的重要性。*结束BA FullTime School Called LifeYou are enrolled in a fulltime school called “life”. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the
9、lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.Why are you here? What is your purpose? Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very long time. What we and our ancestors overlooked, however, is there is no one answer. The meaning of life is different for
10、every individual.Each person has his or her own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone elses. As you travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose. The lessons you are presented with are specific to
11、 you; learning these lessons is a key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and connection of your own life. As you travel through your lifetime, you may encounter challenging lessons that others dont have to face, while others spend years struggling with challenges that you dont need to deal wi
12、th. You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. The only thing you can count on for certain is that you specificall
13、y need to learn; whether we choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you. The challenge here, therefore, is to align(与保持一致)yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons. This is one of the most difficult challenges you will be faced with in your lifetime, as sometimes your p
14、ath will be completely different from others. But, remember, dont compare your path to the people around you and focus on the difference between their lessons and yours. You need to remember that you will only be faced with lessons that you are capable of learning and are specific to your own growth
15、.Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equitythe assumption that all things are equal and that justice will always prevail. Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult lift path than others around you, deserved or not. Everyones circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently. If you want to move toward calm, you will be required to move out the comparing phrase of “its not fair ”. Focusing on the unfairness of circumstances keeps you comparing yourself with others rather than appreciating your own special uniqu
