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1、Unit 1 Art.阅读理解(2017会宁一中月考)The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco,California is one of the worlds most beautiful bridges. It is also one of the most visited places in the world. Vehicles(车辆)cross the bridge an average of 41 million times each year. More than 1,800 hundred million vehicles have used
2、 the bridge since it opened more than 70 years ago.The bridge was painted “International Orange” because that color went well with the natural surroundings. The color also is easier to see in the heavy fog that often covers the area. But the Golden Gate Bridge was not named for its orange color. It
3、was named for the body of water that it crosses,the Golden Gate Strait.The Golden Gate Strait is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge links the city of San Francisco with Marin County,California.Planning for the bridge began in the 1920s when the area
4、around San Francisco was growing. People living in the area needed another way to get to the city besides small ferries(渡船)Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer for the project. Work began in 1934.Mr.Strauss demanded the strongest safety protections in the history of bridge building. These included
5、the first use of “hard hats” to protect the workers heads and special glasses to protect their eyes.A special safety net was suspended(挂)under the bridge. This net saved the lives of 19 men during the construction. However,11 other workers were killed when they fell from the bridge through the net.
6、Still,this was a new safety record for the time.The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937.It extends 1,280 meters across the water. The total length is 2,737 meters. It was the largest suspension bridge(吊桥)in the world until 1964.That is when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened in New York City. Today,t
7、he Golden Gate Bridge is the ninth longest suspension bridge in the world.1The Golden Gate Bridge was named after _.Athe local climateBthe color of a paintCthe strait it crosses Dits natural surroundings2How did people cross the Golden Gate Strait before the bridge was built?ABy plane.BBy boat.CBy r
8、oad.DBy train.3The purpose of suspending a special safety net is to _.Aprotect the environmentBmake construction easierCprevent workers from fallingDsave building materials from falling4What do we know about Joseph Strauss?AHe attached importance to the workers safety.BHis safety measures were not o
9、f practical value.CHe built the first suspension bridge in the world.DHe demanded strong measures to ensure the safety of the bridge.答案与解析本文是一篇说明文。美国旧金山市的金门桥是世界著名的桥梁之一。金门桥由工程师Joseph Strauss负责修建,于1937年完工。金门桥长达2 737米,在1964年之前是世界上最大的吊桥。1C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句It was named for the body of water that it crosses
10、, the Golden Gate Strait可知金门桥得名于这座桥跨越的海峡金门海峡。故选C。2B细节理解题。根据第四段第二句People living in the area needed another way to get to the city besides small ferries (渡船),在金门桥修建之前,人们乘渡船通过金门海峡。故选B。3C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段A special safety net was suspended (挂) under the bridge. This net saved the lives of 19 men during the c
11、onstruction. However, 11 other workers were killed when they fell from the bridge through the net可知,在建造金门桥时,桥下挂着一张安全网,目的是避免建筑工人坠落。故选C。4A推理判断题。根据文章的第五、第六段可知,负责修建金门桥的工程师Joseph Strauss非常注重保护建筑工人的安全,他采取了一些有效措施确保工人的安全。故选A。.七选五(2017浙江省名校协作体试题)Any exercise is good exercise, but when it comes to losing weig
12、ht, its hard to beat running. After all, running is one of the most efficient ways to burn calories and get fit without having to restrict your diet._1_ If youre not a runner yet but interested in losing weight, here are four reasons running can be the best exercise for weight loss._2_ When comparin
13、g running with walking the same distance, studies find that running will lead to greater weight loss, most likely because your resting energy expenditure stays elevated(高的) after you run. In a longterm comparison study of runners and walkers, calories burned through running led to 90% more weight lo
14、ss than calories burned through walking.Running is timeefficient. Even if the myth that running a mile and walking a mile burn the same number of calories were true, running is a considerably faster way to burn those calories. _3_Running is convenient. Though many of us have accumulated a vast arsen
15、al(武器,装备) of GPS gadgets and tech tees over the years, little is actually required to go running. You can do it alone. You can do it almost anywhere._4_ For this reason alone, running is the best workout for weight loss because its cheap and accessible, and there are fewer barriers to maintaining a
16、routine, even while traveling.Two words: runners high. _5_ Fortunately, studies support what many runners have experienced on an anecdotal levelrunning can actually get you high. Scientists have found links between moderate to intense exercise and morphinelike brain chemicals, which explains the occasional flood of thrill that rushes ov