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高考冲关第18练.阅读理解A(2013青岛模拟)The Golden Gate Bridge is celebrating its 75th anniversary. The bridge opened to vehicle traffic on May 28th, 1937. Since then, more than two billion vehicles have crossed the world famous structure between San Francisco and Marin County, California. As many as 112,000 cars make the trip each day.The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension span in the world, at the time it was built. The suspended roadway stretches 1,280 meters between the bridges two tall towers.The Golden Gate Bridge is named after the Golden Gate Strait. That narrow passage of water connects the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge project. Work began in 1933.The bridge is 2,737 meters long from one end to the other. It is 27 meters wide. Two large cables pass over the top of the bridges towers. These structures stand 227 meters above water and 152 meters above the road. Each cable holds more than 27,500 strands of wire.250 pairs of vertical suspender ropes connect the support cables to the suspension bridge. This is part of what enables the bridge to move up and down by nearly five meters.The Golden Gate Bridge weighed 811,500,000 kilograms when it was completed in 1937. The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper called the finished project, “a 35 million dollar steel harp”Architect Irving Morrow gets credit for the bridges bright orange color. The Navy wanted the bridge painted in yellow and black. The Air Force had suggested red and white.Mary Currie works for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. She says, “The bridge gets award after award for what it means in civil engineering and structural engineering. We are fortunate that Irving Morrow knew that the color would blend with the environment, that it would contrast with the ocean and the air above, and that it would also allow the art deco styling to really stand out.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。金门大桥已建成75年，这座每天十多万辆汽车驶经的桥梁，至今仍被认为是现存跨度最大的桥梁之一。1What is NOT mentioned of the Golden Gate Bridge in the passage?AIts location.BIts outline.CIts history. DIts maintenance.【解析】细节理解题。文章前三段主要介绍金门大桥的位置和历史，第四至六段主要介绍其外观，如长、宽、高、颜色、竖琴外形等。文章中并没有提及大桥的维护，故选D项。【答案】D2We can learn from the passage that .Athe bridge was built between the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific OceanBthe traffic flow on the bridge is largeCthe bridge has the longest suspension span in the worldDit took three years to build up the bridge【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句可知B项正确。根据第一段第三句中的“.between San Francisco and Marin County，California”可排除A项；根据第二段第一句“The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension span in the world，at the time it was built.”可知它在当时是世界之最，现在并不是，故可排除C项；根据第三段最后一句“Work began in 1933.”和文章第六段第一句中的“.when it was completed in 1937.”可知工期为4年，故可排除D项。【答案】B3The distance between the suspended roadway and the water below the bridge is .A27 meters B75 metersC152 meters D227 meters【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Two large cables pass over the top of the bridges towers.These structures stand 227 meters above water and 152 meters above the road.”可知，金门桥的路面与水面的距离为：22715275米，故选B项。【答案】B4According to the passage, who suggested the Golden Gate Bridge should be painted in its present color?AJoseph Strauss. BIrving Morrow.CThe Navy. DThe Air Force.【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句“Architect Irving Morrow gets credit for the bridges bright orange color.”可知，B项正确。【答案】B5Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?AThe project is an outstanding structure.BThe bridge is named after architect Irving Morrow.CThe bridges bright orange color agrees with the environment.DThe bridge looks better against the ocean and the air above.【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段首句“The Golden Gate Bridge is named after the Golden Gate Strait.”可知B项表述错误，故选B项。【答案】BBThe Olympic medal ceremonies have already begun. But some athletes hardly disguise their disappointment when silver and not gold is hung around their necks. The British judo silver medallist Neil Adams calls his two from the 1980s “losers medals”Until four years ago, they were in a box at the back of a cupboard. His wife then had them framed for his 50th birthday and they are now up on the wall.Adams feels proud when he looks at them, but his thoughts quickly turn to “what ifs”. “I wouldnt change much”， he adds. And he wouldnt need to. Gold was within his grasp twice, but slipped away by a narrow margin on the judo mat.“The losses at the Olympic Games were the most difficult thing for me to accept，” he said. “I didnt win the silver medal. I lost the gold. In my mind they were losses. It has taken more than 30 years to get over it.”Mark Cavendish, Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah have never won Olympic gold, but they came into London 2012 as three of Team GBs biggest medal hopes. Unfortunately, Cavendish has already suffered disappointment in the cycling road race. Neil Adams was in that same position in both the 1980 and 1984 games. However, in a career in which he collected every other judo accolade, things simply went wrong at the Olympics.In Moscow 1980, Adams was just 21 years old and found the media focus and pressure of expectation too much.Asked about being a favourite, Adams said: “It is hell, and about how you cope with it in the mind. It can make you afraid to win or lose and there is a difference. I was afraid to lose. Sometimes you freeze. Sometimes it takes you over.”Adams says that he was very cautious and that when something was tactical and technical he approached it too tactically. Perhaps its better to go in with a nothing to lose attitude. That might be the reason why the Olympic Games have often created surprise results. Sometimes its the ones who keep their cool and work the hardest who get the results.【语篇解读】参加奥运会的运动员都希望获得金牌，而那些与金牌失之交臂获得银牌的运动员的心里是什么滋味儿呢？6The best title for the passage should be .ALosers Medals BOlympic MedalsCTwo Silver Medals DFramed Medals【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了Adams在奥运会上获得银牌的感受，他认为他获得的两枚银牌是“失败者的奖牌”，故A项最适合作为文章标题。【答案】A7Where are Neil Adams silver medals now?AAround his neck.BAt the back of a cupboard.CIn a box.DOn the wall.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，现在这两枚银牌被他的妻子裱框后挂在了墙上。【答案】D8How long did Adams keep the medals in the box?AMore than 30 years.BMore than 40 years.CMore than 20 years.DNo more than 20 years.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，他分别于1980年和1984年参加奥运会，并分别夺得了一枚银牌，但他的两枚银牌是在四年前才从盒子里拿出来的，也就是2008年，那么第一枚银牌在盒子里放了28年，第二枚银牌放了24年。因此答案应为20多年。【答案】C9Adams always felt it a pity to win silver medals because .Ahe was narrowly beaten by the championBhe didnt try his bestChe lacked techniquesDhe was too greedy【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句可知，他本来是能够获胜的，但最后都是对手勉强获得冠军，这让他觉得很可惜。【答案】A10What advice does the author give to other athletes?ATry to become the media focus.BKeep their cool and work hard.CTry to do better next time.DUse as many techniques as possible.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知，作者建议其他运动员要保持冷静并努力锻炼，因此选择B。【答案】B.完形填空(2013郑州检测)An acrobatic(杂技的) master performed a tightrope(钢丝) walk between two mountains, which attracted thousands of people.When the 1 started, he went to one end of the tightrope， 2 straight at the goal ahead, with open arms, walking slowly step by step to the opposite side of the mountain. Immediately, the audience 3 loud applause.“If my hands are tied, do you also believe I can 4 ？” he asked the audience. 5 ， some people didnt believe, but in order to know the 6 ， they said, “We believe you！”Then, he had his hands tied with a rope and walked past 7 .He looked around and said, “If Im blindfolded(蒙着眼睛的) with my hands tied, do you 8 believe I can go past？”This time, the people said without 9 ， “We believe you！”In this way, his eyes were 10 with a black cloth. He moved slowly to the tightrope and walked along it inch by inch. This time, he went past once again. The audience burst into 11 .Then, he 12 a child and asked all the people, “If I put him on any shoulders 13 Im blindfolded with my hands tied as well, do you still believe I can make it？”All the people replied before 14 ， “We believe you！”“I ask you again, do you really believe me？”“Yes, we believe you completely！”Then, he said, “Well then, since you believe me, 15 my child with yours. Who will？”All of a sudden, the audience fell 16 . The silence lasted for nearly ten minutes.After ten minutes, the acrobatic master said nothing, just put the child on his shoulders and walked past along the tightrope. Sure enough, this time he 17 once more.Faced with things far from their own 18 ， people can often make judgments easily and quickly, but once involved in(牵涉) it, most of people “cannot 19 it clearly”. Only those who are really confident, like the master in the tightrope walk, can stay 20 at any time.【语篇解读】本文讲述了一位走钢丝表演的艺术大师，他以不同的方式成功走过架于两座山之间的钢绳。难度每次加大，人群激情沸腾。当他问在场的观众，他能否以一种比上次更难更危险的方法通过时，观众都毫不怀疑。最后一次他问观众，他能否把他们的孩子扛在肩膀上通过，观众寂静了，犹豫了。故事告诉我们这样一个道理：当我们不用涉及自己的切身利益时，做决定是简单的，反之则不然，人们都不愿拿自己的孩子去冒险。1A.talent BplayCprogram Dshow【解析】由文章第一句话的perform可知这是现场表演，所以D对。【答案】D2A.stepping BstaringCwandering Dpointing【解析】他目光直视前方的目标，stare at凝视。形容精力高度集中。所以B对。【答案】B3A.broke into Bcame intoCgave off Dsent out【解析】当他第一次成功通过时，人群爆发出热烈的掌声。break into破门而入，突然爆发；give off发出光、热等。所以A正确。【答案】A4A.get through Bwalk downCgo across Dpass around【解析】句意：如果我的双手被绑住，你们相信我也能通过吗？get across通过(到达对面)；get through(从立体空间)通过，所以C正确。【答案】C5A.Finally BActuallyCHopefully DEspecially【解析】根据后面的some people didnt believe, but in order to know知道，事实上，人们是不信的，但为了检验结果，他们说了谎话，说他能过。actually与后文but呼应，所以B正确。【答案】B6A.result BexperienceCchallenge Dtrick【解析】能与不能是一种未来的结果，所以A正确。【答案】A7A.slightly BluckilyCsmoothly Dnervously【解析】walk smoothly顺利地走过。所以C正确。【答案】C8A.even BjustCalways Dstill【解析】有了第二次，他问人们他是否仍然能在增加难度的基础上，再次通过。此处用still是相对于上一次而言的“仍然”。所以D正确。【答案】D9A.difficulty BhesitationCconcern Dmercy【解析】人们毫不犹豫地回答without hesitation意思是“毫不犹豫”，符合场景，所以B正确。【答案】B10A.blocked BhiddenCcovered Dequipped【解析】根