第1页共10页高二上学期总复习（一）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A★★★☆☆MahatmaGandhiSetuBridge(India)ThisbridgeconnectsPatnainthesouthwithHajipurinthenorth,andspans(横跨)theGangesriver.Itwasopenedin1982and,at5,750m,itisthesecondlongestriverbridgeinIndia.TowerBridge(England)ThisfamouslandmarkwasopenedinJune1894byEdwardVII.Itis244mlongandhastwotowers,eachrisingtoaheightof65mabovetheRiverThames.Originallythereweretwohigh-levelwaysforwalkersbetweenthetowers,butthesewereclosedin1910.Akashi-KaikyōBridge(Japan)Openedin1998,at3,911minlengththisbridgeisnowtheworld’slargestthree-spansuspensionbridge(三跨悬索桥),linkingKobetoAwajiIslandacrosstheAkashiStrait.Previously,boatsoperatedacrossthewater,untiladeadlycrashconvincedtheJapanesegovernmenttobuildabridgewhichcouldalsowithstand(承受)windsof286km/hand第2页共10页earthquakes.Rio-AntirrioBridge(Greece)This2,880mlongbridgespanstheGulfofCorinthandwasopenedthedaybeforethe2004AthensOlympicsstarted.Thedepthofwaterinthegulf(海湾)canreach65m,sothebridgesupportsarenotburiedintheseabedbutrestonit.Thismeansthatthesupportscanmovesidewaysintheeventofanearthquake.1.Whichbridgeisthelongestamongthosementionedinthetext?A.TowerBridge.B.Rio-AntirrioBridge.C.Akashi-KaikyōBridge.D.MahatmaGandhiSetuBridge.2.WhywastheAkashi-KaikyōBridgeconstructed?A.Toreduceboataccidents.B.Toofferacitizenwalkway.C.Topreventawfulnaturaldisasters.D.ToprovidealinkacrosstheGangesRiver.3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheRio-AntirrioBridge?A.Itcanberuinedinabigwind.B.Itliesonthesurfaceoftheseabed.C.Itcanbefloodedduetodeepgulfwater.D.ItwasfinishedinahurryfortheAthensOlympics.B★★★☆☆Awomanwhosufferedfromcancerasateenagerhasreunitedwiththe“life-changing”nursewhocaredforher—30yearslater.LizBrown,a43-year-oldmotherofthreefromEastRiding,Yorkshire,wasdiagnosedwithcancerwhenshewas14yearsold.MsBrownreceivedthediagnosishavingwokenupfrightenedonher14thbirthday.Shewasadmittedtoa第3页共10页hospitalinCambridgein1989,whereshewastoldthatsheshouldn’texpecttosurviveintoadulthood.Whilebeingmonitored(监护)atthehospital,MsBrownwaslookedafterbyakindnursecalledDebbieBye.MsBrownhasneverforgottenthegoodcarethatMsByeprovidedduringhertimeofneed.“Myprognosis(预断)wasverypoor,”MsBrownsaid.“Iwasn’texpectedtolivemorethanfiveyears,butnowI’m43withthreechildrenandthere’snotawheelchairinsight.Shemighthavethoughtshewasdoingherjobbutitwentaboveandbeyondthat.IrememberwatchingDebbieworkandbeingsoinspiredbythewaythatshedidthings.Sheshowedmethatchildrenarechildrennomatterwhatiswrongwiththemandshetreatedusallthesame.”Thechildhoodcancersurvivoralwayswonderedwhathadhappenedtothenurseovertheyears,whichiswhyshedecidedtoputacalloutonTwitter.MsBrowntweetedanappealtofindMsBye,withhertweetbeingsharedmorethan1,000times.Heractionprovedsuccessful,asthetwowomenwereeventuallyabletomakecontact(取得联系)thankstothepowerofsocialmedia.“TobetherewhenLizzywasgivenherprognosiswassomethingIwillneverforget,”saidMsBye,whohassinceretired(退休)fromhospitalworkandnowworkspart-timeinaschool.“ShewasateenagerindenialandovertheyearsIhaveoftenwonderedwhathappenedtoherandcametotheonlyconclusionIcouldandthoughtshehadpassedaway.Iamblownaway.”4.WhatdoweknowaboutMsBye?A.Sheisinpoorhealthnow.B.Shestillworksinthesamehospital.C.Sheforg...