2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（50）
<p> 50</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Gate">Gate</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>--<span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>,<span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="photographed">photographed</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>--<span word="are">are</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elevation">elevation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Californias">Californias</span> 600-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>,<span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mile">mile</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="strait">strait</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="unbridgeable">unbridgeable</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="architectural">architectural</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="feat">feat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Gate">Gate</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="only">only</span> 52 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1937. <span word="Designed">Designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>,<span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4,200<span word="ft">ft</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1959 <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="longest">longest</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="connects">connects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="northwesterly">northwesterly</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peninsula">peninsula</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Marin">Marin</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="rendering">rendering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hitherto">hitherto</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="redundant">redundant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withstand">withstand</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 27 <span word="ft">ft</span>. <span word="Handsome">Handsome</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eerie">eerie</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="fogs">fogs</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="completely">completely</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="across">across</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="towers">towers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headlands">headlands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="Pause">Pause</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midway">midway</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="suicides">suicides</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>,260 <span word="ft">ft</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>. <span word="Monitors">Monitors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="speculate">speculate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="leap">leap</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 1995, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 1,000,<span word="police">police</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="would">would</span>-<span word="be">be</span> <span word="suicides">suicides</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dubious">dubious</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousandth">thousandth</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leap">leap</span>.</p>
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