（重庆大学版）2016届高考英语一轮复习：考点规范练18
<p> 考点规范练18(选修6 <span word="ThemeC">ThemeC</span>)</p><p> 考点规范练第36页 </p><p> .阅读理解1.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Gate">Gate</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>,<span word="California">California</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.<span word="Vehicles">Vehicles</span>(车辆)<span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 41 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.<span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,800 <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="painted">painted</span>“<span word="International">International</span> <span word="Orange">Orange</span>”<span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="fog">fog</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Gate">Gate</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="color">color</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Gate">Gate</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Gate">Gate</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Gate">Gate</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Marin">Marin</span> <span word="County">County</span>,<span word="California">California</span>.</p><p> <span word="Planning">Planning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>.<span word="People">People</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="ferries">ferries</span>(渡船).</p><p> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>.<span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1934.<span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="protections">protections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="building">building</span>.<span word="These">These</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="hats">hats</span>”<span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>’ <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p>
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