2016届高考英语一轮复习(外研版)考点规范训练：必修3 Module 6Old and New
<p> 考点规范练18(必修3 <span word="Module">Module</span> 6)</p><p> .阅读理解</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><p> <span word="A">A</span> 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.Still,this was a new safety record for the time.</p>
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