高考英语完形填空考前训练：最的桥

高考英语完形填空考前训练：最的桥London’sRiverThameshastwenty-sevenbridges.TowerBridge,thefirstbridgeovertheThamesasyoutraveltowardsLondonfromthesea,isthe___1___ofthemall.

Thethingthatissurprisingabout___2___isthatitopensinthemiddle.Itdoesthistoletthebigships___3___tothePoolofLondon.Ifyouare___4___enoughtoseethebridgewithitstwoopeningarmshighintheair,youwillneverforgetit.

TowerBridgeismorethanonehundredyearsold.Itwasbuiltinthe___5___.By1850,everyone___6___thatabridgeacrosstheThamesneartheTowerLondonwhichisalmostathousandyearsoldwasmostnecessary.Butthe___7___arguedaboutthenewbridgeforabout___8___thirtyyears.Thearguelastedsolongbecauseoftwoproblems.ThenewbridgemustlookliketheTowerofLondon—everyonesaidso.It___9___notlooklikeamodernbridge.Butbecauseofthetallshipsitwas___10___tohaveamoderndesign.

Atlast,two___11___designershadtheideaofanopeningbridge.AndtheymadeitlookliketheTower,soeveryonewas___12___.Itwasawonderfulsuccess.Therewassomuchtrafficontheriver___13___thebridgeopenedatleasttwelvetimesaday.Ahundredyearsago,theRiverThameswasLondon’s___14___road.

Todaybig___15___don’tcomesofaruptheThames.TowerBridgeopensperhapsonlytwiceaweek,___16___thesamewonderfulmachineryisstillworking.Itcanstillliftthetwo___17___openingarms—each1,000tons—___18___seventymetersfortheshipstogothrough.Andtheycanstillopenandclosethe___19___inone-and-a-halfminutes.

ThingsarechangingnowatTowerBridge,but___20___happensinitsexcitingfuture,TowerBridgewillalwaysmeanLondon.

1.A.widestB.highestC.newestD.mostfamous

2.A.LondonB.thebridgesC.TowerBridgeD.theriver

3.A.throughB.overC.underD.below

4.A.tallB.gladC.afraidD.lucky

5.A.1890B.1890sC.1890’D.1890s’

6.A.agreedB.suggestedC.toldD.hoped

7.A.travelersB.LondonersC.buildersD.designers

8.A.anotherB.otherC.restD.else

9.A.dareB.needC.usedD.must

10.A.possibleB.impossibleC.necessaryD.important

11.A.cleverB.foolishC.carelessD.troublesome

12.A.satisfiedB.angryC.surprisedD.disappointed

13.A.whereB.whenC.thatD.which

14.A.busiestB.richestC.widestD.best

15.A.carsB.shipsC.busesD.trucks

16.A.orB.butC.andD.then

17.A.longB.heavyC.shiningD.wonderful

18.A.keepingB.leavingC.makingD.saving

19.A.bridgeB.riverC.towerD.ship

20.A.whatB.howeverC.whateverD.whichever

【答案与解析】本文介绍的最的桥——塔桥的设计过程、所起的作用、及其进展。

1.D。依据常识推断塔桥是伦敦泰晤士河上全部桥中最的。

2.C。从首段看出本文要描写塔桥。此处承接上文,指塔桥的令人惊异之处。

3.A。through意为“穿过，通过”。

4.D。依据倒数第2段中“塔桥或许一周只开两次”，可知假如你有幸看到桥张开双臂高悬在空中。

5.B。inthe1890s/1890’s意为“在19世纪90代”。

6.A。suggest当“建议”讲时后面宾语从句中的谓语动词用should+动词原形;agree指原来有过分歧,经协商后“到达意见全都”符合语境。

7.D。但是,设计者们为这座新桥又争辩了大约三十年。

8.A。another+数字+复数名词;数字+other+复数名词。

9.D。mustnot在此意为“决不”。

10.C。但由于高大的轮船(在此通过),这座桥有必要进展现代化的设计。

11.A。从下文推出此处指“聪慧的”设计者。

12.A。他们把桥设计得像塔，所以每个人都感到满足。

13.C。本句中使用的是so...that...结果状语从句。

14.A。依据上文“一天至少开12次”可知泰晤士河是伦敦最繁忙的交通路线。

15.B。依据上下文可知,此处指“船”。

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