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2020-2021学年衡阳市实验中学高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析
第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Britain'sbrilliantbridgeshavesupportedtrade,broughtcommunitiestogetherandarealwaysthemostexcitingpartofthejourney.Thesemust-seebridgesarenowtouristattractionsintheirownright.
CliftonSuspensionBridge,Bristol
DescribedbyitslegendaryengineerIsambardKingdomBrunelas“myfirstlove,mydarling",itwasoriginallydesignedforhorse-drawntraffic.Now,morethanfourmillionvehiclesayearcrossthe1,352ft-longtoll（通行费）bridgeovertheAvonGorge.The£1tollforeveryjourneypaysforitsmaintenance.Thehistoryofthebridge,datingbackto1864,iskeptalivethroughaprogrammeoftours,eventsandexhibitions.
InfinityBridge,Stockton-On-Tees
Apedestrian（行人）andcyclefootbridgeacrosstheRiverTees,itsworkingtitlewastheNorthShoreFootbridge,beforeitwasgivenitsgrandernamewhenopenedin2009.Itisparticularlyincredibleatnight.Thearches（拱形）ofthebridgearealsolitwhiteand,oncalmnights,theirreflectioninthewaterappearsasaninfinity（无穷大）symbol,thusinspiringthenamewhichwaschosenbythepublic.
TowerBridge,London
AnengineeringwonderbuiltfromthousandsoftonsofPortlandstoneandsteel,ittookconstructionworkerseightyearstocomplete.Morethan120yearsold,it'sapopulartouristattraction,aswellasafunctionalbridge.Visitorscantakeintheviewsoverthecapital,experienceseeingLondonlifethroughtheGlassFloor,andvisittheVictorianEngineRooms.
IronBridge,Shropshire
Openedin1781,thisisthefirstarchbridgeintheworldmadeoutofcastiron.Recognisedasoneofthegreatsymbolsoftheindustrialrevolution,ittransformedthecraftofbridgebuildingandwasacrucialfactorinthedevelopmentoftheirontradeinShropshire.1.Whichbridgehasthelongesthistory?
A.CliftonSuspensionBridge.B.InfinityBridge.C.TowerBridge.D.IronBridge.2.WhatcanweknowaboutInfinityBridge?

A.Itwasoriginallymeantforpedestrains.B.Thepublicgiveittwonames.C.Ifswellworthvisitingatnight.D.Itsarchisbiggerthananyotherbridge's.3.WhatmakesCliftonSuspensionBridgedifferentfromtheotherbridgesintroduced?A.Itchargesdriversforeachpassing.B.Itofferswalkersagoodviewatnight.C.Itwasmadefromthousandsofstones.D.It'sasymboloftheindustrialrevolution.
B
SusanScott,71,isgladthatshedidn'tthinkaboutheragewhenshetookupbodybuildingattheageof59.“Ireinventmyselfeverytenyears.Istartedmy60sasabodybuilderandnowI'mbeginningmy70sasawriter,”shesaid.“Peopleusuallylimitthemselvesbyage,andit'sdiscouraging.Withage,Iremainyoungatheart.”
DrSusanstartedbodybuildingatanagewhenmostareconsideringretirementthoughshewasanathletefromanearlyage.AsachildinVenezuela,shetooktogymnasticsandlatergraduatedwithaphysicaleducationdegree.
Thensheobtainedamaster'sdegreeineducationandlateraPh.D.inAdultPersonalDevelopment.ShetaughtatCambridgeRindgeandLatinHighSchoolinCambridge,Massachusetts,for16years,whileraisingtwodaughters.
“IstartedbodybuildingwhenImetStevePfiester,agymguywhopracticedyoga.Heinvitedmetohisgymandofferedtotrainme.IstartedinJanuaryandinJunehetookmetomyfirstcompetitioninBradenton,Florida,”sherecalled.
DrSusan'sphotosshowthatshehasdevotedlonghourstotakingcareofherbody.Butshealsodevelopshermindandspirit.Onanygivenday,shegetsupat3amtoreadbooks.At4:30amshe'souttowalkthreemilesandrunanotherthree.Thisisfollowedbyyogaandaswimatthebeachwhilethesunrises.Afterwritingherjournalandworkingonherbookbetween8and10am,shehitsthegymforatleasttwohours.“Idon'tlosetrackoftime,”shesaid.
DrSusan'swaronageismhasrubbedoffonhertwodaughters,bothintheirearlythirties.“Theybothtakecareoftheirbodiesandminds.Ifyougivethemagoodfoundationasaparent,youknowthattheywillalwayscomebacktotheirroots.Itriedtoremindmyselfofthatduringtheirdifficultteenyears.”4.What'sDrSusan'sopiniononage?
A.Agecannotbehidden.B.Ageisastateofmind.
C.Everyagehasitspainsandsorrows.D.Oldageisnotsuitableforfurtherstudy.5.WhatmadeDrSusanstartbodybuilding?

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