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2020年梅州市梅县丙村中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

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2020年梅州市梅县丙村中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析
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'sbrilliantbridgeshaveaidedtradeandbroughtcommunitiestogetherandarealwaysthemostexcitingpartofthejourney.Thesemust-seebridgesarenowtouristattractionsintheirownright.
CliftonSuspensionBridge,Bristol
DescribedbyitslegendaryengineerIsambardKingdomBrunelas“myfirstlove,mydarling”,inwasoriginallydesignedforhorse-drawntraffic.Now,morethanfourmillionvehiclesayearcrossthe1,352ft-Jongtoll(收费bridgeovertheAvonGorge.The£ltollforeveryjourneypaysforitsrepair.Thehistoryofthebridge,datingbackto1864,iskeptalivethroughaprogrammeoftours,eventsandexhibitions.
InfinityBridge,Stockton-On-Tees
ApedestrianandcyclefootbridgeacrosstheRiverTees,itsworkingtitlewastheNorthShoreFootbridge,beforeitwasgivenitsgrandernamewhenopenedin2009.Itisparticularlyspectacular(壮观atnight.Thearchesofthebridgearealsolitwhiteand,oncalmnights,theirreflectioninthewaterappearsasaninfinitysymbol,therebyinspiringthenamewhichwaschosenbythepublic.
TowerBridge,London
AnengineeringwonderbuiltfromthousandsoftonsofCornishgranite,Portlandstoneandsteel,ittookconstructionworkerseightyearstocomplete.Morethan120yearsold,it'sapopulartouristattraction,aswellasafunctionalbridge.VisitorscantakeintheviewsoverthecapitalandexperienceseeingLondonlifethroughtheGlassFloor.
IronBridge,Shropshire
Openedin1781,thisisthefirstarchbridgeintheworldtobemadeoutofcastiron.Recognisedasoneofthegreatsymbolsoftheindustrialrevolution,ittransformedthecartofbridgebuildingandwasacrucialfactorinthedevelopmentoftheirontradeinShropshire.1.Whichbridgehasthelongesthistory?
A.CliftonSuspensionBridge.B.InfinityBridge.C.TowerBridge.D.IronBridge.2.WhatcanweknowaboutInfinityBridge?

A.Peoplecanjustwalkonit.B.Thepublicgiveittwonames.
C.It'swellworthvisitingatnight.D.It'sarchisthebiggestontheearth.3.WhatdoCliftonSuspensionBridgeandTowerBridgehaveincommon?
A.Theyarebothover120yearsold.B.Visitorsshouldpayforpassingthem.
C.Theyhavethesameoriginaldesign.D.VisitorscanhaveagoodviewofLondononthem.
B
Therewillbemoreplasticthanfishintheworld’soceansby2050.ThatiswhatanewreportfromtheWorldEconomicForumandEllenMacArthurFoundationwarns.Ifthecurrenttrendcontinues,thereportsaid,oceanswillcontainonetonofplasticforeverythreetonsoffishin2025.By2050,plasticswillweighmorethanfish.Theproblemisthateachyearatleast8milliontonsofplasticsendupinoceansaroundtheworld.Thisisthesameasdumpingthecontentsofonegarbagetruckintotheoceaneveryminute.
Notallplasticendsupintheoceanbecausesomeonethrowsaplasticbottleintothewater.Plasticcontainersandothertrashthrownontostreetsandsidewalksoftenaresweptintooceans.Unlikeothertypesoftrashintheocean,theplasticneverbio-degrades.Thereisawaytoslowtheamountofplasticsgoingintotheoceans—peoplecanrecyclemore.Currentlyonlyabout14percentofplasticsarerecycled.ResearchinEuropeshowsasmuchas53percentofplasticcouldberecycledusingavailabletechnology.Thereportsaysthatanothersolutionisusinglessplasticforpackagingproducts.Butthatisnotlikelytohappen.
“Givenplasticpackaging’smanybenefits,boththepossibilityanddesirabilityofanacross-the-boarddramaticreductioninthevolumeofplasticpackagingusedisclearlylow,”thereportsaid.Buttheauthorsnotereducingtheuseofplasticsshouldbetried“wherepossible.”Fordecades,scientistswarnedthatplasticsarekillingfish.Researchshowsthatfisharedyingfromchokingaftereatingplastics.Anothercauseofdeathisthatplasticscause“intestinalblockageandstarvation,”theenvironmentalgroupsaid.4.WhyisthegarbagetruckmentionedinParagraph1?A.Toexplainhowplasticsendupintheocean.B.Towarnpeopleagainsttheoceanpollution.C.Toclarifytheseriousnessoftheproblem.D.Topointoutsomedetailsofthereport.
5.Whyisplasticmoredangerousthanothertypesoftrash?
A.Thereistoomuchofit.B.Itpoisonstheoceanwater.C.Itisfromdifferentsources.D.Itishardtobreakdown.

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