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【題目】 Cars and buses began crossing the Pearl River as Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge opens to traffic on October 23, 2018. It took six years to prepare, and about eight years to finish building it.

Facts & Figures Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge—“the world’s longest cross-sea bridge”

☆The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is 55 km long, including connecting roads, and it is the world’s longest sea bridge. ☆Over the Pearl River, the bridge will cut down travel time between Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai. It takes only 45 minutes from Hong Kong to Zhuhai, and then to Macau. ☆It was further reported that China’s Central Government, Hong Kong and Macao offered 22% of the building costs. The rest 78% (53.7 billion yuan or US $ 8.4 billion) from a consortium (財團) of banks led by Bank of China.

【1】From the report we know China’s central Government, HongKong and Macau provided about _______ of costs for building the bridge.

A. halfB. one fifthC. three fifthsD. four fifths

【2】How long is the bridge from Zhuhai to Macao?

A. 11.4 km.B. 14 km.C. 29.6 km.D. 55 km.

【3】How many lanes does the bridge have in both directions?

A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Six.

【4】According to the report about the bridge, which of the following is NOT true?

A. It is the world’s longest bridge.

B. Its service life is 120 years.

C. There is a tunnel in the middle of the bridge.

D. It cuts down the travel time between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao.

【5】The message mainly tells us _______.

A. what the bridge looks likeB. the exact facts about the bridge

C. how workers built the bridgeD. when and where the bridge built was

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本文通過文字、圖表和表格介紹了港珠澳大橋通行時間、事實與數(shù)字等確實的信息。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格2第3點第1句It was further reported that China’s Central Government, Hong Kong and Macao offered 22% of the building costs.（據(jù)報道，中央政府、香港和澳門提供了22%的建筑費用。）可知“根據(jù)報告，我們知道中國中央政府，香港和澳門提供了大約五分之一的建造費用�！惫蔬xB。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格二第1點The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is 55 km long, including connecting roads, and it is the world’s longest sea bridge.（香港-珠海-澳門大橋全長55公里，包括連接道路，是世界上最長的跨海橋。）可知“香港-珠海-澳門大橋全長55公里”；結(jié)合圖表可知珠海至澳門大橋距離是55-14-29.6=11.4公里；故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)圖表右邊紅體字Two-way six-lane highway（雙向六車道公路）可知“這座橋雙向有6條車道”；故選D。

【4】理解判斷題。B. Its service life is 120 years.使用壽命120年；根據(jù)圖表中Expected service year：120 years（預(yù)期服務(wù)年：120年）可知B正確；C. There is a tunnel in the middle of the bridge. 橋中間有一條隧道；根據(jù)圖表可知兩個人工島（Artifical island）中間有一個隧道（Tunnel），可知C正確；D. It cuts down the travel time between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. 它減少了香港、珠海和澳門之間的旅行時間；根據(jù)表格2第2點第1句Over the Pearl River, the bridge will cut down travel time between Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai（這座橋在橫穿珠江，將縮短香港、澳門和珠海之間的旅行時間。）可知D正確；A. It is the world’s longest bridge. 它是世界上最長的橋；根據(jù)表格二第1點中it is the world’s longest sea bridge.（它是世界上最長的跨海橋。）可知A錯誤；故選A。

【5】主旨理解題。本文是新聞報道，本文通過文字、圖表和表格介紹了港珠澳大橋通行時間、事實與數(shù)字等信息�？芍�這條消息主要告訴我們有關(guān)這座橋的確切情況。故選B。