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综合类精讲班讲义第31讲
第5部分：补全短文（第46~50题，每题2分，共10分）
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5举殴自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。
第二篇
The World's Longest Bridge
Rumor has it that（1）a legendary six-headed monster lurks in the deep waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea between Italy and the island of Sicily. (1)C When completed in 2010， the world's longest bridge will weigh nearly 300，000 tons - equivalent to the iceberg that sank the Titanic—and stretch 5 kilometers long. "That's nearly.50 percent longer than any other bridge ever built，" says structural engineer Shane Rixon.
（2）B They're suspension bridges， massive structures built to span vast water channels or gorges. A suspension bridge needs just two towers to shoulder the structure's mammoth weight. thanks to hefty supporting cables Slung between the towers and anchored firmly in deep pools of cement at each end of the bridge. The Messina Strait Bridge will have two 54，100-ton towers， which will support most of the bridge's load. The beefy cables of the bridge， each l.2 meter in diameter， will hold up the longest and widest bridge deck ever built.
When construction begins on the Messina Strait Bridge in 2005， the first job will be to erect two 370 meter-tall steel towers (3)E Getting these cables up will be something(2). It's not just their length --- totally 5.3 kilometers ---but their weight.
(4)F
. After lowering vertical “suspender” cables from the main cables， builders will erect a 60 meter-wide 54，630-ton steel roadway， or deck - wide enough to accommodate 12 lanes of traffic. The deck's weight will pull down on the cables with a force of 70，500 tons. In return， the cables yank up against their firmly rooted anchors with a force of 139，000 tons---equivalent to the weight of about 100，000 cars. Those anchors are essential. (5)D
词汇：
legendary / ˈledʒənˌderi: / adj.传说中的
monster / ˈmɔnstə/n．怪物，妖怪
lurk /1ʒ:k/v．潜伏
Sicily /’sisili/ 西西里岛（意大利南部）
Tyrrhenian /tirə'ni:ən/ Sea 第勒尼安海
Messina /me'si:nə/ Strait墨西拿海峡
gorge /go:dʒ/n．峡谷
mammoth / ˈmæməθ/v．巨大的
hefty /'hefh/ adj.高强度的
sling /sliŋ/v．用悬带吊挂 (slung， slung)
beefy/ ˈbi:fi: /adj.结实的
yank /yæŋk / v．拽
注释：
1． Rumor has it that．传说中… Rumor has it that这是一种固定结构。it是宾语，that引导的从句具体说明it的内容。
2． something:值得重视的人或事
练习 :
A⑥ Some environmentalists are against the project on biological grounds.
B② What do the world's longest bridges have in common?（一问一答，看下一句）
C⑤ If true one day you might spy the beast while zipping （呼啸而过）across the Messina Strait Bridge.
D④ They're what will keep the bridge from going anywhere. (anchors)
E① The second job will be to pull two sets of steel cables across the strait， each set being a bundle of 44，352 individual steel wires.
F③ They will tip up the scales at 166，500 tons.-- more than half the bridge's total mass.
答案与题解：
1． C 选项C中有一个关键词beast，与第一句的monster相呼应。所以，C是答案。
2． B 第二段第二句的主语是They.由于表语是suspension bridges，They替代的一定是前面句子出现过的bridges.六个选项中，只有B含有bridges.填在第二段段首，意思连贯。
3． E “空3”前面的句子有the first job这几个词。有first，必有second/then六个选项中，只有E含有The second job.所以，E是答案。
4． F “空4”前面的句子说的是，把这些吊索吊高定位是有难度的，不仅由于它们很长，还由于它们很重。F具体地介绍了它们的重量，应该是“空4”前面的句子的后续句。
5． D “空5”前面的句子说的是，桥桩很重要。为什么很重要呢？D解释桥桩的作用，意思连贯，所以是答案。