福建省厦门双十中学2023~2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题
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一、阅读理解
Ai-PetriBridges,Crimea
TheviewsoftheCrimeancoastfromthetopof1,234-metrehighAi-PetriMountare
amazing.Thehangingbridgesbuiltinrecentyearscanreachthetopofthemount.Ifjust
walkingacrossthebridgesisnotdangerousenough,italsohappenstobeoneofthewindiest
placesintheworld.Itissaidthatthebridgesblowfromsidetosideaswindspeedsreach170
kilometresperhourfor125daysoftheyear.It’salsoveryfoggy,soyoumaynotbeableto
seeclearly!
UBeinBridge,Myanmar
Thisfive-metre-high,1.2-kilometrewoodenfootbridgedoesnotlookasdangerousasthe
others,butdonotbefooled.Itwasbuiltinthe1850sandit’scertainlyfeelingitsage!Some
oftheoldwoodisnotasstrongasitusedtobe.Itiseasytoloseyourfooting.Althoughthere
isnohandrail(栏杆),largenumbersoftouristscrossiteveryday.Whenthetouristsarrivein
theeveningtowatchthebeautifulsunset,thisbridgecouldbecomethemostdangerousof
themall!
TheTriftBridge,Switzerland
At100metreshighand170metreslong,thisisoneofthehighestbridgesintheworld.
Builtin2004,thebridgeishiddenamongthehighSwissAlps.Youwouldn’thavewantedto
walkacrossthebridgebeforeitsrepairin2009.Butifyouhavethecouragetocrossthis
bridge,you’dbetterdoitquickly!
TheHussainiHangingBridge,Pakistan
InthemountainousareaofNorthernPakistan,theHussainiHangingBridgehelps
travelerscrosstheBoritLake.However,youwillnotfeeltooconfidentwhenyougetcloseto
thisbridge.It’soneoftheoldestbridgesinPakistanandmanylocalsuseiteverydayto
traveltoworkandschool—imaginelosingyourhomeworkoverthesideofthisbridge!It’s