2023届福建省泉州市鲤城区福建省泉州第五中学二模英语试题

泉州五中2023届高中毕业班适应性检测（二） 英 语 试 题 考试时间：2023年 6 月 2 日 命题人：_______ 审核人：_______ 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 21st Century Wonders of Engineering Great Engineering has selected five wonders of 21st century engineering for our Excellence Prize. Now we’re asking you to vote for one and tell us why! Falkirk Wheel(Falkirk, Scotland 2001) The Falkirk Wheel is the world’s only rotating boat lift. Its steel arms each hold a water-filled tank into which boats can sail. As the wheel rotates, so do the arms, raising and lowering the boats a distance of 25 meters, using power equal to only eight boiling tea kettles. Millau Viaduct(Millau, France 2005) The 2.46-kilometer-long Millau Viaduct over the River Tam in the south of France is 270 meters high—the highest bridge in the world. It took just three years to build. It is a beautiful bridge that adds to the natural beauty of the river valley. Langeled Pipeline(The North Sea 2007) This pipeline under the ocean carries natural gas across the 1,200 kilometers of rocky sea bed from Norway to Britain. It is the longest pipeline of its kind. It runs through some of the most dangerous waters in the world. Three Gorges Dam(Yichang, China 2009) Three Gorges Dam is the largest dam for electric power in the world. Its 1.6-kilometer-long wall across the Yangtze River rises 183 meters above the valley floor. It can hold back 39 million cubic meters of water. Venice Tide Barrier(Venice, Italy 2011) In 1966,the city of Venice was flooded in two meters of ocean water. To prevent this from happening again, the Italian government has built 78 walls, each about 600 square meters, which will rise from the sea floor when the level of the Adriatic Sea is dangerously high and threatens the city. 21．Which wonder consumes surprisingly little power when working? A．Three Gorges Dam. B．Langeled Pipeline. C．Venice Tide Barrier. D．Falki