2024届高考英语外刊阅读天天练：七选五模拟训练二

高考英语外刊阅读天天练：七选五模拟训练二 ① Deep underground, a construction crew is hard at work. They are digging a two-mile-long tunnel to help keep millions of gallons of raw sewage out of nearby waterways. And they have a lot of help: a massive drill named “Hazel” that weighs 380 tons. This $615 million project is key to cleaning up the Potomac River. ___1____The new tunnel will collect the overflow and redirect it to a wastewater facility. The descent To get Hazel below the surface, construction crews spent seven months digging a shaft(竖井). ____2___These are tense moments for engineers. They have prepared for months. The chains must stay secure for Hazel to be placed precisely on the ground. At one point, the workers went up and down in what they affectionally call “the cage,” which was carried by a crane, just like Hazel.____3____ “The hardest part about this is just like any job: Getting up in the morning,” said Jay Warner, a worker who takes the cage down every day. The staging The machine mines 20 hours a day, five days a week. On a good day, it drills 120 feet. To keep up, engineers need to work in 10-hour shifts. ____4____Most of the people working with Hazel have spent decades working with similar machines across the country. Faced with a tight deadline from state officials, they have never had to work as fast as they have here. As the machine drills, it also lays grout and pushes dirt out of the way. This far down, most of the soil is indistinguishable. Inside the tunnel Inside the part of the tunnel that’s already dug, drops of water and brown gunk fall from the ceiling, and a thick liquid sits on the bottom of the curved floor. ___5____Still, the air is humid. It feels clammy. This valve helps fresh air fill the tunnel. Nearly 150 feet underground, workers wear kneepads to crouch and crawl around the tunnel. 【The Washington Post(July 16, 2023)】 A. The machine sprays a foam that makes it easier to drill through the soil. B. To start, a crane lifted the drill up, p