2024-2025学年学年江苏省扬州市扬大附中高一上学期联考英语试卷（本卷满分150 分，考试时间120分钟）
第二部分 阅读理解(共三节，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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
A
Want to experience unique restaurants in the world? Go and have a try!
Ithaa Restaurant, the Maldives
If you want to enjoy a sea view while you eat but are not used to being in aboat, you will be impressed by the Ithaa Restaurant in the Maldives. The restaurant, with a name that means “pearl”in the local dialect, is located 15feet beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean. As the first of its kind in the world, it is surrounded by coral reefs and other underwater species, offering diners 270-degree underwater views. Of course, having dinner here will cost you a lot, but it is definitely worth it.
Gajumaru Treehouse Diner, Japan
When delicious food is combined with natural beauty, it makes for an unforgettable dining experience. The Gajumaru Treehouse Diner is a restaurant built in a big tree, 20 feet tall. After travelling to the main dining hall by elevator, customers can enjoy Japanese hotpot, shabu-shabu, while overlooking the city andthe beautiful Naha Harbor beyond. The lights of the port in the evening make adinner at Gajumaru even more wonderful, so it is good value for the money.
Dinner in the sky, Belgium
A Brussels-based moving restaurant is ready for you to do something a little more extreme at meal times. If you are rich enough to afford the prices, a crane (吊车) will lift you and other 21 customers and waiters into the sky-l50 feet above theground, where you can enjoy the high-end cuisine (烹饪) for a couple of hours. Your seat can rotate (旋转) around 180 degrees so that you get a bird’s eye view ofthe surrounding scenery. You may feel excited and a little scared, but do remember to fasten your seat belt and don’t drop your fork! The restaurant’s mobile form can even travel to any destination in the world — Paris, New York or Niagara Falls…
1. Where is Gajumaru Treehouse Diner built?
A. In the sky. B. In a tree.
C. In the sea. D. In Naha Harbor.
2. How many people altogether can be in the sky in the mobile restaurant in Belgium?
A. 21. B. 22. C. 30. D. 33.
3. What do the three restaurants have in common?
A. They are all expensive. B. They are all horrible
C. They are all popular. D. They are all easy to reach.
B
Natural Disasters Require Special Building Design
Natural disasters happen everywhere in the world. Many cause property damage and loss of life. But researchers say the severity (严重性) of their effects can be reduced if people take steps to prepare.
A new exhibit teaches what governments and individuals can do to lessen the effects. Chrysanthe Broikos organized the exhibit at the National Building Museum. She says large buildings and other structures can survive strong earthquakes if they are built with some level of flexibility. In other words, they need to be able to bend and move as the earth shakes.
“We need to let buildings move and we can actually understand where they might fail, and then go in and design buildings with that in mind.”
One building design is called a “special moment frame”. It enables movement at points where large load-bearing supports join each other. Rubber-based foundation blocks let buildings move, while huge shock absorbers (缓冲器) help to limit the shaking.
The museum exhibit has a model of a wind wall. The model shows how some roofs or tops of buildings are more likely to be destroyed than others because of the strong winds of hurricanes. Chrysanthe Broikos says tests show that a reasonable angled roof is best able to withstand wind storms. In areas with powerful winds, researchers have strongly urged the creation of at least one “safe room”. This is a place where building occupants can spend the most dangerous part of the storm.
Another concern is how to deal with storms and flooding. Some coastal communities in the U.S. have made artificial reefs from oysters (牡蛎) shells instead of rocks. The builders use shells collected from restaurants to create the barriers. Chrysanthe Broikos also suggests setting aside land along the coast for parks instead of housing. She says this is more natural and keeps valuable property away from danger.
