1. (2019九下·温州竞赛) 阅读理解

    From the Forbidden City to the Great Wall, ancient Chinese People have always been praised for their building skills and wisdom. Their great skills have been passed down to modern Chinese people. Evidence of this can be seen in recent buildings, such as the Bird's Nest in Beijing, and the Shanghai Tower. And recently, Chinese has created even more evidence of its great building skills

    The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) was opened on Oct 24, 2018, which is a huge sea crossing bridge, connecting the Hong Kong SAR, Zhuhai City and the Macao SAR.

    As the world's longest sea-based project, the 55-kilormstre bridge is the result of six years of research and another nine years of building Builders had to make artificial islands in the Pear River Delta to hold up the bridge. There is also a 6.7-kiloametre underwater tunnel in the middle of the bridge. This is to allow ships to sail through the Delta. It has been named as one of the "seven wonders of the modern world "by The Guardian.

    "It is designed with a service life of 120 years. It can stand against a strong wind equal to a maximum Beaufort scale 16," Zhu Yougling, a project manager, told The Guardian. "It can also survive a magnitude-8 earthquake." Meanwhile, the Y-shaped bridge could reduce travel time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macao from more than three hours to about 45 minutes." The bridge will not only be a transport connection. It will be a social, economic, cultural, and tourism connection among the three areas. "Yu Lie, director of the HZMB Authority, said.

    The bridge is open to tourists to drive across it. Most visitors can take a shuttle bus to make the journey with 300 yuan for a single trip. However, local car owners can not cross the bridge unless they have a special permit

1. （1） Why does the author mention some famous buildings?

   A . To show Chinese building skills. B . To make an introduction of them. C . To explain the history of building. D . To describe the difficulty in building.
3. （2） What were the artificial islands build fox?

   A . Serving as resting places. B . Being used as a place for tourists. C . Allowing ships to sail safely. D . Providing supports for the bridge.
5. （3） The official Zhu Yongling mainly tell us     .

   A . where the HZMB lies B . how strong the HZMB is C . what the HZMIB is made up of D . when the HZMB was completed
7. （4） The passage might be found in     .

   A . social news B . medical advice C . a research report D . a product introduction