2019-2020学年高中英语模块综合检测3(含解析).pdfVIP

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 模块综合检测（三） （满分：120分；时间 :100分钟） Ⅰ。阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） A Grant Park is Chicagos main downtown park。It is located between Michigan Avenue and Lake Michigan. After the Great Fire of 1871， much of the dust was pushed into the lake， creating the fill for what is now the actual park。At the end of the 19th century， plans were made to develop the park and construct large buildings and commercial property(商地） in the park。But a Chicagoan citizen, A．Montgomery Ward, wanted the park to remain open space as had already been decided in 1836， and brought the plans to court。After almost 20 years of battle in court, he won the case in 1911.As a result， the park remains open space，offering a great view on the cliff of buildings on Michigan Avenue。 The Parks structure is based on the French parks with geometric(几 何学的 ) designs。It consists of a series of bridges which cross the Railway tracks that are still on the parks mixture。After the bridges,the park is - 1 - 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 divided in sections with lawns, trees and monuments， one of them being a statue of Abraham Lincoln。The front near Michigan Lake provides a favorite track for many strollers（散步者), joggers and bikers。 The main attraction in Grant Park is the Clarence Buckingham Fountain.The fountain was designed in 1927 by Kate Buckingham to honor her late brother Clarence。The design of the large fountain is based on the ‘Bassin de Latome ’ built by Edward H ．Bennett。The Buckingham Fountain is best seen at night when it is animated with a computerized choreography of color spotlights。The Buckingham Fountain, which features a central jet shooting water up to 150ft （46m), is best seen at night. 【