人教版（2019）高中英语必修第三册 Unit4 拓展阅读训练.docxVIP

PAGE2 / NUMPAGES2 Unit4 拓展阅读训练 刷阅读理解 A 体裁：说明文 题材：经典建筑 词数：367 难度：中 建议用时：7分钟 [江苏南京师大附中2020高一期中]I was taking in the breathtaking view at the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge when I sensed I was about to witness something even more dramatic right in front of me. Although we were all tied to lines running along the steel girders，a fellow climber called Mike had somehow managed to drop to one knee and turn to face his girlfriend, Wendy. I knew what was coming. “Wendy，will you marry me？” he asked. There was a quick smile and an attempted kiss and then a big beam. Mike had the answer he hoped for and all of us burst into a round of applause. Apparently more than 2，000 couples have become engaged at the summit since 1998，when it became possible to climb it in organised tour groups. The bridge，perhaps the most recognised symbol of this beautiful city，opened in 1932. It’s still the world’s largest steel-arch bridge. We returned to the fantastic view: the famous Sydney Opera House, ferries and sailboats making their way through the harbour, the city skyline—but I had to force myself to look down. We had climbed 1, 423 steps to the top of the bridge and I didn’t know whether to be delighted or scared. Nicole Kidman has done it. So have Bruce Springsteen, Prince Harry and scores of other celebrities. But climbing to the top clearly isn’t just for the rich and the famous. On the contrary, Australian youngsters do it to celebrate their 12th birthdays. (You have to be at least 12 years old to do the climb.) A 100-year-old woman climbed it and told guides it was on her list of things to do before death. You can climb during the day, at twilight, or even after dark with headlamps. People climb in al weathers except when there’s lightning in the area. In fact, over two million people have made the three-and-a-half-hour climb to the top of the famous bridge—an venture that cannot be done anywhere else in the world on a bridge this big. That’s probably why this climb has won a lot of tou