2019年高考英语一轮巩固达标练题 Unit 2 Poems（含解析）新人教版选修6

Unit 2 Poems一、阅读理解。Few people are aware that Waterloo Bridge, crossed by thousands of daily muters(通

Unit2Poems 一、阅读理解。 FewpeopleareawarethatWaterlooBridge,crossedbythousandsofdaily muters(通勤者)andcelebratedasaLondonlandmark,wasmainlybuiltbya femaleworkforce. Therearenowrittenorphotographicrecordsofthewomenwhobuiltthe bridgesincetheconstructionpanythatbuiltitclosedinthe1980sandwith itwentalltherecords.What’sleftisanecdotalevidence,keptalivebythe touristboatcaptainswhohavecalledittheLadies’Bridge. DuringtheSecondWorldWar,withthemajorityoftheactivemalelabor forceawayatthefront,womenincreasinglytookontraditionallymaleroles. By1944,25，000womenwereworkingintheconstructionindustry,carryingout back­breakingtasks.Thesewomenwerepermittedtocarryoutthisexhausting anddangerousworkonthebasisthatitwouldonlybetemporaryandthattheir paywouldbelowerthanthatofmen.Sothetrendinwomenworkingin constructionandengineeringdidnotcontinueafterthewar. Septemberseesaseriesofeventscelebratingtheunknownworkofthelarge femaleworkforce.MusicianClaudiaMolitorhascreateda45­minutemusical entitled“theSingingBridge”，whichrunsatSomersetHousefrom9to25 September.InlateSeptember,the“LightuptheLadies’Bridge”eventsees theNationalTheatre’sflytowerlitupbylargescalephotographic projections(投影)offemaleconstructionworkersworkinginconstructionduring WorldWarⅡ. Let’sallcelebratethewomenwhohavehelpedtobuildthecitiesinwhich welive.