What was the highlight *of the May Day? It was Hangzhou Bay Bridge*, which opened on that day.
It is 36 kilometers long and the world’s longest cross- sea bridge. It begins at Jiaxing, crosses the East China Sea, and end at Cixi, about 70 kilometers from Ningbo. It will reduce* the driving time between Shanghai and Ningbo by about two hours.
A great number of the workers started to build it on November 2003, and ended in June 2007. Now the bridge has become famous. About 40,000 vehicles *can cross the bridge each day at first. This will be added to 100,000 vehicles a day in 2026. During the May Day holiday, many car owners came to the bridge as well as tourists on coaches*. So many people wanted to see the bridge with their own eyes.
As a shortcut *between Zhejiang and Shanghai, the bridge will not only improve traffic but also help economic *development in the Changjiang River Delta.
“People enjoy working in small cities like Cixi but living in big cities like Shanghai,” said a man. “With the help of the bridge, they can leave Shanghai for Cixi in the morning and go back in the afternoon. They only need to drive for about one and a half hours.”
小题1:Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened________.
A．in November, 2003
B．in July, 2007
C．on May 1, 2008
D．on March 1, 2008小题2:It took about ___________ to finish building the bridge.
A．three years and a half
B．two years and a half
C．three years
D．four years and a half小题3:Which city is not mentioned in the passage? ___________.
A．Cixi
B．Ningbo
C．Hangzhou
D．Shanghai小题4:The passage can most probably be found in _____________.
A．a text book
B．a magazine
C．a newspaper
D．a movie poster
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
题目分析：这篇短文主要讲述了杭州湾大桥的开通。历经三年多时间的施工，它建成后大大缩短了城市的距离，也促进了经济的发展，人们也可以居住在小城市而在大城市工作，给生活带来了便利。
小题1:细节理解题。从文中第一段What was the highlight *of the May Day? It was Hangzhou Bay Bridge*, which opened on that day.五一劳动节的亮点是什么？那就是杭州湾跨海大桥在那天通车，从而选C，2008年5月1日。
小题2:判断推理题。根据文中第三段A great number of the workers started to build it on November 2003, and ended in June 2007.大量工人从2003年11月开始建设，到2007年6月结束。从而得知一共耗时大约3年半，故选A。
小题3: 细节理解题。从文中的内容我们可以看到Cixi， Hangzhou， Shanghai都提及了，没有提到Ningbo，故选B。
小题4:判断推理题。这篇文章主要讲述了杭州湾大桥的通车这件事，以及它所带来的便利，从而判断它可能来自于报纸。A课本；B杂志；C报纸；D电影海报，故选C。