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【題目】 In 1883, an imaginative engineer named John Roebling decided to build a spectacular(壯觀的)bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was a pipe dream. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

But Roebling refused to listen to them. He thought about the bridge day and night and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. After much discussion and persuasion he convinced (說(shuō)服) his son Washington, who was a promising engineer himself, that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be done. With great excitement, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but several months after it began, a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was so seriously injured that he was never able to walk, talk or even move again.

"We told them so", "Crazy men and their crazy dreams", "It's foolish to chase (追求) wild visions", the critics said and most thought the project should be ended since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge can be built. In spite of his handicap Washington still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.

Washington's wife tried to inspire and pass on her husband's enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay in his hospital room, an idea suddenly hit him. All he could do was to move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this finger and tapping (輕叩) it on his wife's arm, he slowly developed a code (代碼) to communicate with her. Then he used this way to tell his wife what the engineers should do. It seemed crazy but the project was under way again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed.

Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute (致敬) to the great success of one man's spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances (境遇).

【1】The underlined word "daunted" (para.6) is closest in meaning to "__________".

A.unpleasantB.amazedC.scaredD.determined

【2】Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened in the story?

a. Roebling convinced his son.

b. Washington found a new way to communicate.

c. They hired the crew.

d. The bridge was completed.

e. Roebling wanted to build a bridge.

f. There was a tragic accident.

A.e, a, c, f, d, bB.e, a, c, f, b, dC.e, f, a, b, c, dD.e, a, f, b, c, d

【3】What can we learn about Washington's wife?

A.She was devoted to her husband.B.She knew sign language very well.

C.She developed a code to communicate with her husband.D.She helped her husband design the plan.

【4】What does the story tell us?

A.Success will come with the passing of time.

B.Struggles are exactly what we need in our lives.

C.The people who make a difference in our life should be remembered forever.

D.Even the most distant dream can be realized with a never-say-die attitude.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述華盛頓和他的父親打算建一個(gè)許多人認(rèn)為不可能的橋，在建造過(guò)程中出了意外，華盛頓的父親去世，而華盛頓也不能夠走路、說(shuō)話甚至移動(dòng)，最后在妻子的幫助下，最后這個(gè)大橋終于建成。通過(guò)這個(gè)故事告訴我們，只要我們有永不言棄的態(tài)度，任何遙遠(yuǎn)的夢(mèng)想都能實(shí)現(xiàn)。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)It's foolish to chase (追求) wild visions", the critics said and most thought the project should be ended since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge can be built“評(píng)論家們說(shuō)：追求不切實(shí)際的幻想是愚蠢的。大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為這個(gè)項(xiàng)目應(yīng)該結(jié)束，因?yàn)橹挥辛_布林知道如何建造這座橋”以及Washington's wife tried to inspire and pass on her husband's enthusiasm to some of his friends“華盛頓的妻子試圖激發(fā)他并且向他的一些朋友傳遞他的熱忱”可知，專(zhuān)家都認(rèn)為這是不可能的事情，所以他的朋友聽(tīng)說(shuō)后都會(huì)感到恐懼，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In 1883, an imaginative engineer named John Roebling decided to build a spectacular(壯觀的)bridge connecting New York with Long Island“在1883年，一個(gè)叫做約翰羅布林的有想象力的工程師決定建立一個(gè)連接紐約和長(zhǎng)島的大橋”；After much discussion and persuasion he convinced (說(shuō)服) his son Washington, who was a promising engineer himself, that the bridge in fact could be built“在許多次討論和勸說(shuō)后，他成功說(shuō)服他的兒子華盛頓，他的兒子是一個(gè)有前途的工程師，這個(gè)大橋事實(shí)上可以被建造”；With great excitement, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge“帶著興奮的心情，他們雇傭了他們的員工并且開(kāi)始建造他們夢(mèng)想的大橋”；The project started well, but several months after it began, a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling“這個(gè)工程開(kāi)始很好，但是開(kāi)始后幾個(gè)月，一個(gè)悲劇性的事故奪去了約翰羅布林的生命”；As he lay in his hospital room, an idea suddenly hit him. All he could do was to move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it“當(dāng)他躺在醫(yī)院的房間里，他突然想起一個(gè)主意，他所能做的就是移動(dòng)一根手指，并且決定充分利用它”；For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed“在十三年的時(shí)間里，華盛頓在他的妻子的胳膊上敲打他的指令，直到這個(gè)大橋最終建成”可知，順序?yàn)?/span>e，a，c，f，b，d，故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Washington's wife tried to inspire and pass on her husband's enthusiasm to some of his friends“華盛頓的妻子試圖激發(fā)他并且向他的一些朋友傳遞他的熱忱”以及For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed“在十三年的時(shí)間里，華盛頓在他的妻子的胳膊上敲打他的指令，直到這個(gè)大橋最終建成”可知，雖然華盛頓不能動(dòng)彈，但是他的妻子不離不棄，幫助他完成這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，所以他的妻子堅(jiān)貞不渝，將她自己投入到他的丈夫的事業(yè)中，故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文可知，華盛頓和他的父親修一座大橋，后來(lái)出了事故，他的父親去世了，而他躺在病床上，專(zhuān)家們都認(rèn)為這是不可能的任務(wù)。但是他花了13年的時(shí)間，通過(guò)敲他妻子的胳膊發(fā)出指令，隨后修成了這做大橋，所以告訴我們只要有永不言敗的態(tài)度，一切夢(mèng)想都會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)。故選D。

解答詞義猜測(cè)題時(shí)，可以使用如下技巧：1、根據(jù)上下文來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義；2、通過(guò)同義詞或近義詞來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義；3、通過(guò)構(gòu)詞法來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義；4、通過(guò)定義或釋義來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義；5、通過(guò)句法功能來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義；6、通過(guò)轉(zhuǎn)折和因果關(guān)系來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義；7. 通過(guò)生活常識(shí)來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義。對(duì)于這類(lèi)題采取“代入法”也非常有效，即將備選答案逐一代入文中，哪一個(gè)選項(xiàng)能使句子的意思通順、連貫，且與上下文的內(nèi)容一致，哪一個(gè)選項(xiàng)就是該題的正確答案

例如第1題。根據(jù)It's foolish to chase (追求) wild visions", the critics said and most thought the project should be ended since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge can be built“評(píng)論家們說(shuō)：追求不切實(shí)際的幻想是愚蠢的。大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為這個(gè)項(xiàng)目應(yīng)該結(jié)束，因?yàn)橹挥辛_布林知道如何建造這座橋”以及Washington's wife tried to inspire and pass on her husband's enthusiasm to some of his friends“華盛頓的妻子試圖激發(fā)他并且向他的一些朋友傳遞他的熱忱”可知，專(zhuān)家都認(rèn)為這是不可能的事情，所以他的朋友聽(tīng)說(shuō)后都會(huì)感到恐懼，故選C。