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【題目】 An engineer named John Roebing thought of an idea to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. He shared his idea with building engineers throughout the world, but no one was interested and they asked John to forget about it. According to them, it was a very difficult task and impractical to be done.

However, John could not forget the picture he had in his mind of the bridge. He thought about it day and night and wanted to share it with someone who would believe in his idea. John's son Washington Roebling was a young engineer then. He believed in his father and thought that the bridge could be built.

John and Washington, working together for the first time, developed plans of how the bridge could be built. They hired(雇傭) their workmen and began to build their dream bridge on January 3rd, 1870.

The project started well, but after a year, a terrible accident took John Roebling’s life. After that, Washington began to take charge of the bridge. However, after a few months Washington was seriously hurt, and it caused him brain damage. He was not able to walk or talk. The building of the bridge stopped.

Everyone around him lost hope about the future of the project. “We told them so.” “Crazy men and their crazy dreams.” These words hurt Washington, who still lay in hospital. However, his dream was still alive. He wanted to get up and continue his work, but his poor health did not allow him to. At that time, Washington could move only on finger and this gave him an idea. He tapped(敲打) that finger on his wife Emily’s arm, meaning he wanted her to call back the engineers. Then he used the same method to tell the engineers what to do.

For the next 11years, Washington gave instructions(指示) by tapping on Emily’s arm and she patiently passed on his message to the engineers. The bridge was finally completed and opened with a big celebration in May 1883.

Today, the 5,989 feet Brooklyn Bridge stands over the East River as one of the best examples of human will and love.

【1】What was Washington Roebling?

【2】What happens to John Roebling one year after the project started?

【3】Soon Washington lost the ability to walk or talk, didn’t he?

【4】How did Washington use only one finger to communicate with his wife?

【5】How long did it take the bridge to be completed?

【6】What can we learn from the story?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】He was an engineer.

【2】A terrible accident took John Roebling’s life.

【3】Yes, he did.

【4】By tapping that finger on his wife Emily’s arm.

【5】13 years.

【6】They never give up their dreams or their never-say-die spirit. (Any reasonable answer is ok)

【解析】

本文主要講述了在紐約和長島之間有一座大橋相連。但是這座橋的建造過程歷經(jīng)艱難，尤其是設(shè)計師Washington經(jīng)歷了諸多變故。然而最終這座橋還是勝利竣工了。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中John's son Washington Roebling was a young engineer then. He believed in his father and thought that the bridge could be built.可知，他是一名工程師，所以這里應(yīng)該填 He was an engineer.。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中The project started well, but after a year, a terrible accident took John Roebling’s life.可知，一場可怕的事故奪走了他的生命。所以這里應(yīng)該填A terrible accident took John Roebling’s life.。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中However, after a few months Washington was seriously hurt, and it caused him brain damage. He was not able to walk or talk.可知，他很快就生病后不能走路不能說話，而本題題目是反意疑問句，回答應(yīng)該用yes/ no來回答，但是yes要翻譯成不是，no要翻譯成是的，綜合之后，這題應(yīng)該回復(fù)Yes, he did。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中 He wanted to get up and continue his work, but his poor health did not allow him to. At that time, Washington could move only on finger and this gave him an idea. He tapped(敲打) that finger on his wife Emily’s arm, meaning he wanted her to call back the engineers. Then he used the same method to tell the engineers what to do.可知，他利用敲打手指在他的妻子艾米麗的手臂,這意味著他想讓她回電話工程師。然后他用同樣的方法告訴工程師們該做什么。所以本題應(yīng)該填寫By tapping that finger on his wife Emily’s arm.。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中John and Washington, working together for the first time, developed plans of how the bridge could be built. They hired(雇傭) their workmen and began to build their dream bridge on January 3rd, 1870.和The bridge was finally completed and opened with a big celebration in May 1883.可知，這里是經(jīng)過了13年，所以填13 years。

【6】文章主要講述了華盛頓雖然病了，但是他并沒有放棄修橋，而是耐心地把信息傳遞給工程師們，這種努力不服輸?shù)木�神是很值得我們學(xué)習(xí)的，所以這里可以填They never give up their dreams or their never-say-die spirit.。