阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was  16 . Even so, Roebling could not  17  the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he  18   convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their  19  and began to build their dream bridge.

Only a few months  20  the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and  21  injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or  22 . Surely now the project would have to be  23 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not  24  and his mind remained as  25  as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea  26  him. All he could move was one finger, so he  27  the arm of his wife with that finger,  28  to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his  29  with one finger until the bridge was  30  completed.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that  31  a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible  32 . Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small  33  what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most  34  dream can be realized with  35  no matter what the chances are.

A. impossible          B. unnecessary    C. hard               D. excellent

A. recognize              B. accept              C. ignore             D. believe 

A. attempted to       B. sought to          C. failed to           D. managed to 

A. family              B. crew                C. class                D. team          

A. since                    B. before             C. after               D. when   

A. severely             B. slightly             C. poorly             D. hardly

A. work                   B. say                  C. eat                  D. talk 

A. continued              B. abandoned               C. interrupted       D. accomplished  

A. defeated               B. hurt                 C. frightened        D. destroyed  

A. sharp                   B. broad              C. noble               D. advanced        

A. beat                B. occurred          C. happened                D. hit  

A. waved                  B. felt                  C. touched          D. held 

A. appealing              B. speaking          C. indicating        D. advising

A. orders               B. instructions      C. suggestions      D. movements

A. quickly               B. partly              C. eventually         D. slowly  

A. overcomes       B. acquires           C. fights                D. removes

A. award              B. fortune       C. status                D. goal  

A. combined with      B. separated from C. compared to      D. concerned about 

A. primary           B. distant          C. lifelong       D. good     

A. determination      B. knowledge      C. confidence      D. strength

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was  16 . Even so, Roebling could not  17  the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he  18   convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their  19  and began to build their dream bridge.

Only a few months  20  the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and  21  injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or  22 . Surely now the project would have to be  23 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not  24  and his mind remained as  25  as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea  26  him. All he could move was one finger, so he  27  the arm of his wife with that finger,  28  to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his  29  with one finger until the bridge was  30  completed.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that  31  a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible  32 . Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small  33  what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most  34  dream can be realized with  35  no matter what the chances are.

1.A. impossible             B. unnecessary    C. hard                   D. excellent

2.A. recognize                  B. accept                 C. ignore                D. believe 

3.A. attempted to     B. sought to             C. failed to              D. managed to 

4.A. family                   B. crew                    C. class                    D. team          

5.A. since                           B. before                 C. after                   D. when   

6.A. severely                B. slightly                  C. poorly                  D. hardly

7.A. work                          B. say                       C. eat                       D. talk 

8.A. continued                  B. abandoned                   C. interrupted        D. accomplished  

9.A. defeated                  B. hurt                      C. frightened          D. destroyed  

10.A. sharp                      B. broad                   C. noble                   D. advanced        

11.A. beat                          B. occurred             C. happened                    D. hit  

12.A. waved                      B. felt                       C. touched            D. held 

13.A. appealing                B. speaking             C. indicating           D. advising

14.A. orders                         B. instructions       C. suggestions       D. movements

15.A. quickly                   B. partly                   C. eventually            D. slowly  

16.A. overcomes       B. acquires         C. fights         D. removes

17.A. award             B. fortune         C. status                  D. goal  

18.A. combined with     B. separated from C. compared to       D. concerned about 

19.A. primary          B. distant           C. lifelong         D. good     

20.A. determination     B. knowledge       C. confidence       D. strength

 

The time was 5:15 in the afternoon and I was driving along a high road to get my daughter from school. Over my road was another way for cars coming the__1__ way. It was just the rush hour and the traffic was very__2__. But I have got used to this because I often drive to the school __3__my daughter after work.

Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move__4__, I slowed down. Then my car began to__5__. I didn't know what was happening.__6__something had gone wrong with my car. I drove__7__slowly. I stopped my car and at the same__8__the road fell onto the cars in front of me.

I found__9__in the dark. My legs and feet were__10__badly and I couldn't move. All around me was__11__. But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise.

Then I __12__ what had happened. I had__13__an earthquake!

__14__about two hours nobody came. Then I __15__ people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see __16__anyone was under the broken road. I called __17__.

"I'm here!" Soon a stranger came up to me, "__18__are you doing?" he asked. "Not too bad," I said, "but my feet and legs __19__ as if they are broken." "We'll __20__ you out as soon as we can," he said. But they didn't rescue me until the next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.

1. A. same B. right C. left D. other

2. A. free B. heavy C. much D. large

3. A. for B. with C. in D. on

4. A. up and down B. here and there

C. from side to side D. back and forth

5. A. stop B. break C. shake D. jump

6. A. Perhaps B. Surely C. Suddenly D. Quickly

7. A. much B. still less C. very more D. even more

8. A. place B. result C. moment D. speed

9. A. me B. myself C. my car D. it

10. A. wounding B. hurting C. breaking D. damaging

11. A. noisy B. normal C. shouting D. quiet

12. A. realized B. reminded C. told D. thought

13. A. happened B. experienced C. founded D. escaped

14. A. Before B. After C. For D. Beyond

15. A. asked B. saw C. heard D. begged

16. A. that B. unless C. if D. how many

17. A. out B. on C. for D. in

18. A. How B. What C. Why D. Who

19. A. feel B. look C. grow D. turn

20. A. set B. find C. fetch D. help

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  I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. The time was 5:15 in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to    1   my daughter from school. Our plan was to go    2   together. I had finished work at about 4 o’clock and then    3   to the post office. Then I stopped　　 4   at a shop in order to get some    5   fruit.

  I was driving along a high road on my way to the school. Over my road was another way for cars coming the other way. I was    6   so I put the bag of apples in the seat    7   me and started to eat one.

  Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side. I slowed down. Then 　　8   started to shake. I didn’t know what was happening.    9   something had gone wrong with my car. I drove   10   slower. I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.

  I found myself in the dark. I couldn’t move. The bottom parts of both my legs and my    11   were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them .All around me was    12   .But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I 　　13   what had happened. I had been in an earthquake.

  For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could    14   the bag of apples, so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I 　　 15   people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the broken    16   . I called out “I’m here!” I heard a shout, soon 　　17   climbed to the side of the bridge near my car, “How are you doing?” he asked.

  “Not too bad,” I said, “but my feet and legs don’t 　　18 very good .”“We will help you as   19 as we can,” he said. They didn’t get me out    20   the next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.

1．A. take　　　　  B. bring　　    C. get　　　　    D. send

2．A. swimming　　    B. shopping　　    C. climbing　　　　  D. skating

3．A. arrived　　　　   B. came　　　　   C. got　　　　　　  D. gone

4．A. off　　　　　　   B. away　　　　    C. over　　 　　　　 D. here

5．A. dried　　　　    B. fresh　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　    D. hard

6．A. happy　　　　    B. excited　　　　    C. surprised　　　　　　 D. hungryお

7．A. before　　　　    B. below　　　　　　  C. beside　　　　　　 D. behind

8．A. my car　　　　   B. my hands　　　　   C. my feet　　　　    D. the road

9．A. Perhaps　　　　   B. Surely　　　　　　 C. Suddenly　　　　　　  D. Quickly

10．A. many　　　　    B. more　　　　    C. even　　　　    D. a little

11．A. feet　　　　    B. arms   　　　　  C. hands　　　　    D. fingers

12．A. dark　　　　   B. quiet　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　   D. noisy

13．A. was told　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. found out

C. discovered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. remembered

14．A. see　　　　    B. hold　　　　　　   C. catch　　　　　　   D. reach

15．A. heard　　　　   B. saw　　　　　　  C. found　　　　　　   D .recognized

16．A. railway　　　　 B. road　　　　　　  C. car　　　　　　　　 D. trees

17．A. a stranger　　   B. a friend　　　　   C. my daughter　　　　  D. a driver

18．A. feel　　　　　　  B. look　　　　    C. seem　　　　　　    D. appear

19．A .fast　　　　　　  B. easy　　　　    C. soon　　　　　　　　 D. possible

20．A. on　　　　　　   B. to　　　　　　  C. until　　　　　　　　 D. after