閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
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.
小題1:
A．impossibleB．unnecessaryC．hardD．excellent
小題2:
A．recognize B．a(chǎn)cceptC．ignoreD．believe
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)ttempted to B．sought to C．failed toD．managed to
小題4:
A．familyB．crewC．classD．team
小題5:
A．since B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．when
小題6:
A．severely B．slightly C．poorlyD．hardly
小題7:
A．workB．sayC．eatD．talk
小題8:
A．continued B．a(chǎn)bandoned C．interruptedD．a(chǎn)ccomplished
小題9:
A．defeatedB．hurtC．frightenedD．destroyed
小題10:
A．sharpB．broadC．nobleD．a(chǎn)dvanced
小題11:
A．beatB．occurred C．happenedD．hit
小題12:
A．waved B．feltC．touchedD．held
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ppealing B．speakingC．indicatingD．a(chǎn)dvising
小題14:
A．ordersB．instructionsC．suggestionsD．movements
小題15:
A．quicklyB．partlyC．eventually D．slowly
小題16:
A．overcomesB．a(chǎn)cquiresC．fightsD．removes
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)wardB．fortuneC．statusD．goal
小題18:
A．combined withB．separated fromC．compared to D．concerned about
小題19:
A．primaryB．distantC．lifelongD．good
小題20:
A．determinationB．knowledgeC．confidenceD．strength

小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:．A. 從上文的however和下文可知，其他專家認為這項工程困難太大，不可能完成，故impossible正確。
小題1:．C. 由上下文可知，John Roebling認為工程是可以完成的，所以不愿放棄，故C項ignore符合文意，此時，應特別注意空前的否定詞not。
小題1:．D. 由下文可知，父子二人共同開始這項工程，說明John Roebling說服了兒子，只有managed to能表達這一含義。Attempt to 和seek to都可表示“試圖”，但并不一定成功。
小題1:．B. Crew指“（有專門技術(shù)的）一組工作人員”，而建設橋梁這樣的工作正需要這樣的人，所以B. crew為正確答案。其它選項與文意顯然不符。
小題1:．C. 由下文可知，工程剛開始不久就發(fā)生了事故，父子二人一死一傷，連詞after最符合文意。
小題1:．A. 由下文leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move可知，兒子Washington Roebling傷勢嚴重，故選A. severely。
小題1:．D. 由下文Washington Roebling用敲打手指的方法來傳遞信息可知事故使他失去了行走及說話能力，故選D. talk。注意say及物動詞，要有賓語，從語法角度可以被排除。
小題1:．B. 由文意可知，既然工程的兩位工程師都無法指揮，那么工程應該放棄了，故B 項abandon正確。
小題1:．A. 由上下文可知，兒子Washington身體受到極大創(chuàng)傷，但（精神）沒有被厄運打敗，故defeat正確。
小題1:．A. A選項sharp可以用來指人的頭腦、眼睛等敏銳，由上下文可知，Washington身在醫(yī)院，但頭腦仍十分敏銳，所以能成功地指揮工人完成橋梁建設。其它選項與文意不符。
小題1:．D. 由上下文可知，Washington無法走動和談話，但他想到可以用手指敲打來傳遞信息。D項hit表示“使（某人）突然想起”；occur to也可表達此意，但要注意介詞to丟掉是錯誤的。
小題1:．C. 由上下文tapping her arm可知，Washington開始用手指敲打來傳遞信息，所以C.項touched正確。
小題1:．C. 由文意可知，Washington用手指敲打，是想“告訴”妻子如何去做，indicating符合此意。
小題1:．B. 由文意可知，Washington作為橋梁的工程師，“指揮”完成了工程，所以instructions正確。
小題1:．C. 由上文可知，工程浩大而困難，但最終他們完成了，此處只有eventually能表示此含義。
小題1:．A. 由上文可知，Washington身殘志堅，克服了重重困難完成了工程。正是這種永不言棄（never-say-die）的精神，使其克服了身體的殘疾，所以A項overcome最符合文意。
小題1:．D. 由文意和achieves可知，Washington達到了一個原本不可能完成的目標，故goal正確。
小題1:．C. 由文意可知，作者在從此事中告訴讀者，很多情況下，我們的問題和其他人面臨的問題相比較是微不足道的，故compared to正確。
小題1:．B. 由上下文可知，即使是看起來不可能的夢想只要有決心就會實現(xiàn)的，故distant正確。
小題1:．A. 這個故事告訴我們要想成功，要有頑強的決心，故determination符合文意。
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A．writerB．Chinese
C．EuropeanD．foreigner to Americans
小題2:The underlined word “erected” (in Paragraph2) means ______ .
A．foundB．inventedC．repairedD．built
小題3:People come to visit the Alamo now for ______ .
A．its height and shape
B．its history and the story about it
C．the exhibits in it
D．its shape
小題4:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage ?
A．A Famous Building in America
B．My First Visit to America .
C．The Texan War of Independence against Mexico .
D．My Impressions of the Alamo in San Antonio , Texas .

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Our boat floated on between walls of forest. It was too thick to allow us a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing through chains of hills which crossed the jungle plains. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed: where the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us form going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance slowly, cutting one’s way with knives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization.
As for water, there was a choice. We could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water. Men who have just escaped from what appeared to be certain death lost all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result.
One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time: we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.
小題1: It can be inferred from the passage that the only thing they could see in a boat was _______.     
A．wallsB．chains of hillsC．tall treesD．vast land
小題2:From the passage, we can learn that _______.
A．the country was a civilized societyB．the country was a tropical jungle country
C．they found a place where they could landD．they were on a journey home
小題3:According to the passage, what happened to the people in the boat at last?
A．They were arrested.B．They managed to escape to safety.
C．They were saved by some villagersD．The passage doesn’t mention it.
小題4: The best title for this passage might be _______.
A．The Problem of LandingB．An Adventure
C．An Entirely New ExperienceD．Escape

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