13．San Francisco has its cable cars．Seattle has its Space needle．And，Longview has its squirrel（松鼠） bridge．The bridge，which has attracted international attention，is now a local landmark．
The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder，Amos Peters，to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars．
The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds．Before the bridge was built，squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrels．Many times，Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run over．
One day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth and that day's coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety．The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council（市政會(huì)）．The council approved，and Council woman Bess LaRiviere jokingly named the bridge"Nutty Narrows"．
After architects designed the bridge，Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started construction．They built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum（鋁） and lengths of fire hose（消防水帶）．It cost $1，000．
It didn't take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started．Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes．The story was picked up by the media，and Nutty Narrows became known in newspapers all over the world．
In 1983，after 20 years of use，Peters took down the worn-out bridge．Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced．The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983，hundreds of animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of the new bridge．
Peters died in 1984，and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project．
14．The underlined words"getting flattened"in the second paragraph mean"beingA"．
A．killed B．guided C．stolen D．raised
15．The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built toD．
A．Provide drivers convenient way to pass
B．Honor the builder named Bess LaRiviere
C．Spread 60-foot fire hose
D．Help squirrels cross the highway
16．The rebuilding of the bridge was becauseC．
A．it was made of wood
B．it was too narrow
C．it was too old
D．the repairs were too expensive
17．The best title for this article would beD．
A．Nutty Narrows-Passage of Life
B．Lovely squirrels，Warm-hearted Drivers
C．Squirrels，Who Cares？
D．A Worn-out Bridge And Its History．
分析 本文主要講述了The Nutty Narrows Bridge 的修建，目的在于給予松鼠一個(gè)方便過道路，事實(shí)證明這很有效果．
解答 14．A細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder，Amos Peters，to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars由此可知，The Nutty Narrows Bridge 在1963年由Amos Peters修建，目的是為了給松鼠一條穿過繁忙道路的路，而不被車軋死，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選A
15．D考查細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句：to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars．給松鼠一路穿過繁忙道路的路，不被來來往往的車軋死．結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選D
16．C 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容In 1983，after 20 years of use，Peters took down the worn-out bridge．Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced這座橋在使用了20年以后這座橋被拆了重新建過了，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選C
17．D主旨題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，本文主要講述了在San Francisco，人們?yōu)榱吮Ｗo(hù)松鼠了而特意為它們修建了一座橋，以避免它們被車軋．現(xiàn)在這座橋十分有名．結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選D
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
