In 1883, John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island．However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was impossible, but Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge．After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built．

The project started well, but only a few months later a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling．Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move．

 “Crazy men and their crazy dreams．” “It’s foolish to chase（追求） wild visions．” Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt the project should be abandoned since the Roeblings were the only ones to know how the bridge could be built．

In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged．

One day he was lying on his bed in hospital, seeing the sky and the tops of the trees outside, and a gentle breeze blowing the white curtains apart when an idea hit him．He decided to make the best use of the only finger he could move．Slowly he developed a code of communication with his wife．

He touched his wife’s arm with that finger, indicating 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．It seemed foolish 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．

1．Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?

       A．They are curious and modest．

       B．They are stubborn and crazy．

       C．They are creative and determined．

       D．They are hardworking and courageous．

2．The underlined phrase “wild vision” in Paragraph 3 refers to “_________”．

       A．the end of failure                                  B．the building of the bridge

       C．the brain damage                                  D．the tragic accident

3．From the last two paragraphs, we can know that Washington ___________．

       A．communicated with his wife easily

       B．instructed the project in a unique way

       C．got his idea accepted publicly

       D．completed the bridge on his own

4．What can we learn about Washington’s wife?

       A．She contributed a lot to the bridge building．

       B．She discouraged her husband．

       C．She opposed building the bridge．

       D．She took charge of building the bridge．

5．The text suggests that “_________”．

       A．A lighted heart is a good medicine         B．Many hands make light work

       C．No pains, no gains                               D．Impossible is nothing

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In 1883，an engineer named John Roebling intended to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island.  36 ，experts throughout the world thought it impossible and not  37  .

Roebling couldn’t  38  the vision in his mind of this bridge. He knew deep in his heart it could be done. He just had to  39  the dream with someone else. After much persuasion he managed to  40  his son Washington，a young engineer，that the bridge  41  could be built.

Working together，the father and son developed concepts of  42  it could be accomplished and how the difficulties could be  43  . With great  44  and inspiration，they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well，but unfortunately an accident took the life of John. Washington was injured and left with a brain damage， 45  him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

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He tried to pass on his  50  to some of his friends. Suddenly an idea  51  him as he lay in hospital. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best  52  of it. By moving this，he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. He used the method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish  53  the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm，until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.

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A.Furthermore         B.However           C.Otherwise        D.Therefore

A.wonderful           B.creative            C.imaginative       D.practical

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This is a real life story of the engineers building the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA back in 1870. The bridge was completed in 1883, after 13 years. In 1869, a creative engineer named John Roebling was   16  by an idea to build a spectacular bridge   17  New York with the Long Island.   18 , bridge-building experts throughout the world thought that this was impossible and told Roebling to forget the idea.
Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he   19  to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge   20 could be built. The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway, a tragic accident took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which   21  him not being able to talk or walk.
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Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves a(n)   33  goal. Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles(障礙) seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that   34  that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence(堅(jiān)持), no matter what the   35 are.

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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

 

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