In 1883. John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was an impossible mission and told Roebling to forget the idea, 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 when it was only a few months underway 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.
"We told them so." "Crazy men and their crazy dreams.'' "It's foolish to chase wild visions." Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew 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 for just a moment with the sunlight streaming through the windows, and a gentle breeze bowing the  flimsy white curtains apart when an idea hit him. He decided to make the best use of the only finger  he could move. Thus, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.
He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating 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. 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.
【小題1】Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?

A．They are hardworking and courageous.
B．They are stubborn and bold.
C．They are creative and persistent.
D．They are curious and modest.
【小題2】In the third paragraph, the underlined phrase ''wild vision" refers to______.
A．the tragic accident
B．the building of the bridge
C．the brain damage
D．the discussion and persuasion
【小題3】From the passage, we know that _______ when Roebling proposed building the bridge.
A．people all over America supported him
B．a(chǎn)lmost no bridge experts in the world supported him
C．his friends were strongly in favor of his idea
D．many people considered it would be a great project
【小題4】The passage suggests that______.
A．NO pains, no gains.
B．Many hands make light work.
C．A lighted heart is a good medicine.
D．Passion creates wonder.


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：在紐約和長(zhǎng)島之間有一座大橋相連。但是這座橋的建造過(guò)程歷經(jīng)艱難，尤其是設(shè)計(jì)師Washington經(jīng)歷了諸多變故。然而最終這座橋還是勝利竣工了。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“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.”可知他們是有創(chuàng)造力的和固執(zhí)的。故選C。
【小題2】推理判斷題。由上下文可知人們認(rèn)為建造大橋的計(jì)劃是不切實(shí)際的，因此說(shuō)這個(gè)造橋是愚蠢的。故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built.”可知所有人都是消極的看待他建橋的項(xiàng)目。故選B。
【小題4】主旨大意題。由文章可知，設(shè)計(jì)師Washington后期病重在床，但他仍然不放棄的為建橋事業(yè)而辛勤工作，用僅能動(dòng)的手指指點(diǎn)工作，最終使得項(xiàng)目順利結(jié)束。文章講了一個(gè)人們認(rèn)為不可能的變成可能的事，告訴我們激情能創(chuàng)造奇跡。故選D。
考點(diǎn)：人物傳記類閱讀。

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A．failure B．success C．coldness D．squeeze
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A．fine B．mixed C．compared D．full
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A．books B．poets C．novels D．poems
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A．if B．unless C．until D．before
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A．teachers B．family C．friends D．dreams
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【小題16】
A．letter B．envelope C．writer D．cover
【小題17】
A．a(chǎn)greement B．edition C．trade D．patent
【小題18】
A．Recent B．Memorable C．Most D．Several
【小題19】
A．with B．on C．by D．in
【小題20】
A．deserved B．introduced C．founded D．a(chǎn)ttended

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