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    In the 1860s, John Roebling, a creative engineer, launched the idea of building a bridge connecting Manhattan with Brooklyn, New York. ______, other bridge building experts thought that this was ______ and told Roebling to forget the idea.

John ______ about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it ______ be done. He then ______ the dream with his son, Washington, an up-and-coming engineer. Working together, the father and the son made a ______ of how it could be done and studied the problems they might ______.

After these preparations, they hired their crew and began to build their ______ bridge. The  project started well, but a(n) ______ on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was ______ and left with a certain amount of brain damage. He wasn’t able to move or even talk. However, Washington did not ______ and still wanted to complete the bridge. One day, an idea ______ him. All he could do was to move one ______ and he decided to make the best use of it.

He ______ his wife’s arm with that finger, ______ to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the ______ method of touching her arm to tell the engineers what to do. Then the project was underway again. For 13 years, Washington tapped out (敲打出) his ______ with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally ______.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-give-up attitude that ______ a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible ______.

1.A.Anyway B.Though C.Therefore D.However

2.A.suitable B.impossible C.easy D.available

3.A.thought B.talked C.told D.took

4.A.would B.could C.must D.should

5.A.hid B.shared C.realized D.kept

6.A.plan B.decision C.map D.way

7.A.face B.find C.ask D.cause

8.A.traditional B.fashionable C.dream D.future

9.A.event B.accident C.thing D.fight

10.A.injured B.dead C.sad D.nervous

11.A.give out B.take up C.take in D.give up

12.A.beat B.happened C.occurred D.hit

13.A.stick B.hand C.finger D.eye

14.A.waved B.felt C.touched D.held

15.A.pointing B.indicating C.arguing D.shouting

16.A.different B.other C.same D.usual

17.A.plans B.speeches C.methods D.instructions

18.A.completed B.appeared C.decorated D.rebuilt

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

20.A.award B.fortune C.status D.goal

 

1.D 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.D 13.C 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.D 18.A 19.A 20.D 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了John和Washington两父子要建一座其他专家认为不可能建成的桥(布鲁克林大桥),一次事故父亲John死了,儿子Washington受伤了,只有一根手指能动,Washington用永不放弃的态度,克服身体残疾,用手指下指令建成了大桥。 1.考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,其他建桥专家认为这是不可能的,并告诉他忘了这个想法。A. Anyway无论如何;B. Though尽管;C. Therefore因此;D. However然而。前文提及John Roebling想建一座连接曼哈顿和布鲁克林之间的桥,后文提及其他专家说那是不可能的并让John Roebling忘了这个想法,前后文表转折,用However。故选D项。 2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:然而,其他建桥专家认为这是不可能的,并告诉他忘了这个想法。A. suitable合适的;B. impossible不可能的;C. easy简单的;D. available可利用的。由后文,其他建桥专家让他忘了这个想法可知,建一座连接曼哈顿和布鲁克林之间的桥是不可能的,用impossible。故选B项。 3.考查动词词义辨析。句意:John一直想着这件事。A. thought想;B. talked谈话;C. told告诉;D. took拿。由后文John和儿子制定计划去建桥了可知,John一直想着这件事,用thought。故选A项。 4.考查情态动词辨析。句意:他内心深处知道这是可以做到的。A. would将;B. could可以;C. must必须;D. should应该。由下文可知,这座桥建成了,说明建桥这件事是可以做到的,用could。故选B项。 5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:然后,他和儿子Washington分享了这个梦想,Washington是一个有前途的工程师。A. hid躲藏;B. shared分享;C. realized意识到;D. kept保持。由下文他和儿子一起建桥可知,他和儿子分享了他的梦想。故选B项。 6.考查名词词义辨析。句意:父子俩一起制定了一个有关如何建桥的计划,并研究他们可能面临的问题。A. plan计划;B. decision决定;C. map地图;D. way方法。由下文研究如何建桥、面临的问题可知,他们对建桥做了计划。故选A项。 7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:父子俩一起制定了一个有关如何建桥的计划,并研究他们可能面临的问题。A. face面临;B. find发现;C. ask问;D. cause引起。由全文语境可知,此处指的是建桥会面临的问题。故选A项。 8.考查语境理解。句意:经过这些准备,他们雇佣了工人,开始建造他们的梦想之桥梁。A. traditional传统的;B. fashionable时尚的;C. dream梦想;D. future将来。由上文第5空后的the dream可知,John开始建造他的梦想之桥,实现建桥的梦想。故选C项。 9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这个工程开始得很好,但工地上的一次事故夺去了John的生命。A. event事件;B. accident事故;C. thing事情;D. fight斗争。由后文,John失去生命和Washington受伤了可知,工地上发生了事故。故选B项。 10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Washington受伤了,留下了一定程度的脑损伤。A. injured受伤的;B. dead死亡的;C. sad悲伤的;D. nervous紧张的。由后文的left with a certain amount of brain damage可知,Washington受伤了。故选A项。 11.考查动词短语辨析。句意:然而,Washington并没有放弃,仍然希望完成这座桥。A. give out释放;B. take up拿起、占据;C. take in吸收;D. give up放弃。由后文的still wanted to complete the bridge可知,Washington并没有放弃建桥。故选D项。 12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:有一天,他突然想到一个主意。A. beat打败;B. happened发生;C. occurred发生;D. hit使突然想起。由后文语境可知,充分利用手指的功能发出指令去建桥这个想法,是突然想到的。故选D项。 13.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他所能做的就是移动一根手指,他决定充分利用它。A. stick棍子;B. hand手;C. finger手指;D. eye眼睛。由前文的wasn’t able to move or even talk和后文的“他用那根手指触碰妻子示意妻子再次打电话给工程师”可知,他用的是手指。故选C项。 14.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他用那根手指触碰妻子的手臂,示意他想让妻子再次打电话给工程师。A. waved招手;B. felt感觉;C. touched触碰;D. held举起。由前文wasn’t able to move or even talk、能动的只有一根手指和后文第16空后的touching her arm可知,他要交流只能用那根手指触碰妻子的手臂。故选C项。 15.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他用那根手指触碰妻子的手臂,示意他想让妻子再次打电话给工程师。A. pointing指着;B. indicating示意、暗示;C. arguing争辩;D. shouting大喊大叫。由前文wasn’t able to move or even talk和能动的只有一根手指可知,他只能用手指示意妻子他想做的事情。故选B项。 16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:然后他用同样的方法触碰她的手臂,告诉工程师该怎么做。A. different不同的;B. other其它的;C. same同样的;D. usual通常的。由前文可知,Washington只能用手指触碰妻子手臂才能传达想法,所以要想告诉工程师如何做,只能触碰妻子手臂传达想法,这是和之前同样的方法。故选C项。 17.考查名词词义辨析。句意:13年来,Washington一直用手指在妻子的胳膊上敲出他的指令。A. plans计划;B. speeches演讲;C. methods方法;D. instructions指令。由上文“Washington只能用手指触碰妻子手臂告诉工程师该怎么做”可知,他只能用手指下(工作)指令。故选D项。 18.考查动词词义辨析。句意:直到布鲁克林大桥最终完工。A. completed完成;B. appeared出现;C. decorated装饰;D. rebuilt重建。由后文他实现了目标可知,大桥最终完工了,用completed。故选A项。 19.考查动词词义辨析。句意:也许这是永不放弃的最好例子之一,这种态度克服了可怕的身体残疾,且实现了一个不可能的目标。A. overcomes克服;B. acquires得到;C. fights斗争;D. removes去掉。由上文,Washington残疾了且用一根手指进行交流完成了建桥的梦想可知,他克服了糟糕的身体残疾。故选A项。 20.考查名词词义辨析。句意:也许这是永不放弃的最好例子之一,这种态度克服了可怕的身体残疾,且实现了一个不可能的目标。A. award奖赏;B. fortune运气;C. status地位;D. goal目标。由前文可知,Washington在身体残疾仅有一根手指交流的情况下,建成了其他专家认为不可能建成的桥,表明他实现了一个不可能的目标。故选D项。
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