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      On Easter, April 9th in 1939, more than 75,000 people came to the Lincoln Memorial (林肯纪念馆)
in Washington, D.C. They heard the famous African-American singer Marian Anderson g             a free
open-air concert.
      Anderson had planned to sing at Washington's Constitution Hall (华盛顿宪法大厅), but a political
organization that helped manage the concert hall refused her the right to perform because she was
b             . With the help o              the first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson's performance at the
Lincoln Memorial m              people greatly aware (意识到) of the p              of racial discrimination
(种族歧视) in America.
     Anderson had tired hard out of a p              childhood in South Philadelphia to become a world
f             singer. Even after her great appearance at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, it was not u              
1955 that she became the first African-American to be i              to perform at New York's Metropolitan
Opera House (纽约大都会歌剧院) Anderson died in Portland, Oregon, o              April 8, 1993.
give      black        of        made      problem 
poor     famous     until     invited    on
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How did the Golden Gate Bridge get its name ?

     As we all know , the Golden Gate Bridge 金门大桥in San Francisco , the USA ,which took only 52 months to be designed and built and was opened in 1937, is probably the most beautiful bridge in the world . Since it was opened , it has been perhaps the best-loved sight of San Francisco. But whoever goes to see the bridge can see the bridge is red instead of golden . Do you want to know the reason why is called  the Golden Gate Bridge?

     In fact the bridge isn’t named for its color .It is named for the Golden Gate. What is the Golden Gate? A gate is either an opening or the thing that closes the opening . the Golden Gate is an opening in the land . Water from the sea comes through this opening into San Francisco Bay 旧金山海湾And the bridge goes over the opening . And do you know why it is called the Golden Gate? Here is a story about it .

     Many years ago ,men from some European countries came to California to look for gold . Many of them came by ship . When they came into the bay through the opening , they thought it was a gate to gold , so they named it the Golden Gate.

1.How long did it take to design and build the Golden Gate Bridge?___________________.

2.What is the Golden Gate Bridge? ___________________________________.

3.What is the Golden Gate Bridge named for ?________________________________.

4.What did the Europeans come to California to look for long ago ?

____________________________________________.

5.What did the passage mainly talk about ?___________________________________.

 

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