题目内容
In 1883, an engineer named John Roebling got an idea to build a bridge between New York and Long Island. However, bridge-building experts around the world thought that it was impossible. It had never been done before.
After much discussion, he made his son Washington, a great engineer, believe that the bridge could be built.
The project started well, but a few months later, an accident took the life of John Roebling. Washington was badly hurt and he was not able to walk or talk. However, Washington never lost his heart. He still wanted to complete the bridge. But all he could do was to move one finger. So he decided to make the best use of it. By moving his finger, he slowly developed a way of communicating with his wife.
He touched his wife’s arm with his finger, “telling” her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same way to tell the engineers what to do. The project carried on again.
For 13 years, Washington tapped out (敲出) his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the bridge was finally completed.
Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands as a monument(纪念碑) to one man’s unbeatable spirit.
It is also a monument to engineers and their teamwork, and to their faith in a man who was considered crazy by half the world.
1.Why did the bridge-building experts think John’s idea was impossible?
A. Because the technology was poor then.
B. Because no one had done it before.
C. Because they didn’t accept new ideas.
D. Because they didn’t believe in him.
2.What happened a few months after the project started?
A. The bridge fell down.
B. The father lost his life.
C. The son lost all his fingers.
D. The son was lucky to be safe.
3.What is the right order of the following events?
a. An accident happened.
b. John wanted to build a bridge.
c. The bridge was completed 13 years later.
d. Washington agreed to help build the bridge.
e. Washington used his finger to communicate with his wife and the engineers.
A. d-b-a-e-c B. d-b-e-a-c C. b-c-a-d-e D. b-d-a-e-c
4.The Brooklyn Bridge was successfully built because of Washington’s ____________.
A. good luck B. love for his family
C. never-say-die spirit D. high skill in building bridges
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近年来，英语中考开始采用听力口语自动化考试，即人机对话（man-machine conversation）的方式检验学生的口语和听力。特别是对于口语测试（以前的中考对口语没有要求），学生们有不同的看法。我校就“你喜不喜欢用人机对话的形式来检验你的英语口语？”进行了调查，结果如下。请你根据表格内容，用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你的态度及理由。
态度 | 理由 | |
85%的学生 | 喜欢 | 1.spoken English is important； 2. make students pay more attention to their spoken English； 3.teachers will let them speak English more in class. |
15%的学生 | 不喜欢 | 1.spoken English is poor； 2. can’t answer all the questions correctly； 3. computers break down suddenly. |
你 | …… | …… |
注意：（1）文章必须包括表中的全部内容，可适当增加细节；
（2）你的理由至少两条；
（3）文章开头已给出，你可以抄用此开头，但不计入总词数；也可以自己写开头，则计入总词数；
（4）词数：80—100。
Do You Like to Have Tests in the Man-machine Conversation?
Several days ago, we did a survey about whether you like to take your spoken English tests in the man-machine conversation. Here are the results.
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现在是下午4点。王军一家人都在忙什么呢?请你根据下表所给的提示内容，用英语来描述他们此时此刻的活动吧。可适当发挥，60字左右。(开头已给出，不计人总词数)
姐姐 | 洗餐具 |
爸爸 | 帮助王军做家庭作业 |
妈妈 | 超市购物 |
爷爷 | 打电话 |
奶奶 | 看电视 |
It’s four o’clock in the afternoon．Wang Jun’s family are all busy．