Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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.

A. impossible          B. unnecessary    C. hard               D. excellent

A. recognize              B. accept              C. ignore             D. believe 

A. attempted to       B. sought to          C. failed to           D. managed to 

A. family              B. crew                C. class                D. team          

A. since                    B. before             C. after               D. when   

A. severely             B. slightly             C. poorly             D. hardly

A. work                   B. say                  C. eat                  D. talk 

A. continued              B. abandoned               C. interrupted       D. accomplished  

A. defeated               B. hurt                 C. frightened        D. destroyed  

A. sharp                   B. broad              C. noble               D. advanced        

A. beat                B. occurred          C. happened                D. hit  

A. waved                  B. felt                  C. touched          D. held 

A. appealing              B. speaking          C. indicating        D. advising

A. orders               B. instructions      C. suggestions      D. movements

A. quickly               B. partly              C. eventually         D. slowly  

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

A. award              B. fortune       C. status                D. goal  

A. combined with      B. separated from C. compared to      D. concerned about 

A. primary           B. distant          C. lifelong       D. good     

A. determination      B. knowledge      C. confidence      D. strength

Answer 1

【小题1】A

【小题1】C

【小题1】D

【小题1】B

【小题1】C

【小题1】A

【小题1】D

【小题1】B

【小题1】A

【小题1】A

【小题1】D

【小题1】C

【小题1】C

【小题1】B

【小题1】C

【小题1】A

【小题1】D

【小题1】C

【小题1】B

【小题1】A

解析:

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