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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.

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.

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

3.From the passage, we know that _______ when Roebling proposed building the bridge.

A. people all over America supported him

B. almost 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

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.

 

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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 feat 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." Evcryone 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.

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.

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

3. What can we learn about Washington's wife?

A. She could understand Washington and helped him a lot.

B. She cnuldn't understand him but took good care of him.

C. She didn't like Washington's idea about building the bridge.

D. She took the responsibility to continue building the bridge.

4.From the passage, we know that_______when Roebling proposed building the bridge.

A. people all over America supported him

B. almost 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 fe

5. 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.

 

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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

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?

    1. A.
      They are hardworking and courageous
    2. B.
      They are stubborn and bold
    3. C.
      They are creative and persistent
    4. D.
      They are curious and modest
  2. 2.

    In the third paragraph, the underlined phrase ''wild vision" refers to______

    1. A.
      the tragic accident
    2. B.
      the building of the bridge
    3. C.
      the brain damage
    4. D.
      the discussion and persuasion
  3. 3.

    From the passage, we know that _______ when Roebling proposed building the bridge

    1. A.
      people all over America supported him
    2. B.
      almost no bridge experts in the world supported him
    3. C.
      his friends were strongly in favor of his idea
    4. D.
      many people considered it would be a great project
  4. 4.

    The passage suggests that______

    1. A.
      NO pains, no gains
    2. B.
      Many hands make light work
    3. C.
      A lighted heart is a good medicine
    4. D.
      Passion creates wonder
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In 1883, John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island.However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was impossible, 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 only a few months later 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.

 “Crazy men and their crazy dreams.” “It’s foolish to chase(追求) wild visions.” Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt the project should be abandoned since the Roeblings were the only ones to know 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, and a gentle breeze blowing the white curtains apart when an idea hit him.He decided to make the best use of the only finger he could move.Slowly he developed a code of communication with his wife.

He touched his wife’s arm with that finger, indicating 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.

1.Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?

       A.They are curious and modest.

       B.They are stubborn and crazy.

       C.They are creative and determined.

       D.They are hardworking and courageous.

2.The underlined phrase “wild vision” in Paragraph 3 refers to “_________”.

       A.the end of failure                                  B.the building of the bridge

       C.the brain damage                                  D.the tragic accident

3.From the last two paragraphs, we can know that Washington ___________.

       A.communicated with his wife easily

       B.instructed the project in a unique way

       C.got his idea accepted publicly

       D.completed the bridge on his own

4.What can we learn about Washington’s wife?

       A.She contributed a lot to the bridge building.

       B.She discouraged her husband.

       C.She opposed building the bridge.

       D.She took charge of building the bridge.

5.The text suggests that “_________”.

       A.A lighted heart is a good medicine         B.Many hands make light work

       C.No pains, no gains                               D.Impossible is nothing

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  Do you believe that boys learn more from men and girls learn more from women?That’s the result of a study by Thomas Dee, a professor in America.

  Although some support his idea, many leading education experts don’t agree with his conclusion.But Dee says his research supports his point that gender(性别)matters in learning.

  However, Dee warns against drawing fast conclusions based on his work.He is not encouraging single-sex education, or any other policy.Rather, he hopes his work will bring more research into gender’s effect.

  Dee’s study is based on a national investigation of nearly 25,000 eighth-graders that was made by the Education Department.He examined test scores.Dee found that having a female teacher instead of a male teacher raised the achievement of girls and lowered that of boys in science, social studies and English.It is also true the other way around.The study found changing teachers actually could narrow achievement gaps between boys and girls, but one gender would gain at the expense of the other.

  Dee also thinks that gender influences attitudes.For instance, with a female teacher, boys were more likely to be seen as disruptive, while girls were less likely to be considered inattentive or disorderly.In a class taught by a man, girls were more likely to say the subject was not useful for their future.They were less likely to look forward to the class or to ask questions.

  “The data, as he presents, is far from convincing.I don’t think there are many parents or students, looking back over their educational careers, who haven’t been inspired by a teacher of the opposite sex.”said Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women’s Law Center, which works to advance the progress of women.

(1)

The passage is most probably taken from ________.

[  ]

A.

a short- story collection

B.

a personal diary

C.

a popular science magazine

D.

a textbook for middle school students

(2)

The underlined word“disruptive”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ________.

[  ]

A.

active

B.

disorderly

C.

silly

D.

attentive

(3)

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Dee’s idea that teacher’s gender affects learning is widely accepted.

B.

In Dee’s opinion, a teacher of the opposite gender helps students learn better.

C.

Marcia agrees that a teacher of the opposite sex discourages students’ learning.

D.

Dee thinks that a teacher of the same gender improves students’ learning.

(4)

What can be inferred from the passage?

[  ]

A.

Dee has already proved his study result successfully.

B.

Teacher’s gender determines student’s school performance.

C.

More researches need to be done on teacher’s gender effect.

D.

Marcia thinks the data presented by Dee is far from convincing.

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