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 1 . Even so, Roebling could not 2the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he3convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their 4and began to build their dream bridge.
Only a few months 5the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and 6injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or 7. Surely now the project would have to be 8. Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not 9and his mind remained as 10as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea 11him. All he could move was one finger, so he 12the arm of his wife with that finger, 13to 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 14with one finger until the bridge was 15completed.
Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that 16 a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible 17. Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small 18what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most 19dream can be realized with 20no matter what the chances are.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      impossible
   2. B.
      unnecessary
   3. C.
      hard
   4. D.
      excellent
2. 2.
   1. A.
      recognize
   2. B.
      accept
   3. C.
      ignore
   4. D.
      believe
3. 3.
   1. A.
      attempted to
   2. B.
      sought to
   3. C.
      failed to
   4. D.
      managed to
4. 4.
   1. A.
      family
   2. B.
      crew
   3. C.
      class
   4. D.
      team
5. 5.
   1. A.
      since
   2. B.
      before
   3. C.
      after
   4. D.
      when
6. 6.
   1. A.
      severely
   2. B.
      slightly
   3. C.
      poorly
   4. D.
      hardly
7. 7.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      say
   3. C.
      eat
   4. D.
      talk
8. 8.
   1. A.
      continued
   2. B.
      abandoned
   3. C.
      interrupted
   4. D.
      accomplished
9. 9.
   1. A.
      defeated
   2. B.
      hurt
   3. C.
      frightened
   4. D.
      destroyed
10. 10.
    1. A.
       sharp
    2. B.
       broad
    3. C.
       noble
    4. D.
       advanced
11. 11.
    1. A.
       beat
    2. B.
       occurred
    3. C.
       happened
    4. D.
       hit
12. 12.
    1. A.
       waved
    2. B.
       felt
    3. C.
       touched
    4. D.
       held
13. 13.
    1. A.
       appealing
    2. B.
       speaking
    3. C.
       indicating
    4. D.
       advising
14. 14.
    1. A.
       orders
    2. B.
       instructions
    3. C.
       suggestions
    4. D.
       movements
15. 15.
    1. A.
       quickly
    2. B.
       partly
    3. C.
       eventually
    4. D.
       slowly
16. 16.
    1. A.
       overcomes
    2. B.
       acquires
    3. C.
       fights
    4. D.
       removes
17. 17.
    1. A.
       award
    2. B.
       fortune
    3. C.
       status
    4. D.
       goal
18. 18.
    1. A.
       combined with
    2. B.
       separated from
    3. C.
       compared to
    4. D.
       concerned about
19. 19.
    1. A.
       primary
    2. B.
       distant
    3. C.
       lifelong
    4. D.
       good
20. 20.
    1. A.
       determination
    2. B.
       knowledge
    3. C.
       confidence
    4. D.
       strength

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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