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San Francisco has its cable cars. Seattle has its Space Needle. And, Longview has its squirrel bridge. The bridge, which has attracted international attention, is now a local landmark.
The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars.
The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds. Before the bridge was built, squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times, Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run over.
One day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth, and that day’s coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety. The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council(市政会).The Council approved, and Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere named the bridge “Nutty Narrows.”
After architects designed the bridge, Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started Construction, They built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum and lengths of fire hose(消防水带). It cost 1,000.
It didn’t take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started. Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes. The story was picked up by the media, and Nutty Narrows became know in newspapers all over the world.
In 1983, after 20 years of use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced. The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983, hundreds of animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of the new bridge.
Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project.
1.The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in order to ________.
A．offer squirrels a place to eat nuts
B．set up a local landmark
C．help improve traffic
D．protect squirrels
2.What happened over the coffee break discussion?
A．The committee got the Council’s blessing.
B．The squirrel bridge idea was born
C．A councilwoman named the bridge
D．A squirrel was found dead.
3.What does the underlined phrase “teaching them the ropes” probably
means in the text?
A．passing them a rope
B．Directing them to store food for winter
C．Teaching them a lesson
D．Showing them how to use the bridge.
4.Which of the following is true of the squirrel bridge?
A．It was replaced by a longer one.
B．It was built from wood and metal
C．it was rebuilt after years of use
D．It was designed by Bill Hutch.
5.What can we learn about Amos Peters?
A．He is remembered for his love of animals.
B．He donated $1,000 to build the bridge
C．He was a member of the City Council
D．He was awarded a medal for building the bridge.
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Zoe, Damacela, 19, didn't have nice clothes when she was young. It wasn't easy for Zoe’s hard-working single mother to make ends meet. They moved in and out of homeless shelters.
Everything changed for Zoe in grade nine. At that time, she heard about a sewing(缝纫) class at her school. She signed up and couldn't wait to turn her designs into clothes. The color of the first dress she made was white-black strips. Soon the clothes she wore were all made by her. Other girls at school loved her designs too. They asked her if they could buy dresses from her. Zoe sold her first dress for $13. Unfortunately, it cost her $25 to make the dress. “I had the creativity in designs," says Zoe. “But I really had no idea about business.”
Zoe kept selling the clothes she designed. Her business was booming, and even the girls who had ever teased her became her customers. In the eleventh grade, Zoe took a business class. She learned how to price her clothes so that she could be sure to make a fair profit.
Her business teacher suggested she take part in a contest for teenaged entrepreneurs (企业家). The contest was for teens from all over the United States. Zoe sent in her business plan, which explained how she planned to make her company grow. She won the second prize in the end. Zoe ’s success became a news item. Supermodel Tyra Banks heard about it and she invited Zoe to take part in her TV show. “Being recognized I felt really unreal,”says Zoe. Zoe has advice for teens who want to start their own business. “If you really work hard on it, you will be able to make it happen,” she says. “If I can do it, anyone else can.”
1.We can learn that ______when she was in grade nine.
A．Zoe had no interest in designing clothes
B．Zoe seldom wore her self-made clothes
C．Zoe didn' t know how to make money
D．Zoe attended a business course
2.After winning the contest, Zoe ______
A．considered it a reward
B．expected to be known
C．was proud of her own gift
D．could hardly believe it
3.Zoe advised the teens ______ .
A．to make efforts to achieve their dreams
B．to design and make their own clothes
C．to try every means to become famous
D．to do whatever they would like to
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A．How Zoe learned to design clothes.
B．A poor girl achieved success in business.
C．How Zoe got a prize in a contest.
D．A poor girl was invited to a TV show.
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My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___36___, but the commercial aspects (方面) of it. Knowing he felt this ____37__, I decided one year to__38__the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something __39_just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was____40__at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match___41____a team sponsored（资助） by a church.
These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so____42___that shoestrings(鞋带) seemed to be the only thing holding them together,___43_____our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was___44___to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet(头盔) designed to___45____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not____46___ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ____47__up from the mat(垫子), they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit___48____.
Mike, seated beside me, shook his head___49___, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential(潜力), but___50___like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved__51____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the __52____for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and ___53____some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his____54___from me. His smile was the____55___ thing about Christmas that year.
1. A．the gift B．an envelope C．the wrestling D．Christmas
2. A．way B．joy C．music D．fear
3. A．buy B．avoid C．wear D．give
4. A．beautiful B．expensive C．special D．new
5. A．wrestling B．weightlifting C．shooting D．boxing
6. A．at B．against C．for D．on
7. A．big B．small C．worn D．cheap
8. A．because B．if C．so D．while
9. A．frightened B．disappointed C．pleased D．surprised
10. A．cover B．surround C．protect D．hide
11. A．carry B．afford C．design D．expect
12. A．got B．dressed C．turned D．cheered
13. A．defeat B．evidence C．charge D．mistake
14. A．gently B．sadly C．nervously D．gladly
15. A．running B．winning C．losing D．shaking
16. A．workmates B．parents C．friends D．kids
17. A．invitation B．idea C．care D．money
18. A．return B．sold C．bought D．left
19. A．gift B．warning C．praise D．love
20. A．brightest B．funniest C．ugliest D．darkest
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San Francisco has its cable cars． Seattle has its Space Needle． And, Longview has its squirrel bridge． The bridge, which has attracted international attention, is now a local landmark．
The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars．
The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of' the library grounds．Before the bridge was built, squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff' put out a nutty feast for the squirrels． Many times, Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run over．
One day Peters found a dead squirrels with a nut still in its mouth, and that day’s coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety． The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of' the City Council（市政会）．The Council approved, and Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere named the bridge “Nutty Narrows．”
After architects designed the bridge, Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started construction． They built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum （铝） and lengths of fire hose （消防水带）． It cost $1,000．
It didn't take long before reports of' squirrels using the bridge started． Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes． The story was picked up by the media, and Nutty Narrows became known in newspapers all over the world．
In 1983, after 20 years of' use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge．Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced． The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983, hundreds of' animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of 'the new bridge．
Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project．
1.The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in order to ．
A．offer squirrels a place to eat nuts
B．set up a local landmark
C．help improve traffic
D．protect squirrels
2.What happened over the coffee break discussion?
A．The committee got the Council's blessing．
B．The squirrel bridge idea was born．
C．A councilwoman named the bridge
D．A squirrel was found dead．
3.What does the underlined phrase“teaching them the ropes”probably means in the text?
A．Passing them a rope
B．Directing them to store food for winter
C．Teaching them a lesson
D．Showing them how to use the bridge．
4.Which of the following is true of 'the squirrel bridge?
A．It was replaced by a longer one．
B．It was built from wood and metal
C．it was rebuilt after years of use
D．It was designed by Bill Hutch．
5.What can we learn about Amos Peters?
A．He is remembered for his love of' animals．
B．He donated $l,000 to build the bridge
C．He was a member of' the City Council
D．He was awarded a medal for building the bridge．
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