Question

　　“Tomorrow we'll see the Golden Gate Bridge,” said Peter. “I've never seen a golden bridge before.” Peter's father smiled, but said nothing. Peter would soon see the bridge.

　　The next morning, Peter's father took him to the bridge. Peter first saw it from far away. How big it looked! But then he saw something else. The bridge was red!

　　“The bridge isn't golden!” he said. “Why is it called the Golden Gate Bridge?”

　　“It isn't named for its color,” said his father. “It's named for the Golden Gate.”

　　“What is the Golden Gate?” asked Peter.

　　“A gate is either an opening, or a thing that closes an opening,” said his father. “The Golden Gate is an opening in the land. Water from the sea comes through this opening into Francisco Bay（海湾）.”

　　“Oh,” said Peter. “And the bridge is over the opening. For them it was a gate to gold. So they called it the Golden Gate.”

　　“Well,” said Peter. “I still think the bridge should look golden.”

　　When Peter got home, he sent a letter to a California paper. In the letter he said, “Red is not the right color for the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge should look golden, the way most people think it does.”

　　Peter sent $14.78 with his letter in the newspaper. It was all the money he had saved. “This money is to help paint the bridge gold,” he wrote.

　　Many people read Peter's letter in the newspaper. Right away, things began to happen!

　　Some people sent money. A big company gave real gold to make gold paint. A paint company made the paint.

　　But not all of the people wanted to change the color of the bridge. Some people still wanted the bridge to be red.

　　Will the Golden Gate Bridge ever be golden? Perhaps, if enough people feel as Peter does.

(1) Before he saw the bridge, Peter ____.

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A．had expected it to be golden

B．knew that the bridge was not golden

C．asked his father why the bridge was red

D．knew why the bridge was caned Golden Gate Bridge

(2) The Golden Gate Bridge was named _______.

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A．for its color

B．for its gold

C．for San Francisco Bay

D. for the Golden Gate

(3) Peter wanted the Golden Gate Bridge to look golden _____.

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A．because he liked golden hatter

B．because he thought red color was ugly

C．because he thought red is the wrong color for it

D．because most people liked golden color

(4) Which one of the following is true?

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A．A big company painted the bridge gold.

B．The bridge still remained red.

C．Most people wanted the bridge to be red.

D．All the people wanted to change the red color of the bridge.

(5) Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?

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A．In America.

B．In Europe.

C．In Africa.

D．In Asia.

Answer 1

答案：A;D;C;B;A
解析：

(1)推理判断题．彼得看见大桥是红色的，感到惊奇．他问道：“金门大桥为什么不是金色的呢？”由此可以得出结论． (2)细节题．彼得的父亲作出了解释：It isn't named for its color. It's named for the Golden Gate. (3)细节题．见文中：Red is mot the right color for the Golden Gate Bridge. (4)综合思考题．尽管人们不同的看法，但大桥的颜色还是红色的． (5)常识题．短文中提到“旧金山海湾（金门大桥所在地）”，这说明金门大桥在美国/美洲．