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阅读理解 　　People and vehicles use bridges to cross bodies of water, valleys and roads．If you ask people to name some famous American bridges, they probably will include the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California and the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City．Both are suspension bridges (悬索桥)．They cross great distances and have roadways that hang from steel cables supported by high towers． 　　You may think the Golden Gate Bridge was named for its orange color．But it is named for the body of water that it crosses－the Golden Gate Strait．The Golden Gate Strait is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean．The Golden Gate Bridge links the city of San Francisco with Marin County, California． 　　Joseph Strauss designed the bridge．It opened in 1937．The Golden Gate Bridge extends 1,280 meters across the water．It was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1964．That is when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened in New York City．Still, the Golden Gate Bridge has become famous around the world．And many people consider it to be the most beautiful bridge structure in the world． 　　The Brooklyn Bridge is much older than the Golden Gate．It was one of the first great suspension bridges．It was built between 1869 and 1883．John Augustus Roebling designed the bridge．But he died as a result of an accident at the start of its construction． 　　His son, Washington Roebling, replaced him as chief engineer．But he became sick while working underwater．Washington Roebling was not able to go to the construction area．Yet he continued to direct the operations through his wife, Emily． 　　The Brooklyn Bridge links Brooklyn with Manhattan Island．It extends 486 meters over the East River．It was the longest bridge in the world until the Firth of Forth cantilever bridge(悬臂桥)was built in Scotland in 1890．Today, thousands of cars, trucks, bicycles and people cross the Brooklyn Bridge every day． (1) What would be the best title for the text? [　　] A． The Golden Gate Bridge B． The Brooklyn Bridge C． Two Famous Bridges D． Suspension Bridge (2) The Golden Gate Bridge is named for ________． [　　] A． its golden color B． its orange color C． the favorite color of his designer D． the Golden Gate Strait (3) Though the Golden Gate Bridge is no longer the longest suspension bridge in the world, many people still consider it to be ________ in the world． [　　] A． the most beautiful bridge structure B． the longest bridge C． the oldest bridge D． the most expensive bridge (4) John Augustus Roebling was the ________ of the Brooklyn Bridge． [　　] A． chief contributor B． designer C． chief engineer D． owner

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答案：1．C;2．D;3．A;4．B;