Question

　　The tune for "London Bridge is falling down" has some new words． American children have sung "London Bridge is going up．" Stone by stone -- 10,246 in all -- the bridge across the Thames was taken down． At Lake Havasu City in Arizona it was rebuilt． Water from the Colorado River flows under its arches．

　　The old words were never true of the bridge that has crossed the ocean． They described the bridge that it replaced in 1831． Old London Bridge, opened in 1209, often needed repairs． Ice caused much damage． Fire razed buildings on the bridge． But it was used for more than six hundred years． Then, like the bridge that replaced it, it became unable to handle the growing traffic of London．

1．The new words for the old song are_________．

A．"falling down"　　B．"mounting up"　　C．"going up" D．"rising up"

2．The bridge was taken apart________．

A．arch by arch B． stone by stone C．yard by yard D． None of the above

3． The bridge may now be seen in_______．

A． Alabama B． Arkansas C． Arizona D． Colorado

4． The bridge the old song described was opened in_________．

A． 1209 B． 1290 C． 1809 D． 1831

5．The article suggests that one danger to the bridge was________．

A．the weight of the buildings on it　　B．tugs hitting the stonework

C．trains crossing it　　 D． ice

6．Old London Bridge was used for a little more than______．

A． 150 years　　B． 300 years C． 600 years　　 D．None of the above

7．The two bridges were alike in__________．

A．falling down B． becoming unable to handle growing traffic

C．being in use for more than 400 years D． being sold to an American buyer

Answer 1

答案：C;B;C;A;D;C;B
解析：

5．The article suggests that one danger to the bridge was与其选项D． ice之和是原文Old London Bridge, opened in 1209, often needed repairs． Ice caused much damage．的改写。

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话题：有关“古桥重建”语篇的阅读技巧。重点：细节捕捉。