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1、2013高考英语二轮考点复习讲义：阅读理解-地理链接1.（2012山东卷）SanFranciscohasitscablecars.SeattlehasitsSpaceNeedle.Anil,Longviewhasitssquirrelbridge.Thebridge,whichhasattractedinternationalattention,isnowalocallandmark.TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltin1963byalocalbuilder,AmosPeters,togivesquirrelsawaytocr
2、ossthebusyroadwithoutgettingflattenedbypassingcars.TheoriginalbridgewasbuiltoverOlympiaWayonthewestedgeofthelibrarygrounds.Beforethebridgewasbuilt,squirrelshadtoavoidtraffictoandfromtheParkPlazaofficebuildingwhereofficestaffputoutanuttyfeastforthesquirrels.Manytimes,Petersandoth
3、erswhoworkedinandnearParkPlazawitnessedsquirrelsbeingrunover.OnedayPetersfoundadeadsquirrelwithanutstillinitsmouth,andthatday'scoffeebreakdiscussionturnedintosquirrelsafety.ThegroupofbusinessmencookedupthesquirrelbridgeideaandformedacommitteetoaskdieblessingoftheCityCouncil(市政会)
4、.TheCouncilapproved,andCouncilwomanBessLaRivierejokinglynamedthebridge"NuttyNarrows."Afterarchitectsdesignedthebridge,AmosPetersandBillHutchstartedconstruction.Theybuiltthe60-footbridgefromaluminumandlengthsoffirehose(消防水带).Itcost$1,000.Itdidn'ttakelongbeforereportsofsquirrelsus
5、ingthebridgestarted.Squirrelswereevenseenguidingtheiryoungandteachingthemtheropes.Thestorywaspickedupbythemedia,andNuttyarrowsbecameknowninnewspapersallovertheworld.In1983,after20yearsofuse,Peterstookdowntheworn-outbridge.Repairsweremadeandcrosspieceswerereplaced.Thefadedsignwas
6、repainteddidinJuly1983,hundredsofanimalloversattendedthecompletionceremonyofthenewbridge.Petersdiedin1984,andaten-footwoodensquirrelsculpturewasplacednearthebridgeinmemoryofitsbuilderandhisdevotiontotheproject.67.TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltinorderto_______.A.offersquirrelsapla
7、cetocatnutsB.setupalocallandmarkC.helpimprovetrafficD.protectsquirrels68Whathappenedoverthecoffeebreakdiscussion?A.ThecommitteegottheCouncil'sblessing.B.Thesquirrelbridgeideawasborn.C.AcouncilwomannamedthebridgD.Asquirrelwasfounddead.69Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"teachingthemthe
8、ropes"probablymeaninthetext?A.Passingthemarope.
