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1、SanFranciscohasitscable SanFranciscohasitscablecars.SeattlehasitsSpaceNeedle.And,Longviewhasitssquirrelbridge.Thebridge,whichhasattractedinternationalattention,isnowalocallandmark. TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltin1963byalocalbuilder,AmosPeters,togivesquirrelsawaytocross
2、thebusyroadwithoutgettingflattenedbypassingcars. TheoriginalbridgewasbuiltoverOlympiaWayonthewestedgeofthelibrarygrounds.Beforethebridgewasbuilt,squirrelshadtoavoidtraffictoandfromtheParkPlazaofficebuildingwhereofficestaffputoutanuttyfeastforthesquirrels.Manytimes,Peter
3、sandotherswhoworkedinandnearParkPlazawitnessedsquirrelsbeingrunover. OnedayPetersfoundadeadsquirrelwithanutstillinitsmouth,andthatday’scoffeebreakdiscussionturnedintosquirrelsafety.Thegroupofbusinessmencookedupthesquirrelbridgeideaandformedacommitteetoasktheblessingofth
4、eCityCouncil(市政会).TheCouncilapproved,andCouncilwomanBessLaRivierenamedthebridge“NuttyNarrows.” Afterarchitectsdesignedthebridge,AmosPetersandBillHutchstartedconstruction.Theybuiltthe60-footbridgefromaluminumandlengthsoffirehose(消防水带).Itcost$1,000. Itdidn’ttakelongbefor
5、ereportsofsquirrelsusingthebridgestarted.Squirrelswereevenseenguidingtheiryoungandteachingthemtheropes.Thestorywaspickedupbythemedia,andNuttyNarrowsbecameknowinnewspapersallovertheworld. In1983,after20yearsofuse,Peterstookdowntheworn-outbridge.Repairsweremadeandcrosspie
6、ceswerereplaced.ThefadedsignwasrepaintedandinJuly1983,hundredsofanimalloversattendedthecompletionceremonyofthenewbridge. Petersdiedin1984,andaten-footwoodensquirrelsculpturewasplacednearthebridgeinmemoryofitsbuilderandhisdevotiontotheproject. 67.TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewa
7、sbuiltinorderto________. A.offersquirrelsaplacetoeatnuts B.setupalocallandmark C.helpimprovetraffic D.protectsquirrels 68.Whathappenedoverthecoffeebreakdiscussion? A.ThecommitteegottheCouncil’sblessing. B.Thesquirrelbridgeideawasborn C.Acouncilwomannamedthebridge
8、 D.Asquirrelwasfounddead. 69.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“teachingthemtheropes”probablymeansinthetext?
