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1、2013高考英语二轮考点复习讲义-阅读理解篇(各类话题)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,Am
2、osPeters,togivesquirrelsawaytocrossthebusyroadwithoutgettingflattenedbypassingcars.TheoriginalbridgewasbuiltoverOlympiaWayonthewestedgeofthelibrarygrounds.Beforethebridgewasbuilt,squirrelshadtoavoidtraffictoandfromtheParkPlazaofficebuildingwhereofficestaffputoutanuttyfeastfo
3、rthesquirrels.Manytimes,PetersandotherswhoworkedinandnearParkPlazawitnessedsquirrelsbeingrunover.OnedayPetersfoundadeadsquirrelwithanutstillinitsmouth,andthatday'scoffeebreakdiscussionturnedintosquirrelsafety.Thegroupofbusinessmencookedupthesquirrelbridgeideaandformedacommit
4、teetoaskdieblessingoftheCityCouncil(市政会).TheCouncilapproved,andCouncilwomanBessLaRivierejokinglynamedthebridge"NuttyNarrows."Afterarchitectsdesignedthebridge,AmosPetersandBillHutchstartedconstruction.Theybuiltthe60-footbridgefromaluminumandlengthsoffirehose(消防水带).Itcost$1,00
5、0.Itdidn'ttakelongbeforereportsofsquirrelsusingthebridgestarted.Squirrelswereevenseenguidingtheiryoungandteachingthemtheropes.Thestorywaspickedupbythemedia,andNuttyarrowsbecameknowninnewspapersallovertheworld.In1983,after20yearsofuse,Peterstookdowntheworn-outbridge.Repairswe
6、remadeandcrosspieceswerereplaced.ThefadedsignwasrepainteddidinJuly1983,hundredsofanimalloversattendedthecompletionceremonyofthenewbridge.Petersdiedin1984,andaten-footwoodensquirrelsculpturewasplacednearthebridgeinmemoryofitsbuilderandhisdevotiontotheproject.67.TheNuttyNarrow
7、sBridgewasbuiltinorderto_______.A.offersquirrelsaplacetocatnutsB.setupalocallandmarkC.helpimprovetrafficD.protectsquirrels68Whathappenedoverthecoffeebreakdiscussion?A.ThecommitteegottheCouncil'sblessing.B.Thesquirrelbridgeideawasborn.C.AcouncilwomannamedthebridgD.Asquirrelwa
8、sfounddead.69Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"teachingthemtheropes"probablymeani