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1、CPassage1Bythelatenineteenthcentury,thefocusfortheengineersandbuildersoftunnelswasbeginningtoshiftfromEuropetotheUnitedStatesandespeciallyNewYork,wheretheriversencirclingManhattancapturedtheimaginationoftunnelersandchallengedtheiringenuity.Thefirsttoacceptthechallengewasasom

2、ewhatmysteriousCaliforniannamedDeWittClintonHaskin,whoturnedupinNewYorkinthe1870'swithaproposaltotunnelthroughthesiltundertheHudsonRiverbetweenManhattanandJerseyCity.Haskineventuallyabandonedtheriskyproject.ButacompanyorganizedbyWilliamMcAdooresumedtheattackinI902,workingfro

3、mbothdirections.McAdoo’smenwereforcedtoblastwhentheyranintoanunexpectedledgeofrock,butwiththisobstaclesurmounted.thetwoheadingsmetin1904andMcAdoodonnedoilskinstobecometheHudson’sfirstunderwaterbank-to-bankpedestrian.World'sWorkmagazineproudlyreportedin1906thatNewYorkcouldnow

4、bedescribedasabodyoflandsurroundedbytunnelsThreeone-wayshaftsbeneaththeHudsonandtwoundertheHarlemRiverwerealreadyholedthrough;threemoreHudsontubeswerebeingbuilt.EightseparatetunnelswereunderconstructionbeneaththeEastRiver.1.Accordingtothepassage,DeWittClintonHaskincamefrom(A

5、)JerseyCity(B)Europe(C)California(D)NewYork2.WhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutDeWittClintonHaskin'5background?(A)Itdidnotqualifyhimtohandleexplosives.(B)Itwasnotsomethingpeopleknewmuchabout.(C)Itincludeddiverseworkexperiences.(D)Itincludedmanyinferiorprojects.3.Accordingtothepass

6、age,whendidWilliamMcAdoobegintoworkontheHudsonRivertunnel?(A)1870(B)1902(C)1904(D)19064.Accordingtothepassage,theworkerstunnelingforWilliamMcAdooweresurprisedtofindwhichofthefollowingwheretheywereworking?(A)Oil(B)Silt(C)Rock(D)Shafts5.ThequotationfromWorld'sWorkmagazineinli

7、ne12introducesfactsabout(A)citiesthatwerebuildingnewtunnelstoManhattan(B)people'sconcernevetheweakeningofthecity'sfoundation(C)theroleofNewYorkCityinpromotingengineering(D)thenumberoftunnelsbeingbuiltatthetime6.Whereinthepassagedoestheauthorrefertothefirstpersontowalkbeneath

8、theHudsonRiver?(A)Lines1-3(B)Lines4-6(C)Lines8-11(D)Lines14-15Passage2Icebe