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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,togivesquir
2、relsawaytocrossthebusyroadwithoutgettingflattenedbypassingcars.TheoriginalbridgewasbuiltoverOlympiaWayonthewestedgeofthelibrarygrounds.Beforethebridgewasbuilt,squirrelshadtoavoidtraffictoandfromtheParkPlazaofficebuildingwhereofficestaffputoutanuttyfeastforthesquirrel
3、s.Manytimes,PetersandotherswhoworkedinandnearParkPlazawitnessedsquirrelsbeingrunover.OnedayPetersfoundadeadsquirrelwithanutstillinitsmouth,andthatday'scoffeebreakdiscussionturnedintosquirrelsafety.Thegroupofbusinessmencookedupthesquirrelbridgeideaandformedacommitteet
4、oaskdieblessingoftheCityCouncil(市政会).TheCouncilapproved,andCouncilwomanBessLaRivierejokinglynamedthebridge"NuttyNarrows."Afterarchitectsdesignedthebridge,AmosPetersandBillHutchstartedconstruction.Theybuiltthe60-footbridgefromaluminumandlengthsoffirehose(消防水带).Itcost$
5、1,000.Itdidn'ttakelongbeforereportsofsquirrelsusingthebridgestarted.Squirrelswereevenseenguidingtheiryoungandteachingthemtheropes.Thestorywaspickedupbythemedia,andNuttyarrowsbecameknowninnewspapersallovertheworld.In1983,after20yearsofuse,Peterstookdowntheworn-outbrid
6、ge.Repairsweremadeandcrosspieceswerereplaced.ThefadedsignwasrepainteddidinJuly1983,hundredsofanimalloversattendedthecompletionceremonyofthenewbridge.Petersdiedin1984,andaten-footwoodensquirrelsculpturewasplacednearthebridgeinmemoryofitsbuilderandhisdevotiontotheproje
7、ct.67.TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltinorderto_______.A.offersquirrelsaplacetocatnutsB.setupalocallandmarkC.helpimprovetrafficD.protectsquirrels68Whathappenedoverthecoffeebreakdiscussion?A.ThecommitteegottheCouncil'sblessing.B.Thesquirrelbridgeideawasborn.C.Acouncilwom
8、annamedthebridgD.Asquirrelwasfounddead.69Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"teachingthemtheropes"probablymeaninthetext?A.Passingthemarope.