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1、高三英语阅读理解限时20分钟练习(二)一AIn1883,animaginativeengineernamedJohnRoeblingdecidedtobuildaspectacularbridgeconnectingNewYorkwithLongIsland.Howeverbridgebuildingexpertsthroughouttheworldthoughtthatthiswasapipedream.Itwasnotpractical.Ithadneverbeendonebefore.ButRoeblingrefusedtolistent

2、othem.Hethoughtaboutthebridgedayandnightandheknewdeepinhisheartthatitcouldbedone.AftermuchdiscussionandpersuasionheconvincedhissonWashington,whowasapromisingengineerhimself,thatthebridgeinfactcouldbebuilt.Workingtogetherforthefirsttime,thefatherandsondevelopedconceptsofhowit

3、couldbeaccomplished.Withgreatexcitement,theyhiredtheircrewandbegantobuildtheirdreambridge.Theprojectstartedwell,butseveralmonthsafteritbegan,atragicaccidentonthesitetookthelifeofJohnRoebling.Washingtonwassoseriouslyinjuredthathewasneverabletowalk,talkorevenmoveagain."Wetoldt

4、hemso","Crazymenandtheircrazydreams","It'sfoolishtochasewildvisions",thecriticssaidandmostthoughttheprojectshouldbescrappedsincetheRoeblingsweretheonlyoneswhoknewhowthebridgecdbebuilt.InspiteofhishandicapWashingtonstillhadaburningdesiretocompletethebridgeandhismindwasstillas

5、sharpasever.Washington'swifetriedtoinspireandpassonherhusband'senthusiasmtosomeofhisfriends,buttheyweretoodauntedbythetask.Ashelayinhishospitalroom,anideasuddenlyhithim.Allhecoulddowasmoveonefingerandhedecidedtomakethebestuseofit.Bymovingthisfingerandtappingitonhiswife'sarm,

6、heslowlydevelopedacodetocommunicatewithher.Thenheusedthismethodtotellhiswifewhattheengineersshoulddo.Itseemedcrazybuttheprojectwasunderwayagain.For13yearsWashingtontappedouthisinstructionswithhisfingeronhiswife'sarm,untilthebridgewasfinallycompleted.qTodaythespectacularBrook

7、lynBridgestandsinallitsgloryasatributetothetriumphofoneman'sspiritandhisdeterminationnottobedefeatedbycircumstances.41.WhatdidmostpeoplethinkaboutRoebling'sideatobuildthebridge?A.Itwouldneverbecomeareality.B.Washingtonwasnotexperiencedenough.C.Itwouldtakealotoftime.D.Finding

8、themoneywouldbeimpossible.42.Theunderlinedword`daunted'(para.6)isclosestinm