San Francisco has its cable cars. Seattle has its Space Needle. And, Longview has its squirrel bridge. The bridge, which has attracted international attention, is now a local landmark.
The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars.
The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds. Before the bridge was built, squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times, Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run over.
One day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth, and that day’s coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety. The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council(市政會(huì)).The Council approved, and Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere named the bridge “Nutty Narrows.”
After architects designed the bridge, Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started Construction, They built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum and lengths of fire hose(消防水帶). It cost 1,000.
It didn’t take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started. Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes. The story was picked up by the media, and Nutty Narrows became know in newspapers all over the world.
In 1983, after 20 years of use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced. The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983, hundreds of animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of the new bridge.
Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project.
小題1:The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in order to ________.
A．offer squirrels a place to eat nuts
B．set up a local landmark
C．help improve traffic
D．protect squirrels
小題2:What happened over the coffee break discussion?
A．The committee got the Council’s blessing.
B．The squirrel bridge idea was born
C．A councilwoman named the bridge
D．A squirrel was found dead.
小題3:What does the underlined phrase “teaching them the ropes” probably means in the text?
A．passing them a rope
B．Directing them to store food for winter
C．Teaching them a lesson
D．Showing them how to use the bridge.
小題4:Which of the following is true of the squirrel bridge?
A．It was replaced by a longer one.
B．It was built from wood and metal.
C．it was rebuilt after years of use.
D．It was designed by Bill Hutch.
小題5:What can we learn about Amos Peters?
A．He is remembered for his love of animals.
B．He donated $1,000 to build the bridge.
C．He was a member of the City Council.
D．He was awarded a medal for building the bridge.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A
本文是一篇說明文，介紹了名勝Nutty Narrow Bridge的由來。因?yàn)镻eters發(fā)現(xiàn)經(jīng)常有松鼠因?yàn)闄M穿馬路被車壓死而萌生了為松鼠建一座橋的想法，經(jīng)過議會(huì)批準(zhǔn)，他和其他人建成了這座專為松鼠通行的橋，1983年，松鼠橋重修。1984年P(guān)eters去世。但他為此而受到人們的紀(jì)念。
小題1:考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由第二段中的to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars可知，修建Nutty Narrow Bridge的目的是保護(hù)松鼠安全地過馬路。注意不要選A，因?yàn)檫@座橋不是給松鼠提供吃干果的地方。
小題2:考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的…and that day’s coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety…cooked up the squirrel bridge idea可知，在某一天喝咖啡時(shí)間的討論中，Peters和其他人萌生了給松鼠建座橋的想法。
小題3:考查猜測(cè)詞義。根據(jù)前面的guiding their young，可以推斷此處應(yīng)該是松鼠教它們的孩子如何使用繩索，而不是給它們遞繩子，也不是給它們一個(gè)教訓(xùn)。
小題4:考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中的In 1983, after 20 years of use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced.可知，繩索用了20年后，Peters進(jìn)行了修繕，并替換上了新的繩索。文中沒有涉及是否替換的繩索更長；第五段中提到繩索是鋁制的，而且是一個(gè)architect設(shè)計(jì)的，只是說Peters和Hutch開始建設(shè)，所以C正確。
小題5:考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的…a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project.可以推斷，Peters因?yàn)閻蹌?dòng)物，倡導(dǎo)修建這座橋而被人們記住。所以A正確。
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