Question

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 squirrels 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）．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 （鋁） 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 known 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 $l,000 to build the bridge

C．He was a member of' the City Council

D．He was awarded a medal for building the bridge．

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：41.考查細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句：to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars．給松鼠一路穿過繁忙道路的路。不被來來往往的車軋死。可知。
42.考查細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段第二句： 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）．該組的人想出建立松鼠橋的理念，還專門成立了一個委員會，求市政會通過�？芍�。
43.考查詞意猜測題。根據(jù)文章第六段：It didn't take long before reports of' squirrels using the bridge started． Squirrels were even····沒過多久，報告說松鼠利用橋松鼠甚至開始教他們的利用繩索。
44.考查句意理解題。根據(jù)文章第七段：In 1983, after 20 years of' use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge．Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced．在1983年，經(jīng)過20年的使用，彼得斯折下舊橋。修復了橋梁�？芍�。
45.考查句意理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段：特別是： ·····and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project．10英尺高的木鼠雕塑放在橋梁的附近，來記念它的建設者和他為這座橋所作出的奉獻。
點評：本文是一篇記敘文，記敘了Amos Peters為松鼠所作出的貢獻。文章不難，但題　要我們理解有些重點的句子。集中考查了句意理解題和細節(jié)題，要求考生有較強的細節(jié)理解能力。