In 1883. John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea, but Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and ing engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.
The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move.
We told them so. Crazy men and their crazy dreams.'' It's foolish to chase wild visions. Evcryone had a negative ment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged.
One day he was lying on his bed in hospital, seeing the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment with the sunlight streaming through the windows, and a gentle breeze bowing the flimsy white curtains apart when an idea hit him. He decided to make the best use of the only finger he could move. Thus, he slowly developed a code of munication with his wife.
He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.
For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm until the bridge was finally pleted.
【小题1】Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?A．They are hardworking and courageous.B．They are stubborn and bold.C．They are creative and persistent.D．They are curious and modest.【小题2】 In the third paragraph, the underlined phrase''wild vision refers to .A．the tragic accidentB．the building of the bridgeC．the brain damageD．the discussion and persuasion【小题3】 What can we learn about Washington's wife?A．She could understand Washington and helped him a lot.B．She cnuldn't understand him but took good care of him.C．She didn't like Washington's idea about building the bridge.D．She took the responsibility to continue building the bridge.【小题4】From the passage, we know that when Roebling proposed building the bridge.A．people all over America supported him B．almost no bridge experts in the world supported himC．his friends were strongly in favor of his ideaD．many people considered it would be a great fe【小题5】 The passage suggests that .A．NO pains, no gains.B．Many hands make light work.C．A lighted heart is a good medicine.D．Passion creates wonder.C
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(答案→)C
解析：文章主要讲述了Washington，满怀激情，子承父志——建一座连接纽约和长岛的壮观的桥，克服严重的身体残疾,实现看似不可能的目标，说明激情可以创造奇迹。
【小题1】纵观全文，Roebling和 Washington坚持看似不可能的建桥的梦想，Roebling甚至为此献出了生命，而Washington克服严重的身体残疾,最终实现看似不可能的目标，因此说明两父子具有创造力和坚持的品质。
【小题2】文章第一段John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island可以看出那个狂野的梦想就是建一座连接纽约和长岛的壮观的桥，故选B
【小题3】从文章倒数第一段和倒数第二段的描述可以看出Washington的妻子能够理解他的特殊交流方式并且给了他很大的帮助。
【小题4】A 从第一段第2 行bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was an impossible feat可知正确答案为B
【小题5】纵观全文，文章主要讲述了Washington，满怀激情，子承父志，克服严重的身体残疾,实现看似不可能的目标，说明激情可以创造奇迹。故选择答案D