阅读理解(A)In1579,FrancisDrake,afamousBritishexplorer,discoveredachannelwhichconnectedthePacificwithSanFrancisco,thiswaslatercalledGoldenGate.Andin1937,oneofthemostfamousbridges,theGoldenGateBridge,wasbuiltoverit.I

阅读理解

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In1579,FrancisDrake,afamousBritishexplorer,discoveredachannelwhichconnectedthePacificwithSanFrancisco,thiswaslatercalledGoldenGate.Andin1937,oneofthemostfamousbridges,theGoldenGateBridge,wasbuiltoverit.ItwasdesignedbyJosephStraussandwasopenedin1937.Tooursurprise,itonlytook52monthstodesignandbuildthegreatbridge.Itwasrankedastheworld'slongestsuspensionbridge(悬索桥)until1959.

ThebridgeisalsocalledBridgeofDeath.,becausemanypeoplejumpedintotheseafromit.In1995,the__suicide__toll(人数)fromthebridgehadreachedalmost1200.Nobodyknowswhytilltoday.In1987,peoplegatheredtocelebrateitsfiftiethbirthday.Somequarterofamillionpeopleturnedup(athirdofthecity'sentire（总的）population);thewindswerestrongandthehugenumberscausedthebridgetobuckle(使变弯曲),butluckilynottobreak.

56.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotright?

A.TheGoldenGatewasfoundin1937.

B.TheGoldenGateBridgewasthelongestsuspensionbridge.

C.TheGoldenGateBridgewasn’tthewidestbridge.

D.JosephStrausswasafamousdesigner.

57.HowmanyyearshaspassedsincetheGoldenGatewasdiscovered?

A.50B.52C.428D.48

58.WhyisthebridgealsocalledBridgeofDeath?

A.Becausethedesignerofitwasdead.

B.Becausethebridgehasbeendead.

C.Becausemanypeoplediedinbuildingit.

D.Becausemanypeoplejumpedintotheseafromit.

59.Guessthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsuicide.

A.受伤B.残废C.自杀D.失踪

60.Whatcausedthebridgetobuckle?

A.Thewinds.B.Thetraffic.C.Thehugenumbersofpeople.D.BothAandC.