In 1883, an imaginative engineer named John Roebling decided to build a spectacular(壮观的)bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was a pipe dream. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

But Roebling refused to listen to them. He thought about the bridge day and night and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. After much discussion and persuasion he convinced (说服) his son Washington, who was a promising engineer himself, that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be done. With great excitement, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but several months after it began, a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was so seriously injured that he was never able to walk, talk or even move again.

"We told them so", "Crazy men and their crazy dreams", "It's foolish to chase (追求) wild visions", the critics said and most thought the project should be ended since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge can be built. In spite of his handicap Washington still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.

Washington's wife tried to inspire and pass on her husband's enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay in his hospital room, an idea suddenly hit him. All he could do was to move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this finger and tapping (轻叩) it on his wife's arm, he slowly developed a code (代码) to communicate with her. Then he used this way to tell his wife what the engineers should do. It seemed crazy 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 completed.

Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute (致敬) to the great success of one man's spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances (境遇).

【小题1】The underlined word "daunted"  (para.6) is closest in meaning to "__________".

A．unpleasant

B．amazed

C．scared

D．determined

【小题2】Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened in the story?
a. Roebling convinced his son.
b. Washington found a new way to communicate.
c. They hired the crew.
d. The bridge was completed.
e. Roebling wanted to build a bridge.
f. There was a tragic accident.

A．e, a, c, f, d, b

B．e, a, c, f, b, d

C．e, f, a, b, c, d

D．e, a, f, b, c, d

【小题3】What can we learn about Washington's wife?

A．She was devoted to her husband.	B．She knew sign language very well.
C．She developed a code to communicate with her husband.	D．She helped her husband design the plan.

【小题4】What does the story tell us?

A．Success will come with the passing of time.

B．Struggles are exactly what we need in our lives.

C．The people who make a difference in our life should be remembered forever.

D．Even the most distant dream can be realized with a never-say-die attitude.