The Woman behind the Brooklyn Bridge ①John Roebling planned to build the Brooklyn Bridge before 1867. But he never really got started. In 1869, he died of an accident. The job fell to his son Washington, a master of construction. In 1872, Washington was injured in building the bridge. He could not walk any longer. He could only see the building of the bridge from his window. But his mind was still fresh. How could he get his ideas down to the workers?
②That's where Emily came in. Emily and Washington married in 1865. At that time John was planning the bridge. He sent his son around the world to study bridges. Emily went along with her husband and learnt much about bridge building. When John died and Washington became the boss, she taught herself more about bridge building. She wanted to help her husband with his new job. ③Emily regularly came to the building site.
She gave Washington's instructions to the workers. And then she took questions back to him. However, as time went on, her role started to change. Soon, workers saw her as the new boss. As she had more and more knowledge, she became the chief engineer. She met with officials, discussed with other engineers, and instructed the workers. ④Emily also helped to solve problems outside the building site. Some people once questioned her husband, s ability to head the bridge building. And the American Society of Civil Engineers would think about replacing him. Emily went to meet the group. She gave a speech in defense of her husband. The group finally decided to keep him on the job.
⑤It took up 14 years to build the bridge. For 11 of those years, Emily was the one in charge. The bridge finally opened on May 24, 1883. She was one of the first people to cross the bridge. Emily never planned on
becoming an engineer, but she turned out to be a great one. Task 1
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A．How did Emily pick up bridge building? B．What happened to John and Washington? C．How did Emily feel about her work? D．What role did Emily play in building the bridge?
E．How long did it take to build the bridge? F．Why did Emily give a speech? 【答案】B
【解析】首先可排除选项A、C、D、F，因为第一段并没有提到Emily这个人。第一段主要讲述的是John去世以及他的儿子Washington在建设大桥时受伤的经历，选项B讲的是John和Washington发生了什么事，选项B与本段对应。
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A．How did Emily pick up bridge building? B．What happened to John and Washington? C．How did Emily feel about her work?
D．What role did Emily play in building the bridge?
E．How long did it take to build the bridge? F．Why did Emily give a speech? 【答案】A
【解析】本段主要讲述的是Emily跟随着她的丈夫，并且学习了很多有关桥梁建设的知识，在丈夫成为老 板后,她又自学了更多的知识。选项A讲的是Emily是如何学会桥梁建设的，选项A与本段对应。
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A．How did Emily pick up bridge building? B．What happened to John and Washington? C．How did Emily feel about her work? D．What role did Emily play in building the bridge?
E．How long did it take to build the bridge? F．Why did Emily give a speech? 【答案】D
【解析】本段主要讲述的是Emily经常去建筑工地，对工人们进行指导，然后把问題反馈给她的
丈夫，最后她成为了总工程师。选项D讲的是Emily在建设大桥中所起的作用是什么，选项D与本段对应。
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A．How did Emily pick up bridge building? B．What happened to John and Washington? C．How did Emily feel about her work? D．What role did Emily play in building the bridge?
E．How long did it take to build the bridge? F．Why did Emily give a speech? 【答案】F
【解析】本段主要讲述的是Emily做演讲的原因，因为一些人怀疑她丈夫的能力，并且美国土木工程师协会考虑替换她的丈夫，Emily为了给她的丈夫辩护，就做了一次演讲。选项F讲的是Emily为什么要演讲， 选项F与本段对应。
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A．How did Emily pick up bridge building? B．What happened to John and Washington?
自考2015年4月英语（二）真题加解析
