Question

閱讀下面的短文，根據其內容回答問題。

How did the Golden Gate Bridge get its name ?

     As we all know , the Golden Gate Bridge 金門大橋in San Francisco , the USA ,which took only 52 months to be designed and built and was opened in 1937, is probably the most beautiful bridge in the world . Since it was opened , it has been perhaps the best-loved sight of San Francisco. But whoever goes to see the bridge can see the bridge is red instead of golden . Do you want to know the reason why is called  the Golden Gate Bridge?

     In fact the bridge isn’t named for its color .It is named for the Golden Gate. What is the Golden Gate? A gate is either an opening or the thing that closes the opening . the Golden Gate is an opening in the land . Water from the sea comes through this opening into San Francisco Bay 舊金山海灣And the bridge goes over the opening . And do you know why it is called the Golden Gate? Here is a story about it .

     Many years ago ,men from some European countries came to California to look for gold . Many of them came by ship . When they came into the bay through the opening , they thought it was a gate to gold , so they named it the Golden Gate.

1.How long did it take to design and build the Golden Gate Bridge?___________________.

2.What is the Golden Gate Bridge? ___________________________________.

3.What is the Golden Gate Bridge named for ?________________________________.

4.What did the Europeans come to California to look for long ago ?

____________________________________________.

5.What did the passage mainly talk about ?___________________________________.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.month

2.Red

3.the Golden Gate

4.Gold

5.How the Golden Gate got its name

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文中主要講述了金門大橋名稱的由來。

1.細節理解題。根據As we all know , the Golden Gate Bridge 金門大橋in San Francisco , the USA ,which took only 52 months to be designed and built 描述，可知金門大橋從設計到建造完成只用了不到兩個月的時間，故答：52days或者months.

2.細節理解題。根據What is the Golden Gate? A gate is either an opening or the thing that closes the opening . the Golden Gate is an opening in the land .描述，可知金門指的是陸地上的一塊開放的土地。故答：An opening in the land .

3.細節理解題。根據In fact the bridge isn’t named for its color .It is named for the Golden Gate. 描述，可知答：the Golden Gate

4.細節了理解題。根據Many years ago ,men from some European countries came to California to look for gold .描述，可知許多年以前，來自歐洲的人們來加利福尼亞尋找黃金。故答：Gold

5.主旨大意題。根據短文標題及下文描述，可知本文主要講述了金門大橋名稱的來歷，故答：How the Golden Gate got its name，金門如何得到它的名字的。

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