Lesson 13 Bridges to Remember

1、Some people do not like to drive across bridges. They look straight① ahead and try to hold their breath until they get to the other side. Good luck if those people are driving in Louisiana. There is a 24-mile-long bridge there! It takes about half an hour to get across.

2、If you like to look way, way down when you cross a bridge, you should go to Colorado. A bridge there stands more than a thousand feet above a river. A 75-story building could fit② under that bridge.

3、If you do not like to look down, get in the middle lane of a bridge in Australia.

It has eight lanes for cars, two train tracks③, a bike path, and a sidewalk.

4、Finally, if you like crowds and bridges, go to India. A bridge there carries 100, 000 cars and trucks every day, plus④ thousands of walkers.

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Exercises

Ⅰ . How well did you read?

1. [Note the fact] How many bridges are talked about in the passage?

A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.

2. [Check the details] From the passage, we can know which bridge is the widest?

A. The one in Colorado.

B. The one in Australia.

C. The one in India.

3. [Check the details] From the passage, we can know that ______.

A. there are all kinds of bridges in the world B. a bridge in Louisiana is 25 miles long C. a bridge in Colorado is above a 75-story building

Ⅱ . Read for words.

Choose one best paraphrase or Chinese meaning for the underlined words or expressions.

1. They look straight ahead and try to hold their breath until they get to the other side. (Para. 1)

A. 呼吸 B. 上气不接下气 C. 屏住呼吸

2. If you like to look way, way down when you cross a bridge, you should go to Colorado. (Para. 2)

A. look straight ahead

B. look down much below the bridge C. look sideways

3. A 75-story building could fit under that bridge. (Para. 2)

A. 故事 B. 楼层 C. 地板

4. If you do not like to look down, get in the middle lane of a bridge in Australia.(Para. 3)

A. road B. part C. sidewalk

Ⅲ . Writing practice.

1. Which bridge in the passage do you like best? Why?

2. Can you describe a bridge you’ve seen in three sentences?

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