He hurled the statue to the floor with such force that it shattered.A.droppedB.pulledC.pus
He hurled the statue to the floor with such force that it shattered.
A.dropped
B.pulled
C.pushed
D.threw
He hurled the statue to the floor with such force that it shattered.
A.dropped
B.pulled
C.pushed
D.threw
During the Nazi occupation in World War II, the tower' s personnel sabotaged the elevators to deprive the enemy of a view of Paris. (Hitler, who refused to climb the 1710 steps to the top, posed for his picture with the tower in the background. ) The city knew liberation was at hand on August 25, 1944, when two Parisians, braving bullets ricocheting through the girders, tore down the swastika and hoisted the tricolor.
The tower illustrates Eiffel's genius for meticulous, innovative engineering. After he had set massive stone foundations beside the Seine, four giant leaning pillars, encompassing four acres, were joined 200 feet up at the first platform, an iron belt of trusses running from pillar to pillar. This belt had to be perfectly horizontal; if out of line by a hair, the structure would tilt disastrously at 1000 feet. Eiffel' s solution: hydraulic jacks embedded in each 440-ton column, enabling him to fine-tune its angle perfectly.
Next, Eiffel deployed creeper cranes that climbed the tower as it grew, helping to hoist 15000 girders and 2.5 million rivets to the exact spot where needed. Astonishingly, the tower was completed in only two years and two months for three percent less than its $ 1.5-million budget, with no fatalities among the 250 workers.
Thanks to Eiffel's mastery of design, the tower gives the wind little to seize. Seen from certain angles, the oddly beautiful tracery of intersecting iron beams appears almost transparent. The tower is so light that pressure on the foundations is only about 60 pounds per square inch—not much more than a well-fed gentleman exerts on the floor when sitting in a chair.
According to the text, who is "France's magician of iron"?
A.Eiffel
B.Barthold
C.both
D.neither
A.design of its base
B.design of its stressed sheathing
C.locating the statue without disrupting harbor traffic
D.keeping the flame lit
Which country gave the famous Statue of Liberty to the United States?
A.France.
B.Russia.
C.China.
A.reports
B.reported
C.is reported
D.has reported
The tattooing on his back in particular attracted my attention. The artist employed must indeed have ex- celled in his profession. Traced along the course of the spine was accurately delineated the slender, tapering, and diamond-checkered shaft of the beautiful “artu” tree. Branching from the stem on each side, and disposed alternately, were the graceful branches drooping with leaves all correctly drawn, and elaborately finished. In- deed, this piece of tattooing was the best specimen of the Fine Arts I had yet seen in Typee. A rear view of the stranger might have suggested the idea of a spreading vine tacked against an infinite variety of figures~ every one of which, however, appeared to have reference to the general effect sought to be produced. The tattooing I have described was of the brightest blue, and when contrasted with the light olive-color of the skin, produced a unique and even elegant effect. A slight girdle of white tappa, scarcely two inches in width, but hanging before and behind in spreading tassels, composed the entire costume of the stranger.
He advanced surrounded by the islanders, carrying under one arm a small roll of the native cloth, and grasping in his other hand a long and richly decorated spear. His manner was that of a traveler conscious that he is approaching a comfortable stage in his journey. Every moment he turned good-humoredly to the throng a- round him, and gave some dashing sort of reply to their incessant queries, which appeared to convulse them with uncontrolled mirth.
The writer means for this passage to appeal to the reader's______.
A.senses
B.religion
C.morals
D.thoughts
A.The United Kingdom
B.Canada
C.Australia
D.France
A.The seven continents
B.Seven years of friendship
C.The seven dwarfs
D.The seven fairies
听力原文:(A) The benches are all occupied.
(B) The statue is made of marble.
(C) The fountain is spraying water.
(D) Some peopie are resting in the park.
What advice did the lady give the man?
A.To visit the Statue of Liberty.
B.To visit New York in spring or fall.
C.To visit New York when it's hot.