英语六级暑期复习必备阅读训练题(1)
<p> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Goddess">Goddess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span>, <span word="i">i</span>. <span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Statue">Statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1865 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Edouard">Edouard</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Laboulaye">Laboulaye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span>, <span word="Frederic">Frederic</span> <span word="Bartoldi">Bartoldi</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> 11. <span word="liberty">liberty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monument">monument</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1876 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="America">America</span> 12. <span word="its">its</span> <span word="centennial">centennial</span>. <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13. <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 1885 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> 214 <span word="crates">crates</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> 14. <span word="for">for</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="erection">erection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span>. <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="subscription">subscription</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> 15. . <span word="One">One</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="statue">statue</span>, 16. 272 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1886. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="a">a</span> 17. <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marvel">marvel</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span>, <span word="Alexandre">Alexandre</span> <span word="Eiffel">Eiffel</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18. <span word="utilized">utilized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monument">monument</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="in">in</span> 19. . <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Frenchmen">Frenchmen</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Statue">Statue</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="restoration">restoration</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decay">decay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="craftsmen">craftsmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renewal">renewal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Statue">Statue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="centennial">centennial</span>.<span word="Liberty">Liberty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> 20. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="together">together</span></p>
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