新概念第三册自学导读 Lessons17

1  Verrazano is an Italian about whom we know little.

2  They do not consider Verrazano to be a great explorer.

3  They named the greatest bridge in the world after him.

4  He had to take into account the shape of the earth.

5  They have estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars…

Special difficulties难点

He is by no means considered to be a great explorer. （11. 4-5）动词不定式(Compare ISD 84)（对比第2册第84课难点）

Instead of saying: I find that he is quite unsuitable for the job.

We can say: I find him to be quite unsuitable for the job.

Exercise练习

Write these sentences again changing the form of the phrases in italics:

1  I believed that he owned property abroad.

2  The Minister declared that the treaty was invalid.

3  I know that he is a person of high integrity.

4  I guess that he is about twenty-seven years old.

5  We estimated that this picture is worth at least ￡ 500.

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension 理解

1  Verrazano's name will probably remain immortal because ______ .

a．it was after he discovered New York Harbour that a bridge was built

b．he named the river that the new bridge crosses

c．he was an explorer of considerable means

d．it has been given to the world's longest suspension bridge

2  The Verrazano Bridge was built with so wide a span because ______ .

a．it had to cover a wide stretch of water

b．of the unusual shape of the earth around Brooklyn and Staten Island

c．the water that lies between Brooklyn and Staten Island is very deep

d．the number of wires in each cable is so great

3  In designing the Verrazano Bridge,  Othmar Ammann ______ .

a．had to account for the curvature of the earth's surface

b．spent over a year building the platforms that form the bridge's base

c．had to consider the number of vehicles that might cross the bridge at any one time

d．wished to reduce the size of the bridge as much as possible

Structure 结构

4  He described it ______ situated. (11. 2－3)

a．as being very agreeably 

b．was very agreeable to be

c．very agreeably having been 

d．very agreeably as being

5  The Verrazano Bridge, ______ the design of Othmar Ammann.  (1. 8)

a．is

b．was

c．were

d．has been

6  The length of the bridge is ______ the shape of the earth. (11. 9－10)

a．so that

b．such that

c．that which

d．thus

7  The  towers  are  built on ______ which  are  sunk  beneath  the  water. (11. 10－11)

a．ferro－concrete immense platforms

b．immense made of ferro－concrete  platforms

c．and made of ferro－concrete immense platforms

d．immense ferro－concrete platforms

8  Even if the bridge were packed with cars,  it could still ______ three times  the  load. (11. 14－15)

a．be carrying 

b．be able to carry 

c．only carry

d．carry

Vocabulary 词汇

9‘a very  agreeable  situation  with  two  small  hills  lying ______ ’(11. 3－4)

a．on either side 

b．on every side 

c．besides 

d．side by side

10  The Verrazano Bridge ______ Brooklyn with Staten Island. (1. 8)

a．attaches  (b)unifies  (c)links (d)relates

11  A  bridge  which is  hung  from  cables  is  known  as  a ______ bridge. (11. 12－13)

a．suspended 

b．suspense

c．suspension

d．suspender

12  If the bridge  were  loaded  with  as  many  cars  as  it  could ______ , it  would  still…(11. 14－15)

a．sustain 

b．endure

c．receive

d．take