阅读理解DoyouknowAmerica'smostfamouswomanistheGoddessofLibertyi.e.theStatueofLiberty?Itwasconceived(想象，构思)in1865byEdouarddeLaboulayeanddesignedbyanotherFrenchmanFrederieBartoldi.T

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　　Do you know America's most famous woman is the Goddess of Liberty i. e. the Statue of Liberty? It was conceived(想象，构思) in 1865 by Edouard de Laboulaye and designed by another Frenchman Frederie Bartoldi. They wanted to honour liberty and friendship.

　　It was hoped that the monument would be completed by 1876 when America celebrated its centennial(百年庆典). Fund raising and manufacture of the statue in France went slowly. It was 1885 when the 214 crates(板条箱) containing the statue reached New York.

　　Americans were initially(起初) embarrassed(为难) for they had not raised the money to pay for the building of the base. Fund raising by popular subscription(捐款) was behind schedule. One fund raising method used was to have popular Americans write letters which were then auctioned off(拍卖). Mark Twain wrote a “tongue-in-cheek” letter suggesting that Miss Liberty didn't deserve a statue.

　　The base and statue together 272 feet tall were completed in 1886. From a technical standpoint the statue is a marvel(奇迹). The inner structure was designed by the French engineer Alexander Eiffel. His design for the stressed copper(铜) skin of the statue anticipated(超前) many of the principles(主椽) used in modern aircraft.

　　After a century the monument began to show signs of deterioration(变坏). Just as Frenchmen had created the Statue so it was with renovation(更新). A Frenchman noted the decay and French and American craftsmen and contributions brought about the renewal(更新) of the Statue in time for its centennial. Liberty is still popular in France and the United States.

1．Mark Twain's letter about the Statue of Liberty ________.

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A．represented a serious question as to the need for the Statue

B．was a put-on by a humorist

C．raised a great deal of money

D．played a joke on the French

2．How many years passed away from the conception(构思) of the statue until its completion?

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A．11 years

B．16 years

C．26 years

D．21 years

3．French engineering genius is seen in the Statue of Liberty in ________.

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A．design of its base

B．design of its stressed covering

C．locating the statue without disturbing harbor traffic

D．keeping the flame lit

4．The Statue of Liberty's development embarrassed Americans in the 1880s because ________.

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A．they took so long to raise the money

B．it was clear the statue was mislocated

C．its design was tasteless

D．they felt it a waste of money to build the statue

Answer 1

答案：D;D;B;A