新概念英语III17

Lesson17ThelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldComprehensionquestions1.WhendidVerrazanosailintoNewYorkHarbour?2.Whatdidhecallit?3.HowdidVerrazanodescribeNewYorkHarbour?4.WhywillVerrazano'snameberemembered?5.Whowasthebridgedesignedby?6.Whatdoesthebridgejoin?7.What'sitsspan?8.WhatdidAmmannhavetotakeaccountofwhendesigningthebridge?9.Whatdothetwogreattowersdo?10.Whatarethetowersbuilton?11.Howfardowndotheseplatformsextend?12.Howtallarethetwotowers?13.Whatisthebridgesuspendedfrom?14.Whyarethesecablessostrong?15.Whatwouldhappenifthebridgewerepackedwithcars?Matchthewordsorphrasesintheleftcolumnwiththoseintherightcolumn1.agreeablesituation:A.betweenwhich2.inthemidstofwhich:B.considered,takenintoconsideration3.bynomeans:C.nicelocation4.considered:D.todoorachievewhatwashopedfororexpected5.immortal:E.tohold6.spanF.tojudgeorcalculatethevalue,size,oramountofsth7.takenintoaccount:G.notatall8.support:H.thought9.estimateI.gracefulandattractive10.capacityJ.theamountwhichsthcanholdorcarry11.elegantK.thedistancebetweenthetwolimitsofsth12.fulfilL.famousandlikelytoberememberedforeverGrammar：Studythefollowingsentences1.Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngoulême.2.Hedescribeditas‘averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver’.3.ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,…4.TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.5.Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.6.Theysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.7.Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.8.Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,fulfillingitsdesigner'sdreamtocreate‘anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible’.Completethepassagewiththeproperformsofthewordsorphrasesgivencapacitylengthdespitenamefulfillbynomeanssuspendlongspanbuildalonetake…intoaccountheightlocatedepththatsailjoinVerrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,__________intoNewYorkHarbourin1524and_________itAngoulême.Hedescribeditas‘averyagreeablesituation_________withintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver’.ThoughVerrazanois___________________consideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,the___________suspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,__________BrooklyntoStatenIsland.Ithasa___________of4,260feet.Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadto_____________________byitsdesigner.Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.Thetowersare__________onimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.Theplatformsextendtoa___________ofover100feetunderthesea.These_________tooksixteenmonthstobuild.Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoa__________ofnearly700feet.Theysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeen____________.Eachofthefourcablescontains26,108__________ofwire.Ithasbeenestimated__________ifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotal___________.However,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.___________itsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,__________itsdesigner'sdreamtocreate‘anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible’.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish1.1524年，一位鲜为人知的意大利人Verrazano驾船驶进纽约港，将该港命名为Angoulême。___________________________________________________________________________2.虽然Verrazano绝对算不上一个伟大的探险家，他的名字将流芳百世。___________________________________________________________________________3.1964年11月21日建成的一座世界上最长的吊桥以他的名字命名。___________________________________________________________________________4.桥身太长，地表的形状不得不被设计者考虑进去。___________________________________________________________________________5.据估计，若桥上摆满了汽车，也只不过是桥的总承载力的三分之一。___________________________________________________________________________6.尽管桥很大，它却结构简单，造型优美，实现了设计者企图创造一个“尽量用细线条勾画出一个庞然大物”的梦想。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________