Ⅰ Choose the best answer according to the passage.

1. Upon graduation each student is given a steel ring as ____.

A. a gift from the college   

B. a model to make design?

C. a warning to avoid making mistakes in design?

D. a warning not to make iron-steel bridge

2. The wrongly-designed iron-steel bridge was finally____.

A. put into use                           B. sold at a low price?

C. used again after repairing         D. made into many steel rings

3. The ring is quite unusual because____.

A. its design is excellent                 B. it is very expensive?

C. it has a sad story                         D. it is different from others

4. The best title for the passage is____.

A. A Great Mistake                          B. A Shocking Event?

C. A Warning Ring                             D. A Lesson to Be Remembered

5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The iron-steel bridge didn’t come into use until it collapsed.?

B. This bridge has been used ever since it was built.?

C. The iron-steel bridge collapsed soon after it came into use.?

D. The bridge collapsed because it was designed by a poor student.

Ⅱ Complete the sentences according to the passage.

1.This event____.?

2. The college wants the students to ____making such mistakes again.

1. in addition to 除……之外，还有
2.certificate 证书?

3.collapse 倒塌
4.come into use 使用[HK]??

Every one complains of his memory, but no one complains of his judgement.

人人抱怨自己的记忆力， 却无人抱怨自己的判断力。

答案与详解

Ⅰ1. C        2. D           3. C           4 . C            5. C?

Ⅱ 1. shook the engineering college

2. remember this lesson forever so as to avoid