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New York State plans to shut off the thundering waters of Niagara Falls——again. At least, the American side of the falls. This "once in a lifetime" event actually may take place twice in some folk's lives. (1) The New York State parks system wants to turn off the falls on the American side sometime in the next two to three years to replace two 115-year-old stone bridges that allow pedestrians, park vehicles and utilities access to Goat Island.
The American side of the falls were shut off in 1969 to study the buildup of rock at the base of the falls. When that happened, people came from all over the world to see the falls turned off.
People are curious by nature. They want to see what's underneath. In fact, those who first came to have a look did see something. (2) They found millions of coins on the bottom.
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预览两道题各选项,由选项中出现的 tourists, stone bridges, Goat Island和 boats and ships等词 可以推测,新闻内容与某个旅游景点有关,且该景点涉及水。
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1. Why does New York State want to turn off Niagara Falls?
B)。(详解)新闻中提到,组约州公园系统想在未来的两三年内关闭美国境内的尼亚加拉大瀑布,以更换行 人、公园车辆和设备通往山羊岛的两座石桥,这两座石桥距今已有 115年的历史了。因此答案为B)。
2. What did people find when Niagara Falls were shut off in 1969?
D)。(详解)新闻结尾提到,1969年尼亚加拉大瀑布被关闭后,人们发现河底有数百万的硬币。因此答案为D)。