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The first time I heard the actual London Bridge was in Lake Havasu City, Ari
The first time I heard the actual London Bridge was in Lake Havasu City, Ari
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The first time I heard the actual London Bridge was in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, I thought it was a joke. A stupid joke at that. I mean, what sort of
moron
would take a perfectly good, perfectly famous bridge and move it halfway around the world to some no-name town in northwest Arizona? Back in 1962 when all this started, Lake Havasu City was nothing. A couple of shops, a couple of homes, and no tourism at all.
It turns out Robert McCulloch is the moron in question, and he wasn’t quite the moron I thought he was. His 2.45 million dollar investment(投资) in the 130-year-old bridge—which the British government was selling because it was about to fall into the Thames (泰晤士河)—ended up being the investment of a lifetime. You see McCulloch was a real businessman, among other things, and his money paid off big. He turned Lake Havasu into one of the most visited tourist attractions in Arizona.
It took nine long years to take down the bridge, ship it brick by brick to the middle of nowhere , and build it up again. When it finally did open up in 1971, it was a huge deal covered by the international press.
The bridge is now a popular tourist attraction, and there’ s even a mini "English Village" at the foot of the bridge with souvenirs(纪念品) and real British food so you can have a good old time.
Nowadays Lake Havasu is a busy town with a population of about 56,000 citizens and another 2.5 million visitors each year. Most of that is during spring break when the town overflows with energetic boys and girls. Even MTV and the Girls Gone Wild people get in on the action. All thanks to that little bridge.
I don’t know about you, but I’m saving my pennies. When the French get sick of that Eiffel Tower, I’ll be the first to put money on it. It’ll look great in my backyard. [br] Why did the British government put the London Bridge up for sale?
选项
A、It polluted the Thames.
B、It was no longer popular.
C、It was going to fall down.
D、It could bring them the needed money.
答案
C
解析
细节题。题干意为“为什么英国政府要出售伦敦塔桥?”。根据第二段第二句中间部分表述:英国政府因为伦敦塔桥沉陷,所以出售。在文中可以找到原句。故C正确。
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