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Mount Rushmore is perhaps one of North America’s most distinguished and famous landmarks, right after the Statueof Liberty. It features the busts of four U.S. Presidents, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt.This place has an interesting story. First, a New York lawyer named Charles
(E) Rushmore visited the Black Hills in1885. He asked a local the name of the granite mountain before them. Since the peak had no name, the man repliedhumorously, “Mount Rushmore.” The name has never been changed since! In 1923 state historian Doane Robinsonsuggested carving some giant statues in South Dakota’s Black Hills. However, the formations chosen, known as theNeedles, were too fragile, and the sculptor, Mr. Gutzon Borglum, decided to use the granite mountain instead. Born in afamily of Danish Mormons in Idaho in 1867, Borglum studied art in Paris and enjoyed moderate fame as a sculptor afterremodeling the torch for the Statue of Liberty. Borglum chose the presidents “in commemoration of the foundation,preservation and continental expansion of the United States.” President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the memorial in 1927.At this very moment, near this mountain, there is another colossal monument in progress: the Crazy HorseMemorial, to honor this courageous Indian leader. In this way, history is preserved, as big as the heritage is, to be sharedwith everyone in an attractive way.
77 What is the second paragraph mainly about?
(A) A brief history of Mount Rushmore.
(B) The geographical features of Mount Rushmore.
(C) Other attractions near Mount Rushmore.
(D) A comparison between Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty.

參考答案

答案：A
難度：適中0.681818
統計：A(15),B(3),C(1),D(1),E(0)

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