Question

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Some famous places to visit are built by people. Others famous places are made by nature. For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man . He had lots of hair, a big nose, and a beard (胡须) . People called him “The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a million people came to look at him . Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years.

In may 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain . There were very high winds and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so cloudy that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm (风暴) was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him. They dis covered that he hadfallen into pieces (破碎) .The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face , but they had to give up. They figured out (推断) that the damade (损坏) from the weather was just too bad.

根据短文内容回答下列各题。
1、What was "The Old Man of the Mountain"made by?
2、Why did people call the rock"The Old Man of the Mountain"?
3、How long had the stone face been there?
4、When was there very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain?
5、Why did the stone face disappear?

Answer 1

1、Others famous places are made by nature
2、 For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man . He had lots of hair, a big nose, and a beard (胡须) .
3、the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years.
4、
5、They figured out (推断) that the damade (损坏) from the weather was just too bad.