Kevin Hines, a manic-depressive, was 19 and in one of his weekly downswings on an overcast Monday morning in 2000. He went to the nearby Golden Gate Bridge to kill himself mostly because, with only a four-foot (1.2-metre) railing to leap, "I figured it was the easiest way." He dived over, but flipped and hit the water at 75mph with his feet first. His legs were crushed, but he somehow stayed conscious and started paddling with his upper body until the Coast Guard fished him out.
Mr. Hines is one of 26 people who have survived suicide attempts at the bridge, but 1 223 are known to have succeeded (i. e., were seen jumping or found floating). People are throwing themselves off the bridge at the rate of two a month, which makes it the most popular place in the world for suicides. One book on the subject says that the Golden Gate is "to suicide what Niagara Falls is to honeymooners".
Many San Franciscans think that the solution is to emulate the Empire State Building, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, St. Peter’s basilica and other such places and put up a simple barrier. This, however, is a decision for the 19 board members of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, an entity that oversees the bridge itself and the buses and ferries that operate in the area. Most of its revenues’ come from tolls and fares, and the district loses money. A barrier would cost between $15 million and $ 25 million.
So the Psychiatric Foundation of Northern California, which has adopted the barrier as its cause, considers it a success that the board has merely allowed a feasibility study, for which various private and public donors have raised
$ 2 million. Mel Blaustein, a director at the foundation, has heard several arguments against a barrier over the years-too ugly, too expensive, and so forth--but the most persistent has been that people would simply kill themselves somewhere else, so why bother.’ This is nonsense, he says, "Most suicides are impulsive and preventable." A bridge without a barrier, adds Pat Hines, Kevin’s father, is "like leaving a loaded gun in the psychiatric ward.\
Why does the author mention Niagara Falls and honeymooners（）
A. Because Niagara Falls and honeymooners are as well-known as the Golden Gate Bridge
B. Because Niagara Falls is the resort for couples who spend their holidays
C. Because Niagara Falls attracts honeymooners the same way the Bridge does to suicides
D. Because Niagara Falls is a magnificent place for honeymooners to gather around there
参考答案：C
解析：
[直击题眼] 第二段结尾：People are throwing themselves off the bridge at the rate of two a month. which makes it the most popular place in the world for suicides。One book on the subject says that the Golden Gate is“to suicide what Niagara Falls is to honeymooners.”
[深层剖析] 需要注意的是这道题考的是一种类比关系，不要只在题干上抓住不放。题目虽然只问到为什么提到尼亚加拉瀑布和度蜜月的人，但是我们看到作者是将“尼亚加拉瀑布吸引度蜜月者”和“金门大桥吸引自杀者”这两个事物的相似点进行类比的，所以不要简单地从题干上分析。因此，这道题在审题的时候只要知道是类比关系，还有[C]中句型“the same way．．．”就可以断定答案是[C]选项。
[主干扰项分析] [A]不可否认，尼亚加拉瀑布确实很有名气，但文章的目的不是介绍美国的旅游圣地，而是讲自杀问题，与文章的弦外之音不符。[B]是事实，但是我们需要的不是这个大家都知道的事实。[B]选项是本题最大的迷惑选项，同学在做题的时候不要用自己以往的背景知识作为答题的凭证，要仔细阅读文章的前言后语。
[次干扰项分析] [D]也不是作者提到这个瀑布和度蜜月的人的真正原因。