Cold，deep and dangerous waters surround the island.Also，the distance between the island and San Francisco is too far for most humans to swim.No prisoner was ever officially reported to have successfully escaped.

　　However，in nineteen sixty－twon worked very hard at night for many months to cut through the stone wall of his cell.They made false heads out of paper，paint and hair.On the night of June eleventh，the men placed the heads in their beds to make it look as if they were sleeping.Then，the prisoners escaped through the holes in their cells to get to the water.The men were never seen or heard from again.It is believed that they drowned while trying to swim to San Francisco.

　　The prison closed in nineteen sixty－three because of the high cost of keeping prisoners there and the need for major repairs.The last prisoners were moved to other jails.－two old prison are part of this area.

　　Each year，more than one million people visit Alcatraz to see the prisoners' cells and listen to stories about the jail's history.But unlike the prisoners who once lived there，visitors can escape from the prison whenever they want and return back across the harbor to San Francisco.

　　【语篇导读】　本文一篇说明文主要讲述的是恶魔岛的历史及那里的监狱情况。恶魔岛曾经ere.

　　B．about the history of Alcatraz Island.

　　C．about a military prison.

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