7．After a terrible car accident，the whole world had been completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years，for he became both blind and deaf．The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such a sorrow that he tried several times to put an end to his life．
His wife did her best to tend and comfort him．By and by he finally regained the courage to live on．
On a hot summer afternoon，he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once．He stood under a large tree in order not to get himself wet．Unfortunately he was struck down by a lightning．The witnesses thought him dead but he woke up some 20minutes later lying face down in muddy water below the tree．He felt that he was trembling badly，but when he opened his eyes，he didn't dare to believe that he saw a plough（犁）lying near the wall．When Mrs．Edwards came running up to him，she shouted for help．He saw her and heard her voice for the first time in nearly 10years．
The news of Robert's regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread．Many doctors came to prove the truth of the news．Most of them said that he gained sight and hearing again obviously from the knock of lightning； none of them could give convincing reasons，however．The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Edwards lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock in a terrible accident，perhaps the only way for them to regain was by another sudden shock．
46．What was Edwards doing when he was struck by the lightning？B
A．He was taking a walk with a stick near his house．
B．He was hiding from the rain under a tree．
C．He was lying on the ground in the muddy water．
D．He was trembling badly on the ground．
47．Which of the following is NOT true？C
A．Edwards had been blind and deaf for nearly ten years．
B．Edwards woke up with his face in the mud．
C．Doctors held the belief that Edwards was never really blind or deaf．
D．Edwards lost all his senses for about 20minutes after the lightning had struck him down．
48．What did Edwards see first after being struck down by the lightning？C
A．His wife B．The larger tree C．A plough D．The lightning itself
49．How did Edwards get his sight and hearing once more according to the doctor？D
A．He regained them from a head injury when he fell from a tree．
B．His wife's first visit after almost ten years made him so happy that he regained them．
C．The lightning took the feeling from his legs and gave the senses of sight and hearing to his head．
D．The blow that made him blind and deaf was very severe，so it took another severe blow to regain them．
50．What's the best title for the passage？B
A．Every coin has two sides
B．Regaining the long-lost sight and hearing
C．A splendid thunderstorm
D．A thunderstorm in need．
分析 本文是故事類文章，作者通過講述Robert Edwards由于閃電而恢復視力和聽力，讓醫(yī)生相信可能是再一次的撞擊使他恢復了視力和聽力．
解答 BCCDB
46B 細節(jié)理解題．根據文章第三段He stood under a large tree in order not to get himself wet．可知在被閃電襲擊的時候他正躲在大樹下躲雨．故選B．
47C 細節(jié)理解題．根據文章最后一段Many doctors came to prove the truth of the news．可知Robert Edwards在閃電襲擊之前失去聽力和視力是事實，故選C．
48C 細節(jié)理解題．根據文章第三段but when he opened his eyes，he didn't dare to believe that he saw a plough（犁）lying near the wall．可知被閃電襲擊后他首先看到的是犁．故選C．
49D 細節(jié)理解題．根據文章最后一段The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Edwards lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock in a terrible accident，perhaps the only way for them to regain was by another sudden shock．可知醫(yī)生認為Robert Edwards恢復視力和聽力是由于再一次的撞擊而導致的，故選D．
50B主旨大意題．通讀全文可知作者主要講述了Robert Edwards由于閃電而恢復視力和聽力，讓醫(yī)生相信可能是再一次的撞擊使他恢復了視力和聽力．故選B，ACD與文意不符．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
