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　　How would you like an easy way to earn ＄2500?All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals．There’s a catch however．You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week．There are no books or television or radio for amusement．You can’t leave until the week is up．And a camera will be recording your every move．

　　Two people actually took the job．The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist．He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated．His goal was to raise people’s awareness(意識(shí))of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food．He decided to pay ＄5000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week．

　　To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement．He had interviewed and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Para, a 24-year-old chemist．The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide．A camera would record their experiences, which would take place in an art museum．

　　The week was long and difficult．They slept on a hard wooden floor．They couldn’t stand up without hanging their heads．They ate vegetables and drank water from a garden hosepipe．Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain．There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage．Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage．Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans．”

　　Finally it was over, and Para and Eric appeared from their cage．They had survived the week, and they each had a ＄2500 check in their hands．When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away．“It’s great to be able to stand up,” he said．Para just changed her clothes and left．After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone．

(1)

The underlined word “catch” probably means “________”．

[　　]

A．

unsolved problem

B．

surprising wonder

C．

unbelievable fact

D．

hidden difficulty

(2)

What made it most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

[　　]

A．

They didn’t know each other．

B．

They couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage．

C．

They didn’t have meat to eat．

D．

They had to do almost everything under others’ eyes．

(3)

Rob offered the money because he wanted ________．

[　　]

A．

to see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage

B．

to show the public how terrible animals’ life could be

C．

to make more money by publishing the recorded videotapes

D．

to improve housing conditions of working people like Eric

(4)

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．

Easy Way to Earn ＄2500

B．

Do Not Feed the Humans

C．

Living Like a Chicken

D．

Getting Along Well Anyway

答案：1．D;2．D;3．B;4．C;
解析：

(1)

語(yǔ)境詞義推斷題，可用語(yǔ)境詞義推斷法來(lái)解。由句中however的語(yǔ)境邏輯可知，該詞含義與“All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals．”含義相反，因此該詞表潛在的困難。

(2)

推理判斷題，可用邏輯推斷法來(lái)解。由原文第三段末句“A camera would record their experiences, which would take place in an art museum．”和第四段“Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain．”可以推出他們的一切行動(dòng)都是在別人的眼皮之下進(jìn)行的，而由常識(shí)可知，這是一件令人難以忍受的事情。

(3)

推理判斷題，可用邏輯推斷法來(lái)解來(lái)解。由原文第二段“His goal was to raise people’s awareness(意識(shí))of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food．”可以推斷他花錢(qián)請(qǐng)人蹲雞籠的目的是向公眾表明動(dòng)物的生存條件多么糟糕。

(4)

認(rèn)真閱讀分析原文可知，本文自始至終介紹Rob Thompson請(qǐng)人蹲雞籠來(lái)揭示動(dòng)物惡劣的生存環(huán)境一事，因此以Living Like a Chicken為題既具有高度的概括性、強(qiáng)烈的針對(duì)性，又因句式新穎、句意獨(dú)特而具有一定的醒目性。


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