Question

【題目】 On a rainy winter day, several decades ago, a British artist named Christopher got on a train in Oxford to go to London. When he began his journey, he never knew that it was the beginning of almost 40 years of accidents and near death experiences.

During the journey, the train fell into an icy river, killing 12 passengers. Christopher managed to swim back to the river bank. He only had a broken leg.

Two years later, Christopher was on a plane from London to Manchester when a door suddenly opened and he fell out. A few minutes later, the plane crashed; 27 people were killed. Christopher was so lucky that he landed in a haystack (干草堆).

A few years later, he was hit by a bus, but again had no serious injuries. Then a year after that, he was driving on a mountain road when he saw a truck coming straight at him. He drove the car off the road, jumped out, landed in a tree — and watched his car fall 100 meters down the mountain.

'There are two ways you can look at it, ' Christopher said. 'I'm either the worlds unluckiest man, or the world's luckiest. ' When a reporter asked Christopher what he thought, he chose the 'luckiest' one.

Two years ago, aged 71, Christopher bought his first lottery ticket (彩票) in 50 years and won more than 2 million. After this, a TV company in America said they wanted him to make an advertisement. At first he accepted, but then he changed his mind. Christopher said he would not fly to Los Angeles for the filming, because he did not want to push his luck. Who knows? If he had accepted the invitation, maybe he would have had another accident. But Mr. Christopher is a lucky man. If he had had another accident, he probably would have survived that too!

【1】What happened in the plane accident from London to Manchester?

A.Christopher fell out of the plane.

B.Christopher fell into an icy water.

C.Christopher landed in a tree.

D.Christopher was the only passenger to survive

【2】What was the view of Christopher towards his near death experiences?

A.worriedB.confused

C.doubtfulD.fortunate

【3】Why didn't Christopher fly to Los Angeles for the filming?

A.Because he was not good at filming.

B.Because he had enough money.

C.Because he was sure of another accident.

D.Because he didn't want to risk his life.

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A.A man with nine lives

B.The unluckiest man in the world

C.A man who traveled around the world

D.A man who earned ￡2 million in a lottery

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講敘了一位英國藝術(shù)家多次發(fā)生交通事故涉險，但最后都得平安無事的神奇經(jīng)歷。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的Two years later, Christopher was on a plane from London to Manchester when a door suddenly opened and he fell out.(兩年后，Christopher在從倫敦到曼切斯特的飛機上，飛機的門突然開了，他從飛機上掉落了下來)可知，Christopher從飛機上掉落了下來。A. Christopher fell out of the plane. (Christopher從飛機上掉落了下來)符合以上說法。故選A項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段When a reporter asked Christopher what he thought, he chose the 'luckiest' one. (當記者問Christopher的想法時，他說自己是最幸運的一個)可知，他對于自身曲折的經(jīng)歷，還是覺得非常幸運的。D. fortunate (幸運的)符合以上說法。故選D項。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段的At first he accepted, but then he changed his mind. Christopher said he would not fly to Los Angeles for the filming, because he did not want to push his luck. (一開始他同意，但是后來改變主意。Christopher說他不想飛到洛杉磯去拍攝，因為他不想碰運氣)可知，他也不想冒著有生命的威脅去拍廣告。D. Because he didn’t want to risk his life. (因為他不想冒生命危險)符合以上說法。故選D項。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容，尤其是第一段的When he began his journey, he never knew that it was the beginning of almost 40 years of accidents and near death experiences. (當他開始這次旅行時，他從來沒有想到這是他近40年的事故和瀕死體驗的開始)可知，本文講述的就是Christopher的傳奇經(jīng)歷，多次在死亡的邊緣卻得以逃脫的故事。 A. A man with nine lives (一個有九條命的人)可以作為本文標題。故選A項。