Bill Robinson is on trial for murder (因謀殺而受審). He grew up in a small town in Ohio and then went to Kent State University for one year. When he was nineteen years old, he was asked to join the army and was soon sent to fight in Vietnam. He was very unhappy there as he hated the war and he hated killing people. Two years later he returned home and tried to pick up where he had left off, but things were never quite the same again for the young black man. For one thing, he always had terrible dreams about the war. He could not concentrate on his studies and soon he had to leave school.Then he was fired from one job after another. He wanted to meet someone nice and get married, but he just couldn't seem to get close to anyone. He was always lonely. Finally one day, while eating at a restaurant, Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all. Bill's lawyer hopes that the judge and the jury (陪審團)  will understand that Bill was “temporarily insane" (一時精神錯亂) and did not really choose to kill anyone.
71. What did Bill Robinson do after he returned from abroad?
A.  He gave up the chance to go back to college.
B.  He tried to go back to his normal life.          C.  He picked up his things and left again.
D.  He found when he had dreamed of.
72. He failed to complete his college education because he _______.
A. hated school              B. joined the army            C. didn't study hard   
D. found it difficult to keep his mind on his studies
73. He never married because _______.
A. there were no nice girls around                           B. he didn't care to meet any girls
C. he hadn't met girls that he liked                            D. he found it hard to make friends with girls
74. What happened one day?
A. He went insane.                                               B. He shot a young black man.
C. He killed someone with a gun.                            D. He shot someone for a large sum of money.
75. The best title for this article is _______.
A.Robinson on Trial                                             B.Murder at a Restaurant
C.A Young Black Man                                            D.A Victim of the Vietnam War

71---75   BDDCD  

71.答案:B。
解析:這是一道細節(jié)題。He returned home and tried to pick up where he had left…說明他想過一個正常人的生活。
72.答案:D。
解析:這是一道細節(jié)題。He could not concentrate on his studies. 這個句子說明他無法集中精力學習。
73.答案:D。
解析:這是一道細節(jié)題。He wanted to meet someone nice and get married, but he just couldn't to see to get close to anyone. 是這道題的細節(jié)。
74. 答案:C。
解析:這是一道細節(jié)題。Finally one day, while eating at a restaurant, Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all. 可知,一天,Bill在一家飯店吃飯時,失控殺了人。
75.答案:D。
解析:這是一道主旨題。因為文章記述了Bill 19 歲因為戰(zhàn)爭停學參戰(zhàn),但他討厭戰(zhàn)爭;貋砗螅驗閼(zhàn)爭的影響,無法過一種正常人的生活,最終因失去理智而殺人。說明了戰(zhàn)爭殘害了一個青年。
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