1.After a terrible electrical accident,which caused him to become both blind and deaf,the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years.The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life.His family,especially his wife,did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.
One 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 to avoid getting wet,but he was struck by the lightning.Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree.He was trembling badly,but when he opened his eyes,he could hardly believe what he saw:a plough and a wall.When Mrs Edwards came running up to him,shouting to their neighbors to call for help,he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.
The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread,and many doctors came to examine him.Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning.However,none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened.The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that,since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock,perhaps,the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.
41.The reason for Robert's attempts to kill himself was thatA.
A.he had to live in a dark and silent world
B.a(chǎn) terrible traffic accident happened to him
C.he was struck by the lightning once more
D.nobody in the world cared about him
42.What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?C
A.Taking a walk with a stick.
B.Driving a car.
C.Sheltering from the rain under a tree.
D.Lying on the ground.
43.What did Robert see first when he regained his sight after the shock?A
A.A plough and a wall.
B.His neighbors.
C.His wife who called for help to save him.
D.Many doctors surrounding him.
44.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?C
A.Robert had been deaf and blind for nearly ten years.
B.Robert could hear his wife's shouting for help when he woke up.
C.Robert hid himself under the tree for 20minutes.
D.The family's love helped Robert regain confidence to live.
45.We can infer from the text thatD.
A.many doctors came because Robert was badly injured
B.a(chǎn) sudden injury in the head led to Robert's recovery
C.Robert's wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock
D.there was no accurate explanation for Robert's recovery.
分析 文章講述Robert因為受到電擊,失明失聰,生活在黑暗寂靜的世界里,他幾次都想自殺,但有一次他在樹下躲雨的時候,意外被閃電擊中,卻恢復(fù)了視力,醫(yī)生也不能確定具體原因.
解答 41:A 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章的第一段的The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life.,他因失明而輕生,故選A.
42:C 推理題.根據(jù)第二段的He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet,but he was struck by the lightning.可知他是在樹下躲雨的時候被擊中的,判斷選C.
43:A 細(xì)節(jié)題.由第二段中的he could hardly believe what he saw--a plough and a wall.他看到了一堵墻和籬笆,可知選A.
44:C 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第二段的Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree,目擊者看到他在樹下昏迷了20分鐘,因此C錯誤,可知選C.
45:D 推理題.根據(jù)第三段的However,none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened可知對于Robert的康復(fù)沒有明確的解釋,故選D.
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