9.Do you know Harry Houdini,a man of many Secrets,who was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century?He was a man famous for his escapes-from prison cells,from wooden boxes floating in rivers,from locked tanks full of water.He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America.Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his"magic"tricks.
Of course,his secret was not magic,or supernatural powers.It was simply strength.He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers.He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17,in 1891.He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York.They called themselves the Houdini Brothers.When Harry married in 1894,he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant.But for a long time they were not very successful.Then Harry performed his first prison escape,in Chicago in 1898.Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison,and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity(宣傳) that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success.Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins.But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors.Every time he went into the prison cell,Bess gave him a kiss for good luck-and a small skeleton key,which is a key that fits many locks,pass quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame.He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited.In the afternoon,the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers,and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full.What was the result?World-wild fame,and a name remembered today.
56.According to the passage,Houdini's success in prison escapes depends onD.
A.his special tricks and supernatural powers
B.his wisdom and magic tricks
C.his magic tricks and inhuman powers
D.his unusual ability and a skeleton key
57.In the fourth paragraph,the underlined word"this"refers toD.
A.Harry Houdini's success
B.the year 1898
C.the publicityD.his first prison escape
58.It can be inferred from the passage that Houdini became famousA.
A.when he was about 24
B.before he married
C.at the age of 17
D.in 1894
59.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?B
A.A Skeleton Key
B.Great Escape
C.World-wild Fame
D.A Man of Many Secrets.
分析 文章講的是一個著名的藝人Harry Houdini特技成功的經歷和方法.
解答 答案:56-59 DDAB
56.D 細節(jié)理解題.從Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape from ankle chains.But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors他的手腳訓練得可以擺脫手銬和腳鐐,他最大的秘訣是他能打開監(jiān)獄的門.故選D.
57.D 猜測詞意題.this是承接上文,代指1898年芝加哥大逃獄即代指上句的內容,故選D.
58.A 推理判斷題.It was the publicity that came from this started Hairy Houdini's success中this指的是1898年芝加哥大逃獄,可見他是1898年在芝加哥一舉成名的,1891年他17歲,可知1898年他是24歲,故選A.
59.B 主旨大意題.文章第一段說He was a man famous for his escapes-from prison cells,from wooden boxes floating in rivers,from locked tanks full of water,可知Harry 因逃脫出名,后面列舉的例子談的是他從監(jiān)獄成功地逃出,故選B.
點評 閱讀理解是考查語篇理解能力.?嫉念}型有:推理判斷題;主旨大意題;細節(jié)理解題;猜測詞意題.近幾年又出現了兩種新的考查方式:寫作態(tài)度判斷題和文章結構題.解題時,在讀懂文章的基礎上,還有特別注意掌握題型的特征,尤其是細節(jié)題和推斷題不可混淆:細節(jié)題是文章信息的再現;推斷題是文章信息的提取.本題是廣告類文章,考查主要是以細節(jié)題為主,細節(jié)題要注意常用的出題陷阱有:夸大,縮小,張冠李戴,偷梁換柱,無中生有等,做題時要看清看準.