Question

Mr. Samson was a newspaper editor in Boston, America. On the night of August 28, 1988, when he was on night duty, he dreamed that a volcano (火山) near the Island of Java erupted (爆發(fā)) , and that the local people were buried under lava (熔巖).

When he woke up from the bad dream with a start, he thought it was very interesting material, so he wrote it down on a piece of paper, left it on the desk and went home. Early in the morning, the editor-in-chief came to work and saw the paper. He took it for the latest news that something important had happened last night and published it immediately. Only later did he find out it was just about what Mr. Samson had seen in his dream. But it was all too late because the newspaper had already been delivered (傳送).And it caused a great panic.

In no time the editors met to discuss the serious problem. They finally decided to make an apology in the newspaper. Just at that time word came that a volcano on a small Island between Java and Sumatra did erupt. The eruption made the small island lose two thirds of its area, and the seismic sea waves caused tragedy (悲劇) in human.

1.The volcano on a small island between Java and Sumatra erupted _______.

A. on the night of August 28, 1988.

B. on the morning of August 28,1988.

C. on the night of August 29, 1988.

D. on the morning of August 29,1988

2. The editor in the newspaper office ______.

A. didn’t make an apology in the newspaper

B. took back all the newspaper

C. made an apology to the readers in the newspaper.

D. didn’t realize the serious problem

3.From the passage we learn that ______.

A. the eruption did little damage to the small island

B. Mr.Samson was an expert in volcanos

C. the newspaper would be more popular

D. Mr. Samson would lose his job for the news

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Bad News

B. News Leading to a Tragedy(悲劇)

C. Seeing is Believing

D. Dream News Became True

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇故事，介紹了在1988年8月28日的晚上，編輯Mr Samson夢到當(dāng)?shù)氐幕鹕絿姲l(fā)了，睡醒后他認(rèn)為這件事非常有趣，就寫了下來，放在桌子上。而這篇文章被主編誤以為是新聞而發(fā)表了。正當(dāng)他們因?yàn)楣适碌奶摷俣鴾?zhǔn)備向公眾道歉時(shí)，火山卻真地噴發(fā)了。

1.推理判斷題。 根據(jù)文章第一段On the night of August 28, 1988, he dreamed that a volcano (火山) near the Island of Java erupted和下文 Early in the morning,內(nèi)容可知火山噴發(fā)是在他做夢的第二天，也就是1988 8月29日。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末段可知正當(dāng)他們決定要向公眾道歉的時(shí)候傳來了火山噴發(fā)的消息，所以他們實(shí)際上沒有道歉，選A。

3.推理判斷題。報(bào)紙?zhí)崆皥?bào)道了火山噴發(fā)的消息，由此推斷人們會對這家報(bào)紙會更加信任，報(bào)紙也會更受人們歡迎，選C。

4.主旨大意題。文章主要講述了報(bào)紙的主編Mr Samson夢到火山噴發(fā)的事情竟然成了現(xiàn)實(shí)的事情，故D選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容可以概括中心，選D。

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