Question

The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.

Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer (占星家) who declared that they were suited.

The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.

Organizations, including the marriage guidance service relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, “we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love.”

The couples are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?

1.What can we know about the couple from the passage?

A. The couple know each other before the wedding.

B. The bridegroom is a model and the bride is a TV salesman.

C. The bride is 4 years older than the bridegroom.

D. The couple can use an apartment free for some time as one of the prizes.

2. Some experts believe that ______ .

A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce.

B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage

C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems

D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple

3. The goal of the competition was_______.

A. to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other

B. to win a free honeymoon

C. to win a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment

D. to make the radio station famous

4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Two Strangers and a Wedding B. A Wedding Based on Love

C. A Short-lived Marriage D. A Well-Matched Couple

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇新聞報(bào)道報(bào)道了一對(duì)新婚夫婦在結(jié)婚前沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)面，完全是陌生人，并報(bào)道了婚姻專家們對(duì)此作出的看法。

1.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第二句Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car.他們的其他價(jià)格包括一年免費(fèi)使用在市中心的一套漂亮公寓和一輛轎車。故選D。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。短文倒數(shù)第二段最后兩句說(shuō)明，現(xiàn)在的年輕人對(duì)婚姻的態(tài)度很草率。A選項(xiàng)文中并沒(méi)提及，而且事前沒(méi)見(jiàn)面的婚姻也不一定以離婚而結(jié)束。D選項(xiàng)太過(guò)絕對(duì)，而且第二段專家的觀點(diǎn)是針對(duì)目前普遍存在的現(xiàn)象，這對(duì)夫妻只是一個(gè)例子而已。答案為B。

3.這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。最后一段第二句話告訴我們，他們的獎(jiǎng)品還包括免費(fèi)使用一套公寓和一輛汽車一年。答案為B。

3.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的目的是要找到兩個(gè)沒(méi)有互相見(jiàn)過(guò)面而準(zhǔn)備結(jié)婚的陌生人。故選A。

4.主旨大意題。這篇新聞報(bào)道報(bào)道了一對(duì)新婚夫婦在結(jié)婚前沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)面，完全是陌生人(strangers)，并報(bào)道了婚姻專家們對(duì)此作出的看法。所以，題目應(yīng)是Two Strangers and a Wedding。答案為A。

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