Question

    American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which had become one of London’s main tourist attractions.

Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and immediately sent to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors said could be life threatening. He had been drinking only water since September 5.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.

Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.

In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.

“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said. “They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.”

But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.

1.It is ________ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.

A.pleasant B.delicious

C.dangerous D.important

2.Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that ________.

A.he had become blind B.he had serious back pains

C.he lost his sense of taste D.he was in weak health

3.Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?

A.Brave. B.Adventurous. C.Mad. D.Crazy.

4.Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?

A.Blaine was immediately sent to hospital after he was taken out of his box because he was in dangerous condition.

B.Blaine was born and brought up in England.

C.In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder.

D.Blaine didn’t have any food for 44 days.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了美国魔术师大卫·布莱恩历时44天没有吃东西的饥饿实验，并提及了布莱恩其他惊人的魔术和旨在吸引眼球的聪明戏法：被埋在棺材里一周；在一个巨大的冰块里度过了62个小时；在纽约市中心一根25米高的柱子上站了35个小时，然后跳进一堆箱子里等。具有冒险精神的生活也给他带来了隐患：他有时看不见东西，有严重的背痛，失去味觉。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第二段第2句内容“He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors said could be life threatening.”可知，对于经过这么长时间的饥饿，再开始进食的David Blaine来说，这个过程可能会危及生命。故选C项。

2.

细节理解题。根据文章末尾段内容“He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.”可知，他有时看不见东西，有严重的背痛，失去味觉。选项A“he had become blind(他失明了)”与原文内容不符。故选A项。

3.

推理判断题。根据文章中对其事迹的描述“In 1999, he was buried in a coffin for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25-meter pillar in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.( 1999年，他被埋在棺材里一周;2000年，他在一个巨大的冰块里度过了62个小时。去年，他在纽约市中心一根25米高的柱子上站了35个小时，然后跳进一堆箱子里。)”可知，他做的事情是一些危险的行为，因此可推知他是一个敢于和喜欢冒险的人。故选B项。

4.

细节理解题。根据文章第二段第句内容“A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s.( Blaine是土生土长的纽约布鲁克林人，20世纪90年代初，他以街头魔术师的身份首次为人所知。)”可知，他是地地道道的美国人。选项B“Blaine was born and brought up in England.( Blaine在英国出生并长大。)”与原文表达不符。故选B项。