Question

 (山西省康杰中學(xué)2009屆高三6月模擬E篇)

For three days Mr Bunter did not say a word. He looked at people sensibly enough but seemed unable to hear any questions put to him. An officer remarked to the captain, “Those brass (黃銅) plates on the steps of the bridge-ladder are very dangerous things. ”

“Are they?” replied Captain Johns, “It takes more than a brass plate to make an able-bodied man fall down in that way. And the weather fine, everything dry, and the ship going on a smooth sea!”

On the fourth day, the chief officer looked better. He could hear and understand and could even speak in a weak voice.

“Well, Mr Bunter,” said Captain Johns, “Can you tell us what caused the accident!”

Bunter moved his head slightly and fixed his cold blue stare on the Captain’s eyes and said in a whisper, “You—were—right!”

“Bless my soul!” cried out Captain Johns, “Do you mean you had a supernatural experience that night? You saw a ghost on my ship?”

Unwillingness, shame, disgust (反感) would have been seen on poor Bunter’s face if a good part of it had not been wrapped in bandage (繃帶) . He tried hard and answered, “Yes, I have seen.”

“And did it —did it knock you down from the ladder?”

“Come! Am I the sort of man to be knocked down by a ghost?”

Captain Johns pointed a finger at Bunter. “You’ve been terrified, ” he said , “That’s what’s the matter, even the man at the wheel was frightened, though he couldn't see anything. He felt the supernatural. You’ve been punished because you wouldn't believe, Mr Bunter. ”

“Suppose I have, ” said Bunter, “You don't know what I saw. And I can’t tell you what it was like. Every man has his own ghosts. I stepped back. I don't remember anything else. ”

“The man at the wheel said you went backwards as if something had hit you.”

“It was a sort of inward blow, ” Bunter explained, “Aren’t you satisfied now that I believe?”

72. We can know from the story that _______.

       A. Mr Bunter had been punished because of his disbelief in ghost

      B. the ghost had hit Mr Bunter and he had fallen backwards

C. Mr Bunter had somehow fallen down the bridge backwards

D. Mr Bunter had hit himself against the brass plates on the steps of the bridge ladder

73. Bunter forced himself to agree that he had been punished because _______.

       A. it could be clearly seen from his injuries

      B. he really had been punished

C. he knew the man at the wheel also saw what had happened

D. he wouldn't like to argue with the captain and that explanation would satisfy him

74. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

       A. Bunter could have seen a ghost.

      B. The captain tended to believe that Bunter had fallen as a supernatural punishment for his

disbelief.

C. Bunter was ashamed of admitting he had seen a ghost.

D. Bunter and the captain could have been good friends.

75. Why did Bunter have the feelings of unwillingness, shame and disgust?

       A. He had to lie about what he had seen.

B. He couldn't prove he was right

C. He suffered a lot from his injuries.

D. It was because of his dislike of the captain.

  

Answer 1

答案  72.C  73.D  74.B  75.A