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【題目】After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.

One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.

The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.

【1】The reason for Robert’s attempts to kill himself was that _________.

A. a terrible traffic accident happened to him

B. he had to live in a dark and silent world

C. he was struck by the lightning once more

D. nobody in the world cared about him

【2】What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?

A. Taking a walk with a stick.

B. Sheltering from the rain under a tree.

C. Driving a car.

D. Lying on the ground.

【3】We can infer from the text that ________.

A. Robert’s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock

B. many doctors came because Robert was badly injured

C. there was no exact explanation for Robert’s recovery

D. a sudden injury in the head led to Robert’s recovery

【4】What’s the best title of the whole passage?

A. A Terrible Electrical Accident

B. Robert Edwards and His Wife

C. What a Sudden Shock

D. An Unforgettable Experience

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了一個(gè)離奇的故事。Robert因?yàn)槭艿诫姄�，失聰失明，生活在黑暗寂靜的世界里。他幾次都想自殺，但是妻子的鼓勵(lì)讓他活了下去。有一次，當(dāng)他在樹下躲雨時(shí)被閃電擊中，竟然恢復(fù)了視力和聽力，醫(yī)生也不知道確切的原因。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family,可知，失去視力和聽力使他無比痛苦以至于像自殺。故選擇B，意為他生活在一個(gè)寂靜黑暗的世界里。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet but he was struck by the lightning.可知他是在樹下躲雨的時(shí)候被擊中的，故選擇B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened.可知，醫(yī)生對于Robert的康復(fù)沒有明確的解釋，故選擇C。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章可知10年前，Robert因?yàn)殡姄舳�失去視力和聽力�?0年后，他又因?yàn)楸婚W電擊中而恢復(fù)視力和聽力，故選擇C最為恰當(dāng)，shock即可指打擊又可以指電擊還可以指震驚，既可以指十年前受到的電擊造成的打擊又可以指十年后被閃電擊中康復(fù)帶來的震驚。