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【題目】 How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.

Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.

To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.

The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging their heads. They ate mash(a kind of food for animals) and drink water from a garden hose-pipe（軟管）. Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.’’

Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great for me to be able to stand up.’’he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.

【1】The underlined word “catch”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _______.

A.unsolved problemB.surprising wonderC.unbelievable conditionD.hidden difficulty

【2】What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

A.That they had nothing for amusement.B.That they couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.

C.That they didn’t have meat to eat.D.That they had to do almost everything in public.

【3】Rob Thompson offered the job in order to ________.

A.make a film about humans and animalsB.advertise for his experiment about animals

C.show how terribly some animals are treatedD.experiment on how long a human can live in a cage

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Pam left without saying anything because she lost the ability after staying with chickens.

B.They were visited all the time except going to the washroom.

C.Rob Thompson raised money for the project.

D.They couldn’t stand up because their heads were bandaged.

【5】What would be the best title for this passage?

A.An Easy Way to Earn $2,500.B.Do Not Feed Humans.

C.Living Like a Chicken.D.Getting Along Well Anyway.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要介紹了來自Rob Thompson的一個(gè)想法。他的目標(biāo)是提高人們對飼養(yǎng)動(dòng)物生活條件的認(rèn)識(shí)。他決定從自己的積蓄中拿出5000美元給兩個(gè)人，前提是他們愿意像雞一樣活一個(gè)星期。

【1】詞義猜測題。unsolved problem未解決的困難；surprising wonder令人驚訝的奇跡；unbelievable condition難以置信的條件；hidden difficulty隱藏的困難；根據(jù)第一段中的“All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals.”你所要做的就是坐在那里等著吃飯。和“You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week.”你必須和一個(gè)陌生人在一個(gè)雞籠里呆上整整一個(gè)星期�！痹俑鶕�(jù)“however”然而，與上句構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，說明掙錢不是那么容易，還有“隱藏的困難”。第四段中的“The week was long and difficult”也是提示。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn't stand up without banging their heads. They ate mash（a kind of food for animals）and drink water from a garden hose-pipe. Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain.”可知，他們不得不在公共場合做的幾乎所有的事情是他們倆呆在籠子里最困難的事情。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people's awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food.”可知，Rob Thompson提供這份工作是為了展示一些動(dòng)物是如何被殘忍地對待的。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain.”及“After a week of visitors and reporters watching her”可知他們唯一的隱私就是一個(gè)被窗簾包圍的廁所，在一周的訪客和記者的監(jiān)視下，可推測出是除了上廁所，他們一直都有人來拜訪，故選B。

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段中的“His goal was to raise people's awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5，000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.”可知，他的目標(biāo)是提高人們對飼養(yǎng)動(dòng)物生活條件的認(rèn)識(shí)。他決定從自己的積蓄中拿出5000美元給兩個(gè)人，前提是他們愿意像雞一樣活一個(gè)星期。故選C。