American magician David Blaine left the gl

题目内容：

American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19, 2003. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which has 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 went to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors say 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 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 seems 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.

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

A．pleasant

B．delicious

C．dangerous

D．important小题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小题3:Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?

A．Serious.

B．Adventurous.

C．Smart.

D．Crazy.小题4:Which of the following is NOT true about David Blaine?

A．Blaine immediately went to hospital after he was taken out of his box.

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.

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:B

答案解析：

介绍了美国魔术师David Blaine最近的一次魔术以及他的一些基本情况。

小题1:推理题、根据第二段第二行He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors say could be life threatening可知在饿了很多天以后在吃东西是很危险的。

小题2:细节题。根据最后一句He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.只是说他有时候看不见，表示说他就一直看不见了。

小题3:推理题。通读全文，根据他所作得那些事情，外面可以推断他是一个有冒险精神的人。

小题4:细节题。根据第三段第一行A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s.可知他在美国出生。

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