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【题目】Some people collect postage stamps -- the small pieces of paper you place on letters orpostcardsbefore mailing them. Other people collect works of art or musical instruments. But a man in the American state of Maryland collects secrets.

For the past 10 years, people from throughout the world have been sending Frank Warren postcards and other objects with secrets written on them. He now has a million secrets. Mr. Warren lives in Germantown, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. Ten years ago, he created an art project he calls "PostSecret."

"I invited strangers from all around the world to write down their deepestconfession(自白)on a postcard, something they'd never told anyone else before, but something that was true. And I asked them to mail it to my homeanonymously(匿名地)."People send him postcards, other objects and emails telling their secrets. Every Sunday, he chooses 10 secrets and puts them on the PostSecretwebsite.

Mr. Warren says he created PostSecret so people would have a safe place in which to share their secrets." I was struggling with secrets in my own life. And it was by creating this safe place where others could share their secrets with me without judgment -- anonymously -- I think that space was something I needed just as much as they did."

He has published six books full of the secrets people have shared with him. One secret in each book is his. The project itself was once one of Mr. Warren's secrets. His wife Jan did not know exactly what he was doing until the first book was published.

Some people tell Frank Warren of their secret desire to kill themselves. So he and the PostSecret community have raised more than $1 million to help prevent suicides(自杀).

1How many secrets can Frank Warren get per year on average in the past 10 year?

A. About 100 thousand secrets.

B. About a million secrets.

C. About a billion secrets.

D. About 10 thousand secrets.

2What can we do on the PostSecretwebsite?

A. We can get some help when we are in trouble.

B. We can learn about some secrets of other people.

C. We can express our views freely.

D. We can put all our secrets on the website.

3Why did Mr. Warren create PostSecret?

A. To keep his own secrets.

B. To find out more secrets of other people.

C. To offer a good place to share secrets.

D. To help other people get out of their trouble.

4What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Mr. Warren probably once saved some people’s life.

B. Mr. Warren’s wife helped him to create PostSecret.

C. Mr. Warren makes many friends because of PostSecret.

D. Mr. Warren is an open, easy-going and generous man.

【答案】

1A

2B

3C

4A

【解析】试题分析: 一些人喜欢收集邮票,就是在寄信或者明信片的时候贴的那一小片纸。还有一些人喜欢收集艺术品,股东或者乐器。但是美国马里兰州的一名男子喜欢收集,秘密

1A 考查细节理解题。根据第二段提到For the past 10 years, people from throughout the world have been sending Frank Warren postcards and other objects with secrets written on them. He now has a million secrets. 在过去的十年里,来自全世界的人都向Frank Warren邮寄明信片或者写有他们秘密的东西。现在他已经收集了一百万个秘密,故选A项。

2B 考查细节理解题。根据第三段提到I invited strangers from all around the world to write down their deepestconfession(自白)on a postcard, something they'd never told anyone else before, but something that was true. And I asked them to mail it to my homeanonymously(匿名地)我邀请全世界范围的陌生人在一张明信片上写下他们内心深处最内疚的忏悔,一些他们从没有给别人说起过的事情,但是是真实的故事。我要他们把这张明信片以匿名方式寄到我家,故选B项。

3C 考查细节理解题。根据第四段提到Mr. Warren says he created PostSecret so people would have a safe place in which to share their secrets.Warren说他创建了PostSecret网站所以人们可以找到一个安全的地方来分享他们的小秘密,故选C

4A 考查推理判断题。根据最后一段提到Some people tell Frank Warren of their secret desire to kill themselves. So he and the PostSecret community have raised more than $1 million to help prevent suicides(自杀)一些人跟Frank Warren说他们的秘密快把他们逼疯了。所以他和PostSecret社区已经筹集了100多万美元的资金用来防止人们自杀,故选A项。

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