题目内容
A 24-year-old Australian young man who sold his life, including baggage from a painful break-up, on eBay says he is still not quite sure why he did it.
Nicael Holt sold his name, phone number and all his possessions, including clothes, CDs, a surfboard, a laptop, a pushbike, childhood photos, friends, and a nice lamp given to him by an ex-girlfriend, on the internet auction site. The successful applicant bid(喊价)7,500 dollars last week to become Holt.
Holt, a philosophy student from the southern coastal city of Wollongong who has set up a website to explain his actions and ask for donations to charity, said he was unable to explain why he sold his life.
In his sales place Holt said the winner would have a four-week training course in how to be him---including lessons on how to surf, climb, skateboard, fire twirl and do handstands--as well as two months of on-call support afterward. He also promised to introduce the winner to all his friends and potential lovers, including eight girls he had been flirting(调情)with.
"Lifestyle is very social. It includes a lot of going out,” he noted on his eBay advertisement. "Friends will treat you exactly as they have treated me. This includes friends who take me surfing, running, climbing and cook for me. All of these features will be transferred over to the winning applicant.”
His legal identity, passport, qualifications and future inheritance(继承权)were not for sale.
1.The passage is mainly about .
A.how to sell goods on the auction website eBay
B.how to make friends through the Internet
C.an Australian who sold his own life on the internet
D.the reason why an Australian sold his possessions
2.The Australian young man sold all of the following possessions EXCEPT
A.name, a laptop and a pushbike
B.phone number, CDs and a surf board
C.clothes, friends and a nice lamp
D.passport, qualifications and an ex-girlfriend
3.From the passage we know that .
A.Holt set up a website to explain why he sold his life
B.Holt had been keeping love relationship with several girls
C.The auction winner bid for Holt at the price of 7,500 US dollars
D.The seller made a lot of advertisements to sell his possessions
4.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A.Nicael Holt is a young man who is fond of sports
B.Nicael Holt sold his possessions for lack of money
C.Nicael Holt sold his life in order to make money
D.Nicael Hoh refused to give the winner two months of on-call support
CDBA
How would you like an easy way to earn 2,500 dollars? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals.There’s 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 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 $ 5000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to lie like chicken 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(重击)their heads.They ate vegetarian mash(土豆泥)and drank water from a garden hosepipe(水龙头软管).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 food the humans.”
Finally it was over, Pam and Eric emerged from their 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 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.
【小题1】What kind of person is Rob Thompson?
A.He is curious about people’s personal life. |
B.He is kind-hearted to animals. |
C.He hates people around. |
D.He likes to help poor people. |
A.They didn’t know each other. |
B.They couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage. |
C.They didn’t have meat to eat. |
D.They had to do almost everything under others’ eyes. |
A.to see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage |
B.to show the public how bitter animals’ life could be |
C.to make more money by publishing the recorded video tapes |
D.to improve housing conditions of working people like Eric |
A.Easy Way to Earn $ 2 500. | B.Do Not Feed the Humans. |
C.Living Like a Chicken. | D.Getting Along Well Anyway. |