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11.A Charlotte,NC,lawyer bought a box of very rare and expensive cigars,and then insured them against fire among other things.Having smoked his entire great cigars within a month,the lawyer filed claim (索赔) against the insurance company.In his claim,the lawyer stated the cigars were lost"in a series of small fires".Of course the insurance company refused to pay,giving the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal way.
The lawyer brought the case to the court and out of everybody's expectation,he actually won!At the end of the trial the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was crazy.But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy (保险单) from the company in which it had promised that the cigars were insured and that it would insure them against fire.Because the company didn't say what is considered to be unacceptable fire,it had to pay the claim.
Rather than put up with long and costly appeal process,the insurance company accepted the punishment and paid﹩15,000to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the"fires."
After the lawyer cashed the check,the insurance company had him arrested and accused him of arson (纵火罪).With his own insurance claim from the previous case being used against him,the lawyer was charged with burning his insured possessions on purpose and was sentenced to 24months in prison and a﹩24,000fine.
56.The lawyer had smoked all the cigarsA.
A.by design B.by mistake C.by accident D.by contract
57.The proper order of the lawyer's activities isC.
a.having the company paying his claim
b.having himself put in prison and fined
c.having smoked all the cigars
d.bringing the company to the court
e.insuring the box of cigars
A.ecabd B.acebd C.ecdab D.cedba
58.The underlined word"it"in the third paragagh refers toB.
A.the box of cigars B.the insurance company
C.the policy D.the claim
59.Which of the following sayings is the best suitable for the lawyer?A
A.Whoever sits against heaven,it falls in his face.
B.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
C.Accidents will happen.
D.Even the wise make mistakes sometimes.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们讲述了一位律师给一些昂贵的雪茄投保,然后吸完所有的烟,把公司告上法庭,要求公司赔付,最后被公司用同样的方式被判入狱.
解答 56.A.推理判断题. 根据文章第一段Having smoked his entire great cigars within a month,the lawyer filed claim (索赔) against the insurance company.律师一个月内抽了整包雪茄,然后对保险公司提出索赔,可知律师故意抽了雪茄,故选A.
57.C.细节理解题.通读全文,根据短文描述,可知正确顺序是,这个律师首先给这些烟投保,然后吸完所有的烟,把公司告上法庭,要求公司赔付,最后被公司反将一军被判入狱.故选C.
58.B.推理判断题.根据文章第二段"But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy (保险单) from the company in which it had promised that the cigars were insured and that it would insure them against fire",可知此处指的是保险公司,故选B.
59.A.推理判断题.通读全文,这篇短文中的律师构陷一个圈套,想要骗取保险金,最后自己却被投入监狱.对着天堂吐口水的人,口水掉在那个人的脸上.意思是自作自受;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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