Question

   Sunday lunch at my sister-in-law,s. We,re discussing a new horror film in which our 13-year-old,acting-mad,nephew Caspar landed a small role. Though everyone wants to see him in his first feature film,his mum won’t see the film (too scary) and neither will his uncle (my husband) .

   For years now,my husband and I have been having discussions on whether or not it's good to be scared by art. I'm still upset that I didn’ t go to see The Blair Witch Project because he wouldn 51 come and I didn't dare to go alone. ‘The things in the movie just stay with me” he says. ' They haunt （萦绕在……心头) me.’

   I don’t like watching violence either,but it doesn’t haunt me afterwards because nothing that I saw is ever much worse than the dark material that already exists in my own head. As a novelist,I know I write about the things that frighten me 一 loss,fear,the raw black edges of life. Being allowed to do this makes me feel safe because I know I can pull back from these things at any time.

   Speaking of fear,I remember my visit to a Victorian prison a few years ago in order to research a novel. I paid my money and went in,following the yellow arrowed path that led into a maze (迷宫) of dark cells. After two minutes,I realized that a) I was alone,b) it was extremely dark,c) I could hear someone crying,and d) I had no idea how much more there was. Yet e) if I turned back now,I could easily lose my way and no one would hear me screaming down there.

   There was no going back. My heart was beating hard and I could hear the pounding of my own blood as I made my way deeper and deeper into the wet and cold stone maze. When I finally came out and saw the sunlight,I was shaking and sweaty.

   I haven’t thought about it in a long time,but,while writing this,I just googled it,only to discover that it's one of the most haunted sites in Britain. Now they tell me!

32. What's the main topic of conversation at Sunday lunch?

   A. Caspar's family background.

   B. The movie Caspar acted in.

   C. The role Caspar played.

   D. Caspar's great dream.

33. Why did the author's husband refUse to see Caspar's film?

   A. Because his sister didn't want to see it.

   B. Because he couldn't stand being afraid.

   C. Because it was not interesting.

   D. Because he didn't love Caspar.

34. The author is not afraid of watching violence thanks to her .

   A. occupation   B. personality

   C. wild imagination   D. previous experiences

35. When visiting the Victorian prison,the author felt.

   A. lonely   B. confused

   C. exhausted   D. frightened

Answer 1

32. B 33. B 34. A 35. D

(个人情感)

本文是议论文.作者讨论了为什么自己不害怕欣赏恐怖电影等艺术形式，

而其他人则对此避之唯恐不及。

32. B.细节理解题。根据第一段中的 We,re discussing a new horror film in which …Caspar landed a small role 可知答案。

33. B.推理判断题。根据第二段内容可 知，作者的丈夫不欣赏恐怖的艺术形 式是因为这些恐怖画面总是在他心 头萦绕，由此可推测，他不去看 Caspar参演的恐怖电影是因为他受 不了看电影带来的恐惧。

34. A.细节理解题。根据第三段内容可 知，作者身为小说家，经常会写一些 恐怖的场景，这些场景与作者看到的 恐怖画面相比有过之而无不及，而且 作者的写作经历能使作者从恐怖画 面中随时抽离，因此作者的职业使得 作者并不害怕看到暴力等恐怖画面。

35. D.推理判断题。根据第五段内容 可知，作者在监狱穿行时心跳很快， 甚至能听到自己心跳的声音：当走出 监狱时，她浑身颤抖、流着冷汗。这 些都说明这次监狱之旅吓坏了作者。