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【题目】Next time you’re planning to go out for a relaxing walk with your MP3 player, be sure to check the weather forecast first. Summer is the prime time for lightning strikes, a fact that Jason Bunch, a teen from Castle Rock, Colo, learned in a hard way. A couple of summers ago, he was mowing (割草) grass while listening to some Metallica on his iPod. Although there wasn’t any rain falling on Bunch, he did hear distant thunder. Bunch was then struck by lightning, which seemed to travel through his music player, blowing out his eardrums and leaving him with burns where the device and its power lines were close to his body.

Devices such as MP3 players don’t attract lightning, says Dr. Mary Ann Cooper, an emergency room physician at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. However, they may change the pathway that lightning’s energy follows in the human body. Lightning that might have passed rather harmlessly over the skin may react differently to the metal of these devices and cause damage.

Rather than leaving your tunes at home, your best bet is watching out for lightning before it hits. Though people have been injured while using MP3 players in storms, Cooper says, “The devices’ main task is keeping you from paying attention to thunder and the sky.” If you’re caught in a storm, seek shelter.

【1】When does lightning happen most?

A. Winter. B. Fall. C. Summer. D. Spring.

【2】What was the effect of this lightning strike on Jason Bunch?

A. The lightning burned Bunch and blew out his eardrums.

B. The lightning passed harmlessly over Bunch’s skin.

C. Bunch fell to the ground and couldn’t move his upper body.

D. Bunch was fine, but his iPod was burned by the lightning.

【3】What can you conclude about the safety of using MP3 players during a storm?

A. MP3 players are desperately unsafe to use during a storm.

B. IPods are safe to use during a storm, but other MP3 players are not.

C. MP3 players increase your safety during a storm by directing lightning toward the ground.

D. MP3 players become unsafe to use if they keep you from paying attention during a storm.

【4】The primary purpose of this text is .

A. to describe the joy that Jason Bunch felt after he survived a lightning strike

B. to inform the risks of wearing an MP3 player during lightning strikes

C. to tell a lightning emergency Jason Bunch met with

D. to show that MP3 players are so popular among teenagers

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文为说明文。夏天是雷电的多发季节。当你佩带MP3在外的时候，虽然MP3设备不会吸引闪电，它会分散你的注意力而忽视了雷雨天气，可能会被闪电击中。本文以事实为依据讲述了夏天有雷击时佩带MP3很危险。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Summer is the prime time for lightning strikes，a fact that…可知，夏天是闪电最多的时候。

【2】g, which seemed to travel through his music player, blowing out his eardrums and leaving him with burns where the device and its power lines were close to his body. 一束闪电击中了他的音乐播放器，烧伤了他及烧坏了他的耳膜，分析选项可知，A项符合题意。

【3】推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容Though people have been injured while using MP3 players in storms, Cooper says, “The devices’ main task is keeping you from paying attention to thunder and the sky尽管人们在风暴中使用MP3播放器时受伤，Cooper说：“MP3播放器主要是让你不去注意到雷电和天空，所以才会受伤的。”如果你遇上了风暴，寻找避难所。由此可知，在风暴中使用MP3播放器会让你注意力不集中，从而受伤，所以是不好安的。分析选项可知D项符合题意。

【4】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了夏天是雷电的多发季节。以事实为依据讲述了在夏天有雷击时佩带MP3很危险。分析选项可知B正确。