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17．Something strange was unbelievable．Take Robert for example．After the terrible car accident，his whole world had been completely dark and quiet for almost ten years．The loss of sight and hearing made him try many times to put end to his life．
His family especially his wife did their best to tend and comfort him．By and by he finally regained the courage to live on．
On a hot summer afternoon he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started suddenly．He stood under a large tree in order not to get himself wet．Unfortunately he was struck down to the ground by a lightning．The witnesses thought him dead but he woke up some 20minutes later lying face down in muddy water below the tree．He felt that he was trembling badly，but when he opened his eyes，he didn't dare to believe that he saw a plough（ 犁子 ）lying near the wall．When Mrs Edwards came running up to him，she shouted their neighbours for help．And he saw her and heard her voice for the first time in nearly ten years．
The news of Robert's regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread in his area．And many doctors came to prove the truth of the news．Most of them said that he gained sight and hearing again obviously from the knock of lightning； none of them could give convincing reasons，however．The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Edwards lost his sight and hearing as a result of sudden shock in a terrible accident，perhaps the only way for them to regain was by another sudden shock．

56．What did Edwards see first after being struck down by a lightning？C
A．His wife           B．The large tree
C．A plough           D．The lightning itself
57．Which of the following is NOT true？C
A．Edwards had been deaf and blind for nearly ten years
B．Edwards lost all his senses for about 20minutes after the lightning had struck him down
C．Doctor held the belief that Edwards was never really blind and deaf．
D．Edwards woke up with face in mud．
58．What was Edwards doing when he was struck by the lightning？A
A．Hiding from the rain under a tree．
B．Driving a car．
C．Taking a walk                   
D．lying on the ground
59．How did Edwards get his sight and hearing once more according to the doctor？D
A．He regained them from head injury when he fell from a tree．
B．His wife's first visit after almost ten years made him so happy that he regained them．
C．The lightning took the feeling from his legs and gave the senses of sight and hearing to his head．
D．The blow that caused him blind and deaf was very severe，so it took another severe blow to regain them．

分析 文章讲述了一个发生在因事故而失明和失聪近10年的人身上的奇怪的事情，被雷击后，他又重获视觉和听觉．

解答 56-59 CCAD
56 C 细节理解题．根据but when he opened his eyes，he didn't dare to believe that he saw a plough（ 犁子 ）lying near the wall可知他睁开眼，看到的第一样东西是躺在墙边的犁子．故选C．
57 C 细节理解题．根据And many doctors came to prove the truth of the news许多医生都来确认新闻的真实性，也就是说他们都相信之前Robert是真的失明和失聪了，选项C是与文章不符的，故选C．
58 A 细节理解题．根据He stood under a large tree in order not to get himself wet可知他站在树下躲雨．故选A．
59 D 细节理解题．根据The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Edwards lost his sight and hearing as a result of sudden shock in a terrible accident，perhaps the only way for them to regain was by another sudden shock医生给出的唯一合理的解释就是因为Edwards是由于事故中的突如其来的打击而失明和失聪的，也许使他重获视觉和听觉的唯一方法是再受一次突如其来的打击．故选D．

点评 这是一篇人物故事类阅读．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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