【题目】 On a rainy winter day, several decades ago, a British artist named Christopher got on a train in Oxford to go to London. When he began his journey, he never knew that it was the beginning of almost 40 years of accidents and near death experiences.
During the journey, the train fell into an icy river, killing 12 passengers. Christopher managed to swim back to the river bank. He only had a broken leg.
Two years later, Christopher was on a plane from London to Manchester when a door suddenly opened and he fell out. A few minutes later, the plane crashed; 27 people were killed. Christopher was so lucky that he landed in a haystack (干草堆).
A few years later, he was hit by a bus, but again had no serious injuries. Then a year after that, he was driving on a mountain road when he saw a truck coming straight at him. He drove the car off the road, jumped out, landed in a tree — and watched his car fall 100 meters down the mountain.
'There are two ways you can look at it, ' Christopher said. 'I'm either the worlds unluckiest man, or the world's luckiest. ' When a reporter asked Christopher what he thought, he chose the 'luckiest' one.
Two years ago, aged 71, Christopher bought his first lottery ticket (彩票) in 50 years and won more than 2 million. After this, a TV company in America said they wanted him to make an advertisement. At first he accepted, but then he changed his mind. Christopher said he would not fly to Los Angeles for the filming, because he did not want to push his luck. Who knows? If he had accepted the invitation, maybe he would have had another accident. But Mr. Christopher is a lucky man. If he had had another accident, he probably would have survived that too!
【1】What happened in the plane accident from London to Manchester?
A.Christopher fell out of the plane.
B.Christopher fell into an icy water.
C.Christopher landed in a tree.
D.Christopher was the only passenger to survive
【2】What was the view of Christopher towards his near death experiences?
A.worriedB.confused
C.doubtfulD.fortunate
【3】Why didn't Christopher fly to Los Angeles for the filming?
A.Because he was not good at filming.
B.Because he had enough money.
C.Because he was sure of another accident.
D.Because he didn't want to risk his life.
【4】What is the best title of the passage?
A.A man with nine lives
B.The unluckiest man in the world
C.A man who traveled around the world
D.A man who earned ￡2 million in a lottery
