题目内容
You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals.
They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks. There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.
Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls too!
66. Stuntmen are those who ______.
A. often dress up as actors B. prefer to lead dangerous lives
C. often perform seemingly dangerous actions D. often fight each other for their lives
67. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.
A. playing their dirty tricks B. selling their special skills
C. jumping out of high windows D. jumping from fast moving trains
68. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.
A. he needs little protection B. he will be covered with a mattress
C. his life is endangered D. his safety is generally all right
69. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance?
A. Strength. B. Exactness. C. Speed. D. Carefulness.
70. What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntman?
A. Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.
B. The percentage of serious accidents is high.
C. Parachutes must be of good quality.
D. The cliff is too high.
CBDBA
Thank you for your interest in helping animals! Volunteering is a wonderful way to learn, have fun and give back to your community(社区). There are many ways to care for the animals at PAWS.
Youth Work Party
If you are ten years or older, you can join the Youth Work Party Team with a parent to work on different projects around PAWS in Lynnwood, WA. For example, you can build boxes for frightened, injured wildlife to hide in. Ask your parent to sign up to join a work party. If you are eighteen years or older, you can join the Youth Work Party Team independently.
PAWSwalk
PAWSwalk is our biggest fundraising(筹款)event of the year, held at the end of the summer to raise money to care for the animals. You can collect money with the help of your family, friends and school, and then walk in the event.
Cookie Sale
Selling homemade dog cookies is a wonderful way to help the animals. PAWS can provide brochures(小册子)to give out when you sell the cookies prepared by you and your parents, so people can learn about PAWS at the same time. You can find homemade dog cookie cooking instructions on the Internet or by checking out cookbooks for dogs at the library.
Movie Night
Invite friends, family, neighbors and classmates to watch your favorite animal movie, like Babe or Charlotte’s Web. Ask them to bring an “entrance fee” of donations or supplies for the animals.
Thanks again for your interest in PAWS and helping animals. Share your ideas with your parents and invite a few friends to join you in helping make a difference for animals. If you have any questions, call 425-787-2500-261.
【小题1】Who may work in the Youth Work Party Team by himself/herself ?
A.A ten-year-old student. | B.A thirteen-year-old student. |
C.A sixteen-year-old student. | D.A nineteen-year-old student. |
A.sell cookbooks for dogs | B.cook and sell dog cookies |
C.sell cookies made by PAWS | D.offer brochures about cookies |
A.Youth Work Party. | B.PAWSwalk |
C.Cookie Sale | D.Movie Night. |
A.a skill training program for youths |
B.a series of cookbooks for dogs |
C.an animal protection organization |
D.a community center for children |
B. A thirteen-year-old student.
C. A sixteen-year-old student.
D. A nineteen-year-old student.
B. cook and sell dog cookies
C. sell cookies made by PAWS
D. offer brochures about cookies
B. PAWSwalk
C. Cookie Sale
D. Movie Night.
B. a series of cookbooks for dogs
C. an animal protection organization
D. a community center for children