题目内容

8、A 24-year-old Australian young man who sold his life, including baggage from a painful break-up, on eBay says he is still not quite sure why he did it.

Nicael Holt sold his name, phone number and all his possessions, including clothes, CDs, a surfboard, a laptop, a pushbike, childhood photos, friends, and a nice lamp given to him by an ex-girlfriend, on the internet auction site. The successful applicant bid（喊价）7,500 dollars last week to become Holt.

Holt, a philosophy student from the southern coastal city of Wollongong who has set up a website to explain his actions and ask for donations to charity, said he was unable to explain why he sold his life.

In his sales place Holt said the winner would have a four-week training course in how to be him---including lessons on how to surf, climb, skateboard, fire twirl and do handstands--as well as two months of on-call support afterward. He also promised to introduce the winner to all his friends and potential lovers, including eight girls he had been flirting（调情）with.

"Lifestyle is very social. It includes a lot of going out,” he noted on his eBay advertisement. "Friends will treat you exactly as they have treated me. This includes friends who take me surfing, running, climbing and cook for me. All of these features will be transferred over to the winning applicant.”

His legal identity, passport, qualifications and future inheritance（继承权）were not for sale.

1．The passage is mainly about               .

       A．how to sell goods on the auction website eBay

B．how to make friends through the Internet

C．an Australian who sold his own life on the internet

D．the reason why an Australian sold his possessions

2．The Australian young man sold all of the following possessions EXCEPT         

A．name, a laptop and a pushbike            

B．phone number, CDs and a surf board

C．clothes, friends and a nice lamp            

D．passport, qualifications and an ex-girlfriend

3．From the passage we know that         .

A．Holt set up a website to explain why he sold his life

B．Holt had been keeping love relationship with several girls

C．The auction winner bid for Holt at the price of 7,500 US dollars

D．The seller made a lot of advertisements to sell his possessions

4．It can be inferred from the passage that            .

A．Nicael Holt is a young man who is fond of sports 

B．Nicael Holt sold his possessions for lack of money

C．Nicael Holt sold his life in order to make money

       D．Nicael Hoh refused to give the winner two months of on-call support