Question

【题目】

Bill Evans was a professional baseball player. He was a very good player and had played in the World Series many times. He was also superstitious. (迷信的) Before every game, he went to a fortune-teller to find out what was going to happen. The fortune-teller had told his fortune many times and had often been correct.

One day, on the eve of an important game, he visited his favourite fortune-teller, as usual. The fortune-teller studied his hand and then said, "I see a man wearing a white coat. " And you are lying on a stretcher（担架）. " This really worried Bill. He decided not to risk (冒险) it. He was afraid to get injured (受伤). The captain of Bill’s team was not happy when he told him that he was not going to play. Bill was one of the best players on the team. However, there was nothing he could say to make Bill change his mind.

Bill also decided not to watch the game, but to go to the hospital and visited one of the other players who had been badly injured a few weeks before. As he was walking into the hospital, Bill hit his head on the ground and lost consciousness (直觉). Within a few seconds, he was being carried into the hospital on a stretcher.

【1】What did Bill do before a game?

A. He practiced hard. B. He talked to his friends about what was going to happen.

C. He went to the hospital. D. He went to a fortune-teller.

【2】What did Bill think was going to happen?

A. He would be injured during the game. B. He would be injured at the hospital.

C. He would be injured by his captain. D. He would be injured by the fortune-teller.

【3】What did Bill decide to do?

A. Play in the game. B. Not play in the game.

C. Stop visiting fortune-tellers. D. Give up baseball.

【4】When did Bill go to the hospital?

A. Before the game. B. After the game.

C. During the game. D. When he was sick.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 A

【3】 B

【4】 C

【解析】

本文介绍了比尔·埃文斯是一位职业棒球运动员。在每次比赛之前，都去算命。这次和往常一样，在比赛前又去算了。算命先生告诉他，他会受伤。因此他因为害怕受伤而没有参加比赛。在比赛期间他去看了受伤的队友，结果在医院里受伤了。

【1】细节理解题。根据句子He was also superstitious. (迷信的) Before every game, he went to a fortune-teller to find out what was going to happen. 他也很迷信。在每场比赛之前，他去找算命先生看看会发生什么。可知，在比赛之前他去算命。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。由句子He decided not to risk (冒险) it. He was afraid to get injured (受伤).可知，他认为在比赛期间他会受伤的。故选A。

【3】推理判断题。由句子The captain of Bill’s team was not happy when he told him that he was not going to play.可以推知，比尔决定不参加比赛。故选B。

【4】推理判断题。由句子Bill also decided not to watch the game, but to go to the hospital and visited one of the other players who had been badly injured a few weeks before. 比尔也决定不去看比赛，而是去医院看望几个星期前严重受伤的其中一名球员。可以推知比尔是在比赛期间去看受伤的队友的。故选C。