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【题目】 Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena(现象).It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface(表面)of the Sun and gives out 30，000 amps of electricity(电).It can travel at 100, 000 kilometres per hour and has the ability to hit an object up to 40 kilometres away. About 1,000 people around the world are killed by lightning every day.

Only about ten percent of people struck by lightning will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured, with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological(心理的)test showed her intelligence (智力)had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below freezing in just a T-shirt!

So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside, but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing, or water. If you are stuck(困住)outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do mot think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.

Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!

【1】What does the phrase " positive effects”in Paragraph Two possibly mean?

A.something goodB.something bad

C.something strangeD.something useless

【2】In order to stay safe in a thunderstorm, you should not .

A.stay insideB.roll up into a ball

C.take shelter under a treeD.stay away from water

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A.Lightning is a beautiful but dangerous phenomenon.

B.Most people struck by lightning will actually die.

C.Lightning can travel at 10,000 kilometers per hour.

D.A woman is more likely to be struck by lightning than a man.

【4】The writer uses the examples of a man and a woman in Paragraph Two to .

A.show lightning is very dangerous to human beings

B.make the readers want to know more about lightning

C.help people know lightning will surely improve their intelligence

D.prove something interesting may happen because of lightning

【5】You may read this passage in .

A.a story bookB.a science magazine

C.a tour guide bookD.an advertisement

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

文章讲述的是闪电是最美丽的自然现象之一，也是最致命的现象之一。如果人类被闪电击中，会使人受伤甚至死亡，也有少量被击中的人会因此而受益。有闪电在的时候，最好呆在屋里，远离电器。如果在外面，就要远离树木。

【1】词义猜测题。根据文中Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning.一些盲人被闪电击中后视力恢复了。可知positive effect是指积极的影响，根据下文作者举例的几个例子可见被闪电击中也有好处，A指的是一些好的事情，故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据文中If you are stuck(困住)outside, do not take shelter under a tree. 如果你被困在外面，不要躲在树下。可知躲在树下是不安全的，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena(现象).It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. 闪电是最美丽的自然现象之一，也是最致命的现象之一。可知A选项正确；根据文中Only about ten percent of people struck by lightning will actually die只有大约百分之十的人会被闪电击中而死亡。可知并不是大部分都会死亡，所以B选项错误；根据文中It can travel at 100, 000 kilometres per hour它可以以每小时10万公里的速度行驶。可知C选项错误；根据文中If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman! 如果你是男人，你被闪电击中的几率是女人的六倍！可知D选项错误，故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据第二段的内容介绍可知，说的是一个女人说她的智力有了很大的提高和一个男人说他再也不会感觉到冷，可能推断出被闪电击中带来的一些令人惊奇的事情，D选项是一些令人惊奇有趣的事情发生了，比较符合题意，故选D。

【5】推理判断题。根据整篇文章的理解可知，主要介绍的是闪电，被闪电击中的一些有趣现象以及如何防止雷击，因此更可能是在科学杂志上能看到此篇文章，故选B。