Question

Where do you find out about the world’s longest walk? The world's tallest man? The world's oldest woman? You know the answer, of course. It is the Guinness Book of World Records. How would people find such unusual facts without this book?

Guinness Book did not exist until 1951. Here is what happened. The managing director of Guinness Brewery was a curious man. He wanted answers to some questions about records. For example, he wanted to know what was the fastest flying game bird in Europe. But he was frustrated. There was no book to answer questions like this.

The director, Sir Hugh Beaver, contacted the McWhirter twins. They were brothers who owned a research agency. He asked them to put together a new reference book. It would include all kinds of unusual records. The brothers quickly accepted. The first edition of their book was published in 1955. Soon the Guinness Book of World Records was a best seller. It has sold more copies than any book except the Bible. A new edition is published every year.

Where do all the book's records come from? They are a combination of things like natural wonders, sports records, and stunts(特技) (How many people would push an egg with their noses if they weren’t trying to get to the book?). But the editors try to keep things honest. All records must be verified by an investigator. Only then are they printed.

The Guinness Book is a big business. It is published in dozens of languages. There are TV shows and museums. It is proof of how interested people are in strange pieces of information.

1.The passage is mostly about _____.

A. the McWhirter twins

B. the director Sir Hugh Beaver

C. unusual records in the Guinness Book

D. a history of the Guinness Book

2.The Guinness Book _____.

A. is a best seller

B. is published only in English

C. does not always check its records

D. has a full-length movie based on it

3.It is clear from the passage that the McWhirter twins _____.

A. wanted to publish the book so that they set up a research agency

B. owned so good a research agency that they liked to help others

C. recognizes that Sir Hugh's idea for a book was a good one

D. wanted to know the answers to some questions about records

4.In this passage, the underlined word "verified" means _____.

A. questionedB. proved the truthC. written upD. blocked

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：本文讲述了畅销全球的《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》的相关情况，包括它的发起人、纪录来源和纪录入选标准等。

1.主旨大意题。纵观全文可以看出，文章向我们介绍了大家所熟知的《吉尼斯世界 纪录》的历史。故D正确。

2.2】A细节理解题。由文章中 “ Soon the Guinness Book of World Records was a best seller.” 可直接得出答案。故A正确。

3.推理判断题。第三段中 “ The director， Sir Hugh Beaver， contacted the Mc Whirter twins. They were brothers who owned a research agency. He asked them to put together a new reference book.” 告诉我们： Mc Whirter 采纳了他们的观点。由此可 以看出： the Mc Whirter twins 认可他出本书的观点很好。故C正确。

4.词义猜测题。由上文的 “ But the editors try to keep things honest.” 可以看出，该词的意思是：证实。故B正确。

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