高中英语Unit 8 Adventure Section Ⅲ Extreme Sports
2．Which of the following is the right order of the author's adventure?
a．The elevator stopped halfway.
b．He entered the round grain barn.
c．He climbed to the top of the shaft.
d．He found a fire extinguisher and shot it off.
A．b－a－c－d B．a－c－b－d
C．c－a－d－b D．b－c－a－d
【解析】细节理解题。根据文章的叙述可知，作者首先是进了谷仓(b)，然后想坐电梯到仓顶去，结果升了一半就停了(a)，于是作者爬到竖井顶端(c)，在上面看到一个灭火器并淘气地打开了灭火器(d)，因此A项正确。
【答案】 A
3．After getting out of the chained door，the author might feel .
A．inspired B．relieved
C．surprised D．disappointed
【解析】推理判断题。作者在谷仓屋顶找到了一个灭火器并且打开之后，灭火器浓浓的粉末让作者几乎窒息，跑出来的过程中掀起的灰尘以及浓浓的粉末让他担心会引起人们的注意，因此在跑出来之后觉得庆幸，他不知道是庆幸死里逃生还是庆幸没被人发觉，由此推断作者跑出来后应是感觉如释重负(relieved)。
【答案】 B
4．From the passage，we can learn that the author was probably a boy full of .
A．passions B．dreams
C．curiosity D．imagination
【解析】推理判断题。从文章的标题及描述内容可以推断出，作者那时是个很好奇的男孩。故C项符合文意。
【答案】 C
B
(2016·许昌三校高一下第一次联考)Sam，an unemployed piano tuner，said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life.The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old.But this was much bigger：it was $120,000！He had won the Big Cube，a state lottery game.To win，a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on.The cube has six numbers on it：1X,10X,50X,100X,500X，and 1000X.If he is correct，the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables is going to be greater.So，just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money.Sam correctly