Question

American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which had become one of London’s main tourist attractions.

Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames (泰晤士河) and sent to hospital at once. Doctors said he had to eat food slowly, or he would risk losing his life. He had been drinking only water since September 5.

Blaine was brought up by his grandparents in Brooklyn, New York since he was born. He first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.

Over the last ten years Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.

In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25-meter pillar (柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.

“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said. “They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.”

But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that sometimes he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.

1.The underlined word “starvation” means ___________ in Chinese.

A. 疼痛 B. 冷冻 C. 魔术 D. 饥饿

2.Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered (遭受) the following EXCEPT that________.

A. he became blind

B. he had serious back pains

C. he lost his sense of taste

D. he was in weak health

3.Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?

A. Mad. B. Brave. C. Crazy. D. Creative.

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE of David Blaine?

A. In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder.

B. Blaine was born and brought up in England.

C. Blaine was sent to hospital at once after he was taken out of his box.

D. Blaine once performed magic tricks for the famous actor and his friends.

Answer 1