7．After a terrible car accident，the whole world had been completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years，for he became both blind and deaf．The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such a sorrow that he tried several times to put an end to his life．
His wife did her best to tend and comfort him．By and by he finally regained the courage to live on．
On a hot summer afternoon，he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once．He stood under a large tree in order not to get himself wet．Unfortunately he was struck down by a lightning．The witnesses thought him dead but he woke up some 20minutes later lying face down in muddy water below the tree．He felt that he was trembling badly，but when he opened his eyes，he didn't dare to believe that he saw a plough（犁）lying near the wall．When Mrs．Edwards came running up to him，she shouted for help．He saw her and heard her voice for the first time in nearly 10years．
The news of Robert's regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread．Many doctors came to prove the truth of the news．Most of them said that he gained sight and hearing again obviously from the knock of lightning； none of them could give convincing reasons，however．The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Edwards lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock in a terrible accident，perhaps the only way for them to regain was by another sudden shock．
46．What was Edwards doing when he was struck by the lightning？B
A．He was taking a walk with a stick near his house．
B．He was hiding from the rain under a tree．
C．He was lying on the ground in the muddy water．
D．He was trembling badly on the ground．
47．Which of the following is NOT true？C
A．Edwards had been blind and deaf for nearly ten years．
B．Edwards woke up with his face in the mud．
C．Doctors held the belief that Edwards was never really blind or deaf．
D．Edwards lost all his senses for about 20minutes after the lightning had struck him down．
48．What did Edwards see first after being struck down by the lightning？C
A．His wife B．The larger tree C．A plough D．The lightning itself
49．How did Edwards get his sight and hearing once more according to the doctor？D
A．He regained them from a head injury when he fell from a tree．
B．His wife's first visit after almost ten years made him so happy that he regained them．
C．The lightning took the feeling from his legs and gave the senses of sight and hearing to his head．
D．The blow that made him blind and deaf was very severe，so it took another severe blow to regain them．
50．What's the best title for the passage？B
A．Every coin has two sides
B．Regaining the long-lost sight and hearing
C．A splendid thunderstorm
D．A thunderstorm in need．
分析 本文是故事类文章，作者通过讲述Robert Edwards由于闪电而恢复视力和听力，让医生相信可能是再一次的撞击使他恢复了视力和听力．
解答 BCCDB
46B 细节理解题．根据文章第三段He stood under a large tree in order not to get himself wet．可知在被闪电袭击的时候他正躲在大树下躲雨．故选B．
47C 细节理解题．根据文章最后一段Many doctors came to prove the truth of the news．可知Robert Edwards在闪电袭击之前失去听力和视力是事实，故选C．
48C 细节理解题．根据文章第三段but when he opened his eyes，he didn't dare to believe that he saw a plough（犁）lying near the wall．可知被闪电袭击后他首先看到的是犁．故选C．
49D 细节理解题．根据文章最后一段The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Edwards lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock in a terrible accident，perhaps the only way for them to regain was by another sudden shock．可知医生认为Robert Edwards恢复视力和听力是由于再一次的撞击而导致的，故选D．
50B主旨大意题．通读全文可知作者主要讲述了Robert Edwards由于闪电而恢复视力和听力，让医生相信可能是再一次的撞击使他恢复了视力和听力．故选B，ACD与文意不符．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
