4．After a terrible electrical accident，which caused him to become both blind and deaf，the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years．The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life．His family，especially his wife，did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live．
One 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 to avoid getting wet，but he was struck by the lightning．Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree．He was trembling badly，but when he opened his eyes，he could hardly believe what he saw：a plough and a wall．When Mrs．Edwards came running up to him，shouting to their neighbors to call for help，he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years．
The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread，and many doctors came to examine him．Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning．However，none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened．The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock，perhaps，the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock．
24．The reason for Robert's attempts to kill himself was thatC．
A．he was struck by the lightning once more
B．a terrible traffic accident happened to him
C．he had to live in a dark and silent world
D．nobody in the world cared about him
25．What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning？C
A．Taking a walk with a stick．
B．Driving a car．
C．Sheltering from the rain under a tree．
D．Lying on the ground．
26．We can infer from the text thatB．
A．Robert's wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock
B．there was no accurate explanation for Robert's recovery
C．many doctors came because Robert was badly injured
D．a sudden injury in the head led to Robert's recovery
27．What's the best title of the whole passage？C
A．A Terrible Electrical Accident
B．Robert Edwards and His Wife
C．What a Sudden Shock
D．An Unforgettable Experience．
分析 文章讲述Robert因为受到电击，失明失聪，生活在黑暗寂静的世界里，他几次都想自杀，但有一次他在树下躲雨的时候，意外被闪电击中，却恢复了视力，医生也不能确定具体原因．
解答 24．C．细节理解题．根据文章的第一段的The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life．His family可知罗伯特自杀的原因是他不得不生活在黑暗和寂静的世界；故选C．
25．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"He stood under a large tree in order not to get himself wet．Unfortunately he was struck down by a lightning"他站在一棵大树下，为了不让自己湿的．不幸的是他被一个闪电击中；故选C．
26．B．推理判断题．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"这是我的一个医生给出的唯一合理的解释，因为爱德华兹失去了他的视力和听力的一种突然的冲击在一场可怕的车祸，或许他们恢复的唯一途径是通过另一个突如其来的打击；可知没有准确的解释；故选B．
27．C．主旨大意题．通读全文，文章主要讲了罗伯特•爱德华兹失去了他的视力和听力的一种突然的冲击在一场可怕的车祸，又通过另一个突如其来的打击被闪电击中后意外恢复了视力；故选C．
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．
