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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 has 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 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 bom. 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 Blaille 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 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 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 seems 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.
36. It is of David Blaine to stay in the box without food for 44 days.
A. pleasant B . delicious
C. dangerous D. important
37. The underlined word "starvation" means in Chinese.
A.疼痛 B.冷冻
C.魔术 D.饥饿
38. Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT
that ．
A. he had become blind B. he had serious back pains
C. he lost his sense of taste D. he was in weak health
39. Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?
A. Mad. B. Brave.
C. Crazy. D. Creative.
40. Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?
A. In Blaine's opinion, people can work 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 actors and his friends.
36．【答案】C。解析：推断题。pleasant“令人愉快的”，delicious“美味的”，dangerous“危险的”，important“重要的，重大的”。第二段提到美国魔术师Blaine从玻璃箱出来后被立即送往医院，医生表示他不得不慢慢地吃东西，否则会危及生命。由此可知在玻璃箱的这段经历对Blaine的影响很不好。故本题选C。
37．【答案】D。解析：词汇题。根据第一段中的“American magician David Blaine left the glass box in whichhe had lived for 44 days without food on October 19”可知，Blaine在没有吃食物的情况下，在玻璃箱里生活了44天，所以成百上千的人是来观看他禁食经历的结束。由此推断starvation应表示“饥饿，绝食”。故本题选D。
38．【答案】A。解析：细节题。根据第二段及最后一段中的“He said that sometimes he was unable tosee, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste”可知B、C、D三项正确，A项说法过于绝对。文章是说Blaine有时候看不到，这并不等于“他失明了”。故本题选A。
39．【答案】B。解析：推断题。mad“疯狂的，愚蠢的”，brave“勇敢的”，crazy“疯狂的，狂热的”，creative“创造性的”。通读全文可知Blaine进行了许多冒险活动，如在不吃食物的情况下在玻璃箱里生活44天、被埋在棺材里一个星期、在巨大的冰块里待了62个小时等，体现了其不惧危险、敢于冒险的精神，由此可知Blaine是一名勇敢的人。另外，根据第四段“Over the last ten years Blaine has become famous with acombination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention”可知作者对Blaine持有欣赏的态度。故B项最符合题意。
40．【答案】B。解析：细节题。根据倒数第二段中的“…They don't realize we can survive. The humanbeing is an amazing creation”可知Blaine认为，人类是能够创造奇迹的，故排除A。根据第三段中的“Blainewas brought up by his grandparents in Brooklyn，New York since he was born”可知B项与原文不符。根据第二段中的“…Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and sent to hospital at once”可知C项与原文相符。根据第三段中的“He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor LeonardoDiCaprio and his super model friends”可知D项与原文相符。故本题选B。
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