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【題目】根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。
The Man of Many Secrets — Harry Houdini — was one of the greatest American entertainers(表演者) in the theater. He was a man famous for his escapes（逃走；逃生） — from prison cells（囚室）, from wooden boxes floating（漂�。� in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.
Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.[來(lái)源:]
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison （監(jiān)獄）escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded（說(shuō)服） a detective（偵探） which to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity(宣傳) that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs(手銬) and toes trained to escape ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame, and a name remembered today.
（1）According to the passage, Houdini's success in prison escapes depends on ________.
A.his special tricks and supernatural powers
B.his unusual ability and a skeleton key
C.his magic tricks and inhuman powers
D.his wisdom and magic tricks
（2）In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to (指的是)______.
A.his first prison escape
B.the year 1898
C.the publicity
D.Harry Houdini's success
（3）Which of the following statement is right?
A.Someone gave him a key that fits many locks.
B.He made a key that could open every door.
C.Everyone hated him very much.
D.He was trained to escape again.
（4）The followings help him succeed EXCEPT ________.
A.his brother's help
B.his wife's help
C.his fingers
D.his toes
（5）Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.A Skeleton Key
B.Many Secrets
C.World-wide Fame
D.Great Escapes

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）A
（3）A
（4）A
（5）D
【解析】本文主要講述美國(guó)最著名的表演家之一Harry Houdini的事跡。他表演逃生及成功的秘密，特別表演監(jiān)獄逃生成功，為他獲得榮譽(yù)和廣泛地關(guān)注。

（1）B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：Houdini的越獄成功依賴_______.根據(jù)第二段第三句He had the ability to move his toes as well as his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.和第四段最后一句Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.可知選B。

（2）A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：第四段中劃線單詞this指的是什么？根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)一二句Then Harry performed his first prison （監(jiān)獄）escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded（說(shuō)服） a detective（偵探） which to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.可知this指的是他的第一次越獄。故選A。

（3）A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：下面那個(gè)句子是正確的？根據(jù)第四段最后一句Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.可知選A。

（4）A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題：除了_____下列幫助他成功。根據(jù)第二段第三句He had the ability to move his toes as well as his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.和第四段最后一句Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.可知鑰匙，他的腳趾和手指幫助他成功。

（5）D考查主旨理解題。問(wèn)題：下面哪一項(xiàng)對(duì)于這篇文章來(lái)說(shuō)是最好的題目？根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知主要講述Harry Houdini越獄表演的成功，因此獲得聲譽(yù)及越獄成功的秘密；可知最好的題目是《大逃生》；故選D。