Question

On 23rd December, 2013, Michael Schumacher — the famous Formula-One race car driver — received serious brain injuries after hitting his head on a rock while downhill skiing with his son. The accident happened during a family holiday in the French Alps. Although he was wearing a helmet, which broke apart on impact, the F1 celebrity was moving at speeds of up to 62 mph and skiing outside the off-piste safety demarcations (滑雪場(chǎng)地外的安全區(qū)). Doctors reported that he would have died on impact if he hadn’t been wearing a helmet. He has been in a coma (昏迷) since arriving at a nearby hospital where he was airlifted to from the site of the accident.

Michael Schumacher grew up in frugal (簡(jiǎn)樸的) conditions and started what would become his remarkable professional career when his working class father — a bricklayer — built him a go-kart from where he started participating in competitions. He started his adult career racing for Formula Ford in 1988 and later raced for Formula One Ford, Ferrari, and Mercedes AMG. He holds numerous F1 world records including most race victories, fastest laps, and most races won in a single season. According to the Formula One website, he is “statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen”. Also notable are his contributions to charity, during the peak of his career he has given away more than 50 million Euros to a variety of charity organizations, most to help children around the world.

Millions of Europeans and other fans around the world are holding their breath and waiting for information about his hopeful recovery. We wish him and his family the best.

1.Michael Schumacher is in a coma after ________.

A. crashing in an airlift accident

B. a Formula One Ford car crash

C. a skiing accident during his holiday

D. a bump onto a rock in a skiing race

2.What is a go-kart most likely to be?

A. A medical instrument.

B. A small car-racing field.

C. A racing-car driver’s safety helmet.

D. A small motor vehicle used for racing.

3.From the passage we can learn that Michael Schumacher ________.

A. is recovering quickly at the Alpine Hospital in France

B. gave all his money to charity during the height of his career

C. raced for Ferrari and Mercedes before becoming a celebrity

D. came from humble origins to become the greatest F1 driver ever

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

【解析】

試題分析: 邁克爾·舒馬赫是著名德國(guó)一級(jí)方程式賽車車手，被稱為“F1之王”。 舒馬赫在去年圣誕節(jié)后滑雪時(shí)不慎受傷的，醫(yī)生在兩次手術(shù)之后將舒馬赫置于人工昏迷狀態(tài)。不久前醫(yī)生對(duì)車王實(shí)施了喚醒程序，但是沒有成功。人們期待著好消息的傳來。

1.根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容Michael Schumacher …..received serious brain injuries after hitting his head on a rock while downhill skiing with his son.可知Michael在滑雪中受傷昏迷，選C。

2. 詞義猜測(cè)題。Michael Schumacher是the famous Formula-One race car driver，由文章第二段內(nèi)容 when his working class father — a bricklayer — built him a go-kart from where he started participating in competitions.可知他開始他參加比賽是在他父親給他制作了一個(gè)go-kart之后，由此判斷這是一個(gè)用于比賽的小型裝置，選D。

3.根據(jù)文章第一段Michael Schumacher — the famous Formula-One race car driver 和第二段Michael Schumacher grew up in frugal (簡(jiǎn)樸的) conditions可知Michael Schumacher出身貧寒，靠自己的努力成為餓了著名的F1賽車手，選D。

考點(diǎn)：考查人物類短文閱讀。