Question

The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.

Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a particular “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector （測(cè)謊儀）test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer（占卜家）who declared that they were suited.

The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious through-out the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.

Organizations, including the marriage guidance service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one expert put it, “we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously. Marriage should always be about love.”

The couples are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?

1.How did the couple’s parents react to the wedding?

A. The bride’s mother shared their joy.

B. The bridegroom’s parents were not that joyful.

C. The bridegroom’s parents were quite delighted.

D. The bride’s father felt uncomfortable about the wedding.

2.Some experts believe that ________.

A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce.

B. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple.

C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems.

D. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage.

3.One of the prizes for the couple is ________.

A. to use an apartment free for some time.

B. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like.

C. to have a wedding dress free.

D. to own an American sports car.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. A Wedding Based on love. B. Two Strangers and a Wedding.

C. A Short--lived Marriage. D. A Well--Matched Couple.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述了在廣播電臺(tái)組織的一項(xiàng)特殊比賽中獲勝的一對(duì)陌生男女的婚禮情況。獲勝的這對(duì)男女獲得了免費(fèi)去加勒比海度蜜月和免費(fèi)一年使用豪華公寓和汽車的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。但是新郎和新娘的父母以及一些專家卻對(duì)此持否定的態(tài)度。

1.。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious through-out the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.可知新郎的父母不是很高興，故答案選B。

2.。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段一位專家的話 “we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously. Marriage should always be about love.”可知一些專家認(rèn)為年輕人對(duì)婚姻太隨便，故答案選D。

3.。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章末段Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car.可知他們所獲得的獎(jiǎng)品是免費(fèi)使用公寓和汽車，故答案選A。

4.。主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了兩個(gè)陌生人之間的婚禮，他們是廣播電臺(tái)組織的一次競(jìng)賽的獲勝者，這項(xiàng)比賽的目的就是尋找兩個(gè)從未見過(guò)面的男女結(jié)婚，故B選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容符合文章中心，答案選B。

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