11.A Charlotte,NC,lawyer bought a box of very rare and expensive cigars,and then insured them against fire among other things.Having smoked his entire great cigars within a month,the lawyer filed claim (索賠) against the insurance company.
In his claim,the lawyer stated the cigars were lost"in a series of small fires".Of course the insurance company refused to pay,giving the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal way.
The lawyer brought the case to the court and out of everybody's expectation,he actually won!At the end of the trial the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was crazy.But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy (保險單) from the company in which it had promised that the cigars were insured and that it would insure them against fire.Because the company didn't say what is considered to be unacceptable fire,it had to pay the claim.
Rather than put up with long and costly appeal process,the insurance company accepted the punishment and paid﹩15,000to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the"fires."
After the lawyer cashed the check,the insurance company had him arrested and accused him of arson (縱火罪).With his own insurance claim from the previous case being used against him,the lawyer was charged with burning his insured possessions on purpose and was sentenced to 24months in prison and a﹩24,000fine.
56.The lawyer had smoked all the cigarsA.
A.by design B.by mistake C.by accident D.by contract
57.The proper order of the lawyer's activities isC.
a.having the company paying his claim
b.having himself put in prison and fined
c.having smoked all the cigars
d.bringing the company to the court
e.insuring the box of cigars
A.ecabd B.acebd C.ecdab D.cedba
58.The underlined word"it"in the third paragagh refers toB.
A.the box of cigars B.the insurance company
C.the policy D.the claim
59.Which of the following sayings is the best suitable for the lawyer?A
A.Whoever sits against heaven,it falls in his face.
B.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
C.Accidents will happen.
D.Even the wise make mistakes sometimes.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們講述了一位律師給一些昂貴的雪茄投保,然后吸完所有的煙,把公司告上法庭,要求公司賠付,最后被公司用同樣的方式被判入獄.
解答 56.A.推理判斷題. 根據文章第一段Having smoked his entire great cigars within a month,the lawyer filed claim (索賠) against the insurance company.律師一個月內抽了整包雪茄,然后對保險公司提出索賠,可知律師故意抽了雪茄,故選A.
57.C.細節理解題.通讀全文,根據短文描述,可知正確順序是,這個律師首先給這些煙投保,然后吸完所有的煙,把公司告上法庭,要求公司賠付,最后被公司反將一軍被判入獄.故選C.
58.B.推理判斷題.根據文章第二段"But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy (保險單) from the company in which it had promised that the cigars were insured and that it would insure them against fire",可知此處指的是保險公司,故選B.
59.A.推理判斷題.通讀全文,這篇短文中的律師構陷一個圈套,想要騙取保險金,最后自己卻被投入監獄.對著天堂吐口水的人,口水掉在那個人的臉上.意思是自作自受;故選A.
點評 考察學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力,做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.