Question

Urban legends are stories that are told and believed in many places．Too many places，in fact．It simply isn’t credible that the same unlikely events take place in so many different towns．For some reason，though，that particular set of events appeals to the imagination and the tale spreads．

A very common North American urban legend concerns a mad man in the woods．A dangerous mad man has escaped from a hospital for the mentally ill．At some point in his life he has lost a hand and it has been replaced by a hook．A boy and a girl are out dating，sitting in a car．They hear on the radio that the area is dangerous，so they drive off．When they arrive home they find a bloodstained hook hanging on the door handle of the car door next to the girl．

Missing kidney(腎)stories are fairly common．Of course，the details are variable．It might be a woman waking up in a strange hotel in Bangkok，or a man finding himself in a cold bath in Toronto．or a young man with faint memories of wild disco party，but they all find a flesh wound，and discover that one of their kidneys has been removed and，probably, sold．

The back seat killer has plenty of drama．A woman gets into her Car late at night．Another Car follows her, speeding，flashing lights and really frightening her．She gets home and keeps on pressing the horn．Her husband runs out．The chasing car stops．The husband demands to know why the driver has been frightening his wife．He says he saw a strange man get into the back of the car as the wife got in，and then hide．They go and look，and there is a dangerous mad man...

1.What is the writer’s attitude towards “urban legends”?

A．Curious．

B．Disgusted．

C．Frightened．

D．Doubtful．

2.What can be inferred from the hook hanging on the Car door?

A．The mad man left it there as a warning．

B．The mad man narrowly escaped being injured in a car accident．

C．The mad man had just been about to attack the girl．

D．The boy had meant to frighten the girl with it．

3.What do we know about the three people mentioned in the third paragraph?

A．They had their kidney removed when they were unconscious．

B．They sold their kidneys for profit．

C．They were suffering loss of memories．

D．They had been wounded before the accident．

4.Why does the woman driver keep on pressing the horn?

A．To warn the other driver not to follow her．

B．To give herself enough courage to face the danger．

C．To made her husband aware of something urgent．

D．To inform her family of her safe return．

5.How should we describe the second driver in the 4th paragraph?

A．Crazy．

B．Dangerous．

C．Brave．

D．Helpful．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】文章介紹了幾個經常在城市中發生的故事。

1.細節題。根據第一段第2行in fact．It simply isn’t credible that the same unlikely events take place in so many different towns．可知他認為這樣的事情是isn’t credible，是不可信的。故D正確。

2.推理題。根據第二段最后一句When they arrive home they find a bloodstained hook hanging on the door handle of the car door next to the girl．可知那個壞人正要攻擊他們的視乎，他們開車走了。

3.推理題。根據地三段內容可知是關于偷腎的，最后一句discover that one of their kidneys has been removed and，probably, sold．可知A正確。

4.推理題。根據最后一段第二句．Another Car follows her, speeding，flashing lights and really frightening her．可知他還能害怕，不斷按喇叭，告訴丈夫出事情了，故C正確。

5.推理題。根據文章最后一段可知第二輛車的司機非常的樂于助人，看到有不好的情況，立刻提供幫助。