外研版高中英语选修八同步检测：Module 3 Foreign Food水平测试3 (附答案)

B. The Internet is widely used in Indonesia. C. Feature phones are the only choices in Indonesia. D. More and more Indonesians use smartphones.

答案：D 主旨大意题。这篇文章体裁类似一篇新闻报道，联系全文可知答案。

C

Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks (水箱) 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 power. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.

Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in clubs 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 escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.

It was the publicity (宣传) that started Harry Houdini's success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs(手铐)and toes trained to escape from 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. She passed it 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.

本文主要讲述了一位上世纪美国剧场里最伟大的艺人哈里·霍迪尼，他的逃生表演及其他特殊技能和成功的方法。

28. According to the passage, Houdini's success in prison escapes depends on ________.

A．his good luck and supernatural powers B．his unusual ability and skeleton key C．his magic tricks and supernatural powers D．his wisdom and magic tricks

答案：B 细节理解题。由文章第二段可知，他有一种特殊技能，可以灵活运用脚趾，另外倒数第二段提到，他的妻子在给他的幸运之吻里，有一把万能钥匙。

29. It can be learnt from the passage that Houdini became famous ________.

A．in 1894 C．at the age of 17

B．before he married D．when he was 24

答案：D 细节理解题。第三段提到24岁时开始第一次演出，而第四段一开头就写到，由此他开始成功。

30. According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．Houdini was a famous American magician. B．Houdini was first recognized in Chicago.

C．Houdini first entered the entertainment world together with his wife.

D．Houdini was popular with people from Europe and America. 答案：C 细节理解题。第三段中提到，他首先和他的哥哥进入娱乐界，而不是他的妻子。

31. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．A Skeleton Key B．A Secret Prisoner C．Worldwide Fame D．Great Escapes

答案：D 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了哈里·霍迪尼在舞台上的逃生技能。

D

Sometimes people call each other “scared cat”， but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood－stream. If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run. Human beings, however, have a problem. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger and regretted later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher or told somebody you were lonely and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn't always wise to express your feelings freely.

Does this mean that it's always smarter to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings like anger hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illnesses can develop, and you can feel churned_up inside. It can actually be bad for your health. Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don't just go away. It's as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you'd smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, chances are you'd see little fruit flies hovering(盘旋) all over them. They'd be rotten. You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they don't exit, but they'll still be around. And at last you'll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.

本文讲述了人有时同猫一样，在受到情绪影响时，身体会有各种反应，但又与猫不一样，有时过于放纵自己情绪，会有麻烦，而隐藏自己的情绪，对身体也有害，那该如何呢？

32. The best title for this article is ________. A．What Happens to An Excited Person