Question

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 　　With kings,artists and writers playing chess,you mightget the idea that chess is the most civilized game．But you'dbe wrong． 　　A Scandinavian manuscript（手稿）,900 years old,tells ofhow one player,who lost a game,picked up the board and hithis opponent on the head with it．Boards were made of stone inthose days． 　　Grandmasters have called it“a blood sport”,“like a fightto the death with broken bottles”and“very dangerous-you have to kill people．” 　　If you agree with the old saying that life is too short for chess,play blitz chess．Five minutes on the clock．Non-play-ers think chess is slow and boring,but blitz is an extremely exciting sport．And as aggressive（進攻性的）as any martial art（武術）．In parks in Russia,where they gather in summer to play blitz,the players don't just take pieces,they knock them off the board onto the ground．And in the classic game,even world championship players have been known to kick each other under the table． 　　With all this aggression,and the stories of nervous breakdowns among chess players,it's worth remembering that chess can heal as well as harm．My own favourite chess story is that of John Healy．His autobiography（自傳）,The Grass Arena，was made into a great film by the BBC．Healy was a failed boxer who became the most serious kind of alcoholic（酒鬼）．He became homeless．The bottle nearly killed him．But in prison,he discovered chess,and managed to give up drinking completely．He is now a successful chess player,journalist and writer． 　　Healy is played in the film by the British actor Mark Rylance．It's the performance of a lifetime-chess makes surpris-ingly good cinema．There is a moving scene where Healy tries to find the words to describe how his life has changed．“It's like boxing again…but not with fists…with the mind．” (1) The underlined sentence in the second paragraph suggests________ [　　] A． the board couldn't have been broken by the player B． the player was a very strong man C． the opponent must have been seriously injured D． stone chess boards were very popular at the time (2) Which of the following best describes blitz chess? [　　] A． Slow and boring B． Fast and interesting． C． Peaceful but exciting． D． Quick and violent． (3) Which of the following is the correct order of whathappened to John Healy? a．He began to play chess． b．He gave up drinking completely． c．He wrote The Grass Arena． d．He broke the law． e．He became homekss． f．He was defeated in boxing． g．He became alcoholic [　　] A． f— g— d— e— a— c— b B． f— g— e— d— b— a— c C． f— g— e— d— a— b— c D． c— b— d— a— e— g— f (4) John Healy's story shows chess can ________ [　　] A． heal B． harm C． trick D． kill (5) The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ________ [　　] A． Mark Rylance performed very well in this film B． Mark Rylance performed only once in his life C． it was the last performance in Mark Rylance's life D． Mark Rylance had never performed before

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．C;4．A;5．A;
解析：

(1)	細節理解題。輸棋后惱羞成怒，抱起棋盤砸向對手頭部。后面補充一句“當時的棋盤是用石頭做的”，其用意自然是暗示對方不死也會重傷。
(2)	推理判斷題。答案依據為第四段blitz chess定時5分鐘，像武術一樣具有進攻性。世界冠軍甚至在下棋時桌下動腳猛踢對手。
(3)	事件排序題。做此類題須耐心將每個選項中的事件在文中找到發生的時間，然后排出先后順序。
(4)	總結歸納題。John Healy在獄中學會并愛上了下棋，戒掉了酒癮，獲得了重生。
(5)	句意判斷題。…of a lifetime是一種表達方式，意為一生中很難再得到第二次的東西。如：It's a chance of a life time．這是千載難逢的機會。