【正文】 ase in positive attributes（品質，特點）as the shopper goes up the flights. There is, however, a catch（陷阱） . As you open the door to any floor, you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building. So a woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 — These men have jobs. The woman reads the sign and says to herself, “Well, that’s better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what’s further up?” So up she goes. The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 — These men have jobs and love kids. The woman remarks to herself, “That’s great, but I wonder what’s further up?” And up she goes again. The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 — These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely goodlooking. “Hmm, better.” The fourth floor sign reads: Floor 4 — These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely goodlooking and help with the housework. “Wow!” exclaims the woman, “Very tempting. But, there must be more, further up!” And again she heads up another flight. The fifth floor sign reads: Floor 5 — These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely goodlooking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic character. “Oh, mercy me! But just think…, w hat must be awaiting me further on?” So up to the sixth floor she goes. The sixth floor sign reads: Floor 6 — You are visitor 3, 456, 789, 012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. Thank you for shopping Husband Mart and have a nice day. 21. The writer intends us to believe that _____. A. women are hard to please B. husbands are hard to shop C. women think they are better than men D. women can’t be too careful when choosing husbands 22. Why do women tend to go up the floor until they reach the top floor ? A. Because they think the husbands downstairs are not suitable. B. Because they are sure that the best husbands are on the top floor. C. Just because they think even better husbands may be upstairs. D. Maybe they know the catch very well. 23. What result can we learn from the passage? A. Women are not good at shopping . Women are kinder than men. C. Women are romantic. D. More women will leave the shop alone. B After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to bee both blind and deaf, the whole world became pletely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and fort him and finally he regained the will to live. One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years. The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock. 24. The reason for Robert’s attempts to kill himself was that _________. A. nobody in the world cared about him B. a terrible traffic accident happened to him C. he was struck by the lightning once more D. he had to live in a dark and silent world 25. What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning? A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree. B. Driving a car. C. Taking a walk with a stick. D. Lying on the ground. 26. We can learn from the text that ________. A. Robert’s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock B. many doctors came because Robert was badly injured C. there was no accurate explanation for Robert’s recovery D. a sudden injury in the head led to Robert’s recovery 27. What’s the best title of the whole passage? A. A Terrible Electrical Accident B. Robert Edwards and His Wife C. An Unfettable Experience D. What a