【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 e had been drinking only water since September 5. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo Dcaprio and his super model friends. Over the last decade Blaine has bee famous with a bination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention. In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材 ) for one week and, in 2021, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25meter pillar(柱子 ) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes. I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they39。re able to do what they can do, he said. They don39。t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation. But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste. 60. It is ________ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation. A. pleasant B. delicious C. dangerous D. important 61. Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that_____ A. he had bee blind B. he had serious back pains C. he lost his sense of taste D. he was in weak health 62. Which of the following can best describe David Blaine? A. Brave. B. Adventurous. C. Mad. D. Crazy. 63. Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine? A. Blaine was immediately sent to hospital after he was taken out of his box because he was in dangerous condition. B. Blaine was born and brought up in England. C. In Blaine39。s opinion, people can create a wonder. D. Blaine didn39。t have any food for 44 days. C When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words. He used to e downstairs to breakfast. The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the Deaths first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. He read the paper all through breakfast. Two knocks on the table meant I am ready for my tea. If a single knock followed that meant, More bread, please. After breakfast he said, Boots. The paper was spread(展開 ) for him over the back of an armchair. Yesterday39。s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, Bus. At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop a bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. Overcoat, hat. One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. Handkerchief, pipe(煙斗 ). They were brought and put, with his tobacco(煙草 ), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either Walking stick or Umbrella. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn39。t put it down until he heard the shout Bus ing! Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely. How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home! 64. When the father made the first knock, he meant _______. A. he had begun to read the morning newspaper B. he was made to feel sad by the Deaths news C. he would start to read the other parts of the paper D. his breakfast should begin 65. What does Edith mean? A. A kind of bread. B. One of the writer39。s sisters. C. The writer. D. The writer39。s mother. 66. All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______. A. their father never helped them B. their father always gave different instructions at the same time C. each of them had to start and finish her job just on time D. they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs 67. From the story we may see that _______. A. the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything B. the father was the center of the family C. Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn39。t know clearly enough what to do D. The father was hated by all his daughters D Here is a question I have often asked at dinner parties: You39。re on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He39。s dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school. Then he dies. But his son is a nogood playboy who has no interest in going to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to bee a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school? I39。ve asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening. 68. Which of the following is TRUE to the passage? A. Only the clever people can answer the question rightly. B. Some people refuse to answer such a silly question. C. Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question. D. Most of the people have the same answer. 69. What the writer often says at dinner parties is _______. A. not a true story B. a true story C. a strange story D. just a joke 70. Why does the writer often ask people such a question? Because ______. A. he wants to find the answer for a research B. he is interested