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A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It’s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let’s just hope he still has a voice.According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords(声带)can heal.
It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. "It's a proud moment for all of us," his wife told DNAIndia.com.
I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm.Don't get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity.But his record—singing for 80 hours straight—is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Granted, I'm not qualified to speak on the subject.I've got no world records to my name, and I never expect to have any.Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley(集成曲)of pop songs.
But let’s not just pick on poor Burbure.He’s not the only person chasing meaningless accolades(荣誉).The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake.
To all of these enterprising souls I ask, simply, "What was it all for?"
Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you, with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese.
After all, records are made to be broken.

  1. 1.

    From the text, we can conclude that the author _________.

    1. A.
      thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaningless
    2. B.
      feels it a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures
    3. C.
      is quite worried about Burbure’s vocal cords
    4. D.
      has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures’ feat
  2. 2.

    Before someone wins a Guinness record, he or she has to ________.

    1. A.
      become an international celebrity
    2. B.
      know all about Guinness records
    3. C.
      practice a great deal
    4. D.
      bear great stress for fear of injury
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the article that ________.

    1. A.
      after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak
    2. B.
      Burbure’s wife didn’t support his attempt to make a Guinness record
    3. C.
      many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior
    4. D.
      challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health
  4. 4.

    The author’s attitude to some Guinness world records is ________.

    1. A.
      positive
    2. B.
      impressed
    3. C.
      negative
    4. D.
      touched
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试题分析:本文介绍了作者对吉尼斯世界纪录的看法,认为这会对健康有害,对吉尼斯纪录有批判的否定的态度。
1.推理题:从第三段I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm 以及他把Burbures所创的记录评价为as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats从curious(这里指奇怪的)和crazy可知meaningful是反语。还有后面的chasing meaningless accolades都说明他认为像Burbures这样的吉尼斯纪录不值得那样的“欢欣鼓舞”,甚至是没有意义的事。选A
2.细节题:从第四段末尾train for years to sing an 80-hour medley (集成曲) of pop songs.可判断。可知选C
3.推理题:文章第一段就告诉我们他连续唱了80小时的歌对声带造成了损伤。选D
4.作者态度题:作者对文中提及的吉尼斯纪录有批判的否定的态度。他甚至认为厚厚的Guinness Book of World Records ,人们看都不看。除了想破纪录的人。 C
考点:考查社会现象类短文
点评:故事类文章本身具备趣味性,考生可以不费力的阅读,但不能忽视关键句的理解有时不能指注重表面含义。
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