Question

The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.

Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a particular “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector （测谎仪）test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer（占卜家）who declared that they were suited.

The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious through-out the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.

Organizations, including the marriage guidance service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one expert put it, “we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously. Marriage should always be about love.”

The couples are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?

1.How did the couple’s parents react to the wedding?

A. The bride’s mother shared their joy.

B. The bridegroom’s parents were not that joyful.

C. The bridegroom’s parents were quite delighted.

D. The bride’s father felt uncomfortable about the wedding.

2.Some experts believe that ________.

A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce.

B. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple.

C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems.

D. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage.

3.One of the prizes for the couple is ________.

A. to use an apartment free for some time.

B. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like.

C. to have a wedding dress free.

D. to own an American sports car.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. A Wedding Based on love. B. Two Strangers and a Wedding.

C. A Short--lived Marriage. D. A Well--Matched Couple.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述了在广播电台组织的一项特殊比赛中获胜的一对陌生男女的婚礼情况。获胜的这对男女获得了免费去加勒比海度蜜月和免费一年使用豪华公寓和汽车的奖励。但是新郎和新娘的父母以及一些专家却对此持否定的态度。

1.。细节理解题。根据文章第三段Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious through-out the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.可知新郎的父母不是很高兴，故答案选B。

2.。细节理解题。根据文章第四段一位专家的话 “we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously. Marriage should always be about love.”可知一些专家认为年轻人对婚姻太随便，故答案选D。

3.。细节理解题。从文章末段Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car.可知他们所获得的奖品是免费使用公寓和汽车，故答案选A。

4.。主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了两个陌生人之间的婚礼，他们是广播电台组织的一次竞赛的获胜者，这项比赛的目的就是寻找两个从未见过面的男女结婚，故B选项内容符合文章中心，答案选B。

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