Question

Richard Rodriguez from the United States is a great roller coaster fan．Recently he broke his 15th world record after he spent 104 days riding the world’s largest roller coaster．

    “It got more difficult to ride and ride because of the muscle tiredness，”Rodriguez，a teacher at the University of Chicago，said as he stepped down from the ride in a German park．He spent 10 hours a day on the roller coaster．

    Rodriguez tried to keep himself busy during the rides on the big roller coaster in a southwestern town in Germany．“I read the newspapers…I have fl walkman，I have my cell—phone，SO I try to talk to people and message people during the day，’’he said．

    Although the 42-year-old said he felt sick on the first few days，he said he soon got over the problem．

    “My face hurts sharply and I have a little backache，but I am good．’’

    The “Expedition GeForce” is one of the world’s biggest roller coasters．It measures 62 meters at its highest point．

    On his 95th day on the coaster，after traveling over 25，000 kilometers，Rodriguez had a toothache and was treated by fl local dentist．He went on after that and succeeded in breaking the record．

    Rodriguez celebrated with members of the park staff and his supporters，who had sent him

 postcards and e—mails encouraging him not to give up．

What do we know about Expedition GeForce?

  A．It once ran for 1 04 days nonstop．

  B．It is the one most difficult to ride．

  C．It is most modernly equipped．

  D．It is in a German town．

2．Rodriguez kept on riding that long because ______________.

  A．he wanted to show the world the very best he could do

  B．he was having great fun doing that

  C．the roller coaster can’t stop once it starts running

  D．he was able to live and work as usual on the coaster

3．During the roller coaster ride，Rodriguez——．

  A．kept on working as a university teacher

  B．kept enjoying good health

  C．kept in touch with the world around him

  D．broke his world record 1 5 times

4．When Rodriguez finally stepped down from the roller coaster，he       .

  A．was healthy and strong as usual

  B．was in poor health

  C．was very tired but happy

  D．decided to work as a teacher

5．The new world record was keeping on riding for on a roller coaster．

  A．16 times  B．104 10一hour days

  C．10 hours a day D．over 25，000 kilometers

Answer 1

【小题1】D

【小题2】A

【小题3】C

【小题4】C

【小题5】B

解析:

1．【小题1】考查细节理解。在第二段中提到了“in a German park”，可以知道这部过山车在德国。第三段中又提到“a southwestern town in German”。

2．【小题2】判断理解题。从倒数第二段以及前面提到的信息可以得出答案。

3．【小题3】  具体信息题。第三段中提到“I read the newspapers…I have my cell phone，so I try…message people during the day．’’

4．【小题4】判断理解题。从第二段中引述他的话来看，他是十分疲劳的；而打破了世界记录，自然也是非常高兴的。

5．【小题1】第一段中提到“…after he spent 104 days…”。