Question

The wedding（婚礼） 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 quite delighted

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

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. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage.

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

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

A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like.

B. to use an apartment free for some time.

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

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

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲的是一对通过电台节目选拔出来的陌生人结为夫妻的故事。揭示现在大多数的年轻人都不把婚姻当回事，对待婚姻不严肃的社会现象。

1. Germaine’s mother looked anxious through-out the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.”可知，双方的父母都对这桩婚姻表现的不是那么高兴。故选C。

2. one expert put it, ‘we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously. ’”可知，专家认为现在的年轻人在严肃的对待婚姻上有很大的问题。故选C。

3. other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car.”可知，这对夫妇的礼物是拥有在伯明翰的市中心一个超级棒的公寓一年的免费使用权，和一辆车。但没有指定是 American sports car。故选B。

4.

考点：考查社会现象类阅读。