American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he has lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which has become one of London's main tourist attractions.
Looking thinner and darker,30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames(泰晤士河)and immediately went to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process(过程) doctors say could be life threatening. He 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 DiCaprio and his super model friends.
Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination 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 2000,he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on top of a 25-meter 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 they're able to do what they can do,"he said."They don't realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation."
But he seems 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.
1.It is ____ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.
A.pleasant B.delicious C.dangerous D.important
2.Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that____.
A.he had become blind
B.he had serious back pains
C.he lost his sense of taste
D.he was in weak health
3.Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?
A.Serious. B.Adventurous. C.Mad. D.Crazy.
4.Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?
A.Blaine immediately went 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 Blaine's opinion, people can create a wonder.
D.Blaine didn't have any food for 44 days.
【解析】
美国魔术师David Blaine多次挑战人体极限，这次又进行了44天的饥饿实验。人们对此众说纷纭。
1.C。推测题。根据He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors say could be life threatening可知，进食对他来说是个威胁生命的过程。
2.A。细节题。文中说at time she was unable to see，是说他有时看不见东西，但并不等于说他的眼睛瞎了。故A的说法不符合事实。
3.B。推断题。根据buried in a coffin for one week...spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice...stood on top of a 25-meter pillar in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes等细节描写，我们可以得出这个结论：David Blaine喜欢冒险。故选B。
4.B。细节题。根据A native of Brooklyn,New York我们可以知道Blaine是地地道道的美国人。
