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1、2000年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试英语试题PartIReadingComprehension(40%)PassageOneThemanofManySecrets--HarryHoudini--wasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapes-fromprisoncells,fromwoodenboxesfloatinginrivers,fromlockedtanksfullo
2、fwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmerica.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhis“magic”tricks.Ofcourse,hissecretwasnotmagic,orsupernaturalpowers.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadtheabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.Hecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypos
3、itionhewanted.Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17,in1891.HeandhisbrotherTheoperformedcardtricksinaclubinNewYork.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudiniBrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894,heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant.Butforalongti
4、metheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescape,inChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprison,andheinvitedthelocalnewspapermentowatch.ItwasthepublicitythatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini’ssuccess.Harryhadfinger
5、strainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrainedtoescapefromanklechains.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.Everytimehewentintotheprisoncell,Bessgavehimakissforgoodluck-andasmallskeletonkey,whichisakeythatfitsmanylocks,passedquicklyfromhermouthtohis.H
6、arryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfame,Hearrangedtoescapefromthelocaljailofeverytownhevisited.Intheafternoon,thepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapers,andintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?World--widefame,andana
7、merememberedtoday.1.Accordingtothepassage,Houdini’ssuccessinprisonescapesdependson______.A.hismagictricksandunhumanpowersB.hisspecialtricksandaskeletonkeyC.hisunusalabilityandaskeletonkeyD.hisunhumantalentsandmagictricks2.Inthefourthparagraph.theword“this”refe
8、rsto______.A.theprevioussentenceB.thepublicityC.theplace,ChicagoD.thetime,18983.Accordingtothepassage,howdidHoudinigetthekeywhichhelpedhimunlockprisondoors?A.Hetookthekeyfromhiswif
