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1、SectionVI日常生活篇Passage53Formanypeoplethesubjectofhiccups(嗝)isajoke,butforHarryMendes,afifteen-year-oldschoolboyfromBirmingham,itwassomethingquitedifferent.HishiccupsbeganoneSundaylunchtimeandcontinueddayandnightfortwoweeks.Afterthefirstweek,Harry'sparentstookhi
2、mtohospital,butittookanotherweekforthedoctorstocurehisattack.Harry,whoisnowbackatschool,describedwhathappenedtohim.“WhenIbegantohiccup,Idrankaglassofwaterbutthatdidn'tdoanygood.ThateveningIhadhiccupseveryfourseconds.Wetriedeverythingtostopthem.Iheldmybreathand
3、drankcolddrinks.Myfathereventriedtogivemeashockbutthatdidn'tworkeither.”Afteraweekofsleeplessnights,hewenttohospital.ThedoctorstookanX-rayofhischestbuttheycouldn'tfindanythingwrong.“Theygavemesomemedicineandmyhiccupssloweddown,butitwasanotherweekbeforethemedic
4、ineworkedcompletelyandmyhiccupsstopped.”Harrywasverylucky.TheworldrecordholderistheAmericanfarmerCharlesOsborne,whohiccuppedforsixty-eightyears.Hestoppedin1990atlast,butnobodyknowswhy.1.Harry'shiccupslasted____.A.aweekB.fourteendaysC.twenty-eightdaysD.onemonth
5、2.Hishiccupsstartedafterhe____.A.drankaglassofwaterB.wenttohospitalC.ateanIndianmealD.finishedhishomework3.Hisparentsdecidedtotakehimtohospitalwhenhe____.A.hiccuppedforfoursecondsB.heldhisbreathC.hiccuppedatnightD.couldn'tstophiccupping4.Hishiccupscompletelyst
6、oppedoneweekafterthedoctor____.A.gavehimsomemedicineB.tookanX-rayofhischestC.gavehimashockD.lethimdrinkcolddrinks5.Whatdoes“shock”inthispassagemean?A.震惊B.休克C.喷嚏D.哈欠Passage54Forseveralyears,Americanshaveenjoyedteleshopping---watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.Now
7、tele-shoppingisstartinginEurope(欧洲).InanumberofEuropeancountries,peoplecanturnontheirTVsandshopforclothes,food,toysandmanyotherthings.TeleshoppingisbecomingpopularinSweden,forexample.ThebiggestSwedishcompanysellsdifferentkindofthingsonTVin15Europeancountries,a
8、ndinoneyearitmade$100million.InFrancetherearetwoabout$20millionayeartobuythingsthroughthosechannels.InGermany,untillastyeartele-shoppingwasonlypossibleononechannelfor1houreveryday.