1、AGetting out of bed into the darkness, the man searches around his room with strange intentions. Soon, he finds what he is looking for. Grasping a pencil, he begins drawing on a used newspaper. He bends over his work for an hour as a beautiful image appears. But the artist seems to be hardly conscio
2、us.Lee Hadwin, by day a nurse, at night is a sleepwalking artist who produces strange and fantastic works of art, which he has no memory of drawing when he wakes the next morning. Hadwin says he is completely confused about his nighttime talent, especially as in the daytime, he shows no interest or
3、ability in art at all.Hadwin, 33, from North Wales, is now being investigated by the Edinburgh Sleep Centre. “It is horrible，” he says. “I feel exhausted when I wake up. It is only in the following days that Im able to look at what Ive produced and appreciate it. At first, I just feel terrible. Now
4、I am receiving therapy (治疗) in an attempt to discover what causes my subconscious self to draw. I want to get to the root of it.”An incredible video of Hadwin at work in a sleepwalkers state has already become a hit after it was shown on the Internet. The video shows Hadwin drawing at great speed, b
5、ut not answering his name being called out by witnesses. Major galleries have also been asking for examples of his work. Hoping to develop the strange ability, Hadwin started leaving artists materials out when he went to bed. Although he leaves colored paints and pencils out, he has never drawn in c
6、olor. Hadwin said, “Each morning I wake up and see a newlycreated piece of art lying beside my bed, I breathe a sigh of relief that my gift still belongs to me.”1What is unusual about Lee Hadwin?AHe likes drawing on waste paper.BHe has the inspiration to draw at night.CHe walks around unconsciously
7、every night.DHe draws every night in an unconscious state.解析：选D。推理判断题。首段末句提到当他作画时，他几乎是没有意识的。第二段也提到当他第二天醒来时，没有关于画画的任何记忆。因此，他的特别之处就在于晚上在无意识的状态下作画。2The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to the _.AdarknessBpencilCwork of art Dtalent解析：选C。代词指代题。由第三段第三句话可知“第二天我能看到自己创作的作品并且欣赏它”，可知答案为C。3According t
8、o the text, Hadwin _.Ahas great interest in drawing in the daytimeBfeels lucky to have the extraordinary giftChopes to lose his strange abilityDdidnt want to receive treatment解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章末段中的“Hoping to develop the strange ability .”以及“I breathe a sigh of relief that my gift still belongs to me”可
9、知，哈德文很庆幸自己拥有这种奇异的能力。4While drawing, Hadwin _.Aworks at a very low speedBnever draws colored picturesCexpects nobody to disturb himDcan hear the sound around him解析：选B。细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Although he leaves colored paints and pencils out, he has never drawn in color”可知，哈德文从没有画过彩色的图画。BForget what youve read
10、in the comics (连环漫画). Superman was not shot into space as a baby moments before his home planet exploded. Instead, he was born in Cleveland, Ohio specifically, in the halls of Glenville High School. And his parents were not Mr. and Mrs. JorL (original spelling), but Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.The
11、real Superman was a character with superhuman powers that was very popular in comics. According to a 1941 article in the Post, the Man of Steel had risen from a longshot character created by two unknowns to the most popular hero of his time. No other cartoon character ever has been such an allaround
12、 success at the age of three. No other cartoon character ever has carried his creators to such an accomplishment as Siegel and Shuster enjoyed at the age of twentysix. Supermans noble profile (简介) appeared in two magazines and 230 newspapers selling nearly 25,000,000 copies. When R. H. Macy & Co. st
13、aged a Superman exhibit in its New York store, it took in $30,000 in thirtycent admissions.One day in 1930, a classmate pointed Siegel toward another student with a similar interest in science fiction. Siegel sought him out. By the noon break, the boys had formed a partnership which has remained to
14、this day. For the next six years, Siegel and Shuster turned out several ideas, none of which took them far. It was on a hot night in 1932 that Siegel got his best idea: a character who had the strength of every fictional hero he knew. But it was repulsed by every comicmagazine before a printer took
15、a chance on these unknowns. Then Supermans sales were up, up, and well, you know the rest.For years afterward, the two struggled for a fair part of the Superman fortune. Even if they were disappointed in their business arrangement, they never lost faith in the character they created. 6What is the te
16、xt mainly about?ATwo boys friendship.BThe fun of reading comics.CSupermans great popularity.DThe surprising origin of Superman.解析：选D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了连环漫画中大家所熟悉的超人这一人物的最初的设计情况，故选D。7From the text, we can know that _.ASuperman was created by Siegel and ShusterBSiegel and Shusters partnership lasted
17、 for 6 yearsCSuperman was created by two college school studentsDSuperman became a success immediately after he was created解析：选A。细节理解题。由文章第一段中的“his parents were not ., but Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster”可知，超人这一动画人物是由Siegel和Shuster二人在学校共同设计的。8What is the third paragraph mainly about?ASupermans superpow
18、er.BTwo boys achievements.CThe creators of Superman.DThe success of Superman.解析：选D。段落大意题。这一段主要谈论了Superman给它的设计者所带来的成功以及在当时的受欢迎程度，充分说明超人这一人物塑造得非常成功。故选D。9It can be inferred from the text that Siegel and Shuster _.Agot the payment they deservedBwere not satisfied with SupermanCare both interested in science fictionDonly designed the character Superman解析：选C。推理判断题。由第四段中的“a classmate pointed Siegel toward another student with a similar interest in science fiction”可知C项正确。版权所有：高考资源网()
