How would you like an easy way to earn 2,500 dollars? All you have to do is to s

How would you like an easy way to earn 2,500dollars? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals．There’scatch, however．You have to stay in a chicken cage with astranger for a whole week．There are no books or television or radio foramusement．You can’t leave until the week is up．Anda camera will be recording your every move．

Two people actually took the job．Theidea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist．He wanted to makea film about the way animals are treated．His goal was to raisepeople’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food．Hedecided to pay $ 5000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing tolie like chicken for a week．

To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answeredhis advertisement．He had interviews and selected Eric, a24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist．Theplan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was sixfeet long and three feet wide．A camera would record their experience, whichwould take place in an art museum．

The week was long and difficult．Theyslept on a hard wooden floor．They couldn’t stand up without banging（重击）their heads．They ate vegetarian mash（土豆泥）and drank water from a garden hosepipe（水龙头软管）．Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain．Therewere no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage．Theironly inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside thecage．Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not food the humans．”

Finally it was over, Pam and Eric emerged fromtheir cage．They had survived the week, and they each had a$2,500 check in their hands．When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric cameout, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away．“It’sgreat to be able to stand up,” he said．Pam just changed herclothes and left．After a week of visitors and reporters watchingher, she didn’t want to talk to anyone．

1.Whatkind of person is Rob Thompson?

         A．He is curious about people’s personal life．

         B．Heis kind-hearted to animals．

         C．Hehates people around．       

         D．Helikes to help poor people．

2.Whatmade it most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

         A．Theydidn’t know each other．        

         B．Theycouldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage．

         C．Theydidn’t have meat to eat．       

         D．They had to do almost everything under others’ eyes．

3.Roboffered the money because he wanted________．

         A．tosee if there were any people who would like to live in a cage

         B．toshow the public how bitter animals’ life could be

         C．tomake more money by publishing the recorded video tapes

         D．toimprove housing conditions of working people like Eric

4.Whichof the following would be the best title for this passage?

         A．EasyWay to Earn $ 2 500．             B．Do Not Feed the Humans．

         C．LivingLike a Chicken．            D．Getting Along Well Anyway．

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】略