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【題目】Daniel was born in New Orleans, LA., in 1962, slow to walk and talk, and short. He was the tiniest in his class, but he developed a warm, outgoing nature and was popular with his peers(同齡人). And he became skillful at sports.

Baseball gave him his earliest challenge. He was an excellent players in Little League. At graduation, the coach named Daniel the team’s most valuable player.

His finest hour, though, came at a school science meeting. He entered an exhibit explaining how the circulatory system works. It was traditional, especially compared to（與…相比）the modern, computerized, blinking-light models entered by other students. My wife, Sara, felt embarrassed for him.

It turned out that the other kids had made their exhibits. As the judges went on their rounds, they found that these other kids couldn’t answer their questions. Daniel answered every one. When the judges awarded the Albert Einstein Plague for the best exhibit, they gave it to him.

By the time Daniel left for college he stood six feet tall and weighed 170 pounds. He was in superb condition, but he quit baseball for English literature. I was sorry that he would not develop his athletic talent, but proud that he had made such a satisfactory decision.

One day I told Daniel that the great failing in my life had been that I didn’t take a year or two off to travel when I finished college. This is the best way, to my way of thinking, to broaden oneself. Once I had married and begun working, I found that the dream of living in another culture had disappeared. Daniel thought about this. After graduation, he worked as a waiter at college, a bike messenger and a house painter. With the money he earned, he had enough to go to Paris.

The night before he was to leave, I tossed in bed. I was trying to figure out something to say. Nothing came to mind. Maybe, I thought, it wasn’t necessary to say anything.

【1】How can we describe little Daniel?

A. He was thin and tall. B. He was slow in his study.

C. He was good at basketball D. He got on well with his classmates.

【2】Why was Daniel’s mother upset about his exhibit?

A. Because it was not to the taste of the judges. B. Because it was computerized.

C. Because it was designed by his father. D. Because it was attractive.

【3】How did the author feel about the major（專業(yè)）Daniel chose at college?

A. Angry. B. Satisfied.

C. Disappointed. D. Astonished.

【4】What can we infer according to Paragraph 6?

A. Daniel will study in Paris.

B. Daniel dropped out of college.

C. What the author said impressed Daniel greatly.

D. Daniel worked hard to pay off the money he borrowed.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】Daniel生來走路說話慢，而且身材矮小，不適合運動。Daniel選擇的大學(xué)專業(yè)讓父親滿意。父親的話給Daniel留下了非常深刻的印象。

【1】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第二句but he developed a warm, outgoing nature and was popular with his peers可知，他與同學(xué)相處得很好。故選D。

【2】A

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句It was traditional, especially compared to（與…相比）the modern, computerized, blinking-light models entered by other students. My wife, Sara, felt embarrassed for him. 和第四段第一句It turned out that the other kids had made their exhibits.可知，Daniel媽媽的煩惱是因為他的作品不符合法官的口味。故選A。

【3】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句I was sorry that he would not develop his athletic talent, but proud that he had made such a satisfactory decision.可知，作者對Daniel選擇的大學(xué)專業(yè)感到滿意。故選B。

【4】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段最后兩句Daniel thought about this. After graduation, he worked as a waiter at college, a bike messenger and a house painter. With the money he earned, he had enough to go to Paris.可知作者的話給Daniel留下了非常深刻的印象。故選C。

推理判斷題要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎(chǔ)上，做出一定的推理判斷，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理判斷題所涉及的內(nèi)容可能是文中的某一句話，也可能是某幾句話，所以，推理題的答案只能是根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即對原文某一句話或某幾句話所作的同義改寫或綜合。比如第2小題，根據(jù)第三段最后一句It was traditional, especially compared to（與…相比）the modern, computerized, blinking-light models entered by other students. My wife, Sara, felt embarrassed for him. 和第四段第一句It turned out that the other kids had made their exhibits.可知，Daniel媽媽的煩惱是因為他的作品不符合法官的口味。故選A。