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15．Linden Wolbert on What It's Like to Be a Real-Life Mermaid
    Many little girls dream of swimming with or meeting a mermaid，but Linden Wolbert actually left her day job to become one．
"I have always been attracted to water，"she said in an interview．"Not just because of the animals that live in it，but because I feel so comfortable swimming in it．I just was always a swimmer and loved to be in the water．"
    After three years of working 9 to 5 as a residence director for Emerson College，"I was just daydreaming over every single lunch break about being in the water and among the fish，"she said．As an experienced swimmer and scuba diver，Wolbert also loves free diving，in which you dive as deep as you can and swim back up to the surface in a single breath-perfect training for a professional life as a mermaid．She made the change from office worker to mermaid in 2005 and hasn't looked back since．
  Though Wolbert，32，loved movies like"The Little Mermaid"and"Splash"as a kid，she says that she really spent most of her time watching the wildlife documentary（纪录片）．"My goal was to become an underwater wildlife documentary filmmaker like Jacques Cousteau，"she says-and she also works in the Los Angeles area as an advisor on underwater photo and video shoots．When special-effects artist Allan Holt asked her to help him with an underwater music video a few years ago，she mentioned that she'd always wanted an artificial mermaid tail but didn't know where to find one．
    With the help of advanced technology，Holt ended up making a 35-pound，6-foot-long tail for her，sealing a fish tail inside high-quality rubber，hand-making the scales（鱼鳞），and creating a detailed copy of Wolbert's body．It took seven months to complete and cost approximately $15，000．
    She also produces and stars in her own internet show，"The Mermaid Minute"，in which she teaches kids about the oceans and the creatures that live in them．
"I am a smart science mermaid．"she said．"And working with children is my favorite．"
49．Why did Linden become a mermaid？D
A．She wanted to do scientific research
B．She felt stressed in her office work．
C．She enjoyed feeding sea animals
D．She liked water and swimming．
50．What MOST helped Linden become a mermaid？B
A．Her love for mermaid films
B．Her experience in freediving．
C．Her knowledge of life under the sea
D．Her desire to be an underwater filmmaker．
51．Which of the following words best describes Linden's mermaid tail？A
A．High-tech．B．Real．C．Colorful．D．Inexpensive．
52．As a mermaid，what's the most valuable thing that Linden gives kids？D
A．An exciting music video
B．An interesting documentary．
C．An attractive training course
D．An educational internet program．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述了Linden Wolbert 成为一条"美人鱼"的真实生活，并且文章告诉了我们她是如何成为美人鱼及美人鱼的尾巴是如何做成的．

解答 DBAD
49．D 推理判断题  根据"Not just because of the animals that live in it，but because I feel so comfortable swimming in it．I just was always a swimmer and loved to be in the water．"可知，她不仅喜欢海里的动物，而且喜欢游泳和海水，故答案为D
50．B  推理判断题 根据As an experienced swimmer and scuba diver，Wolbert also loves free diving，in which you dive as deep as you can and swim back up to the surface in a single breath-perfect training for a professional life as a mermaid．可知，有出色的潜水经验为她成为美人鱼提供了前提和可能，故答案为B
51．A  推理判断题 根据With the help of advanced technology，Holt ended up making a 35-pound，6-foot-long tail for her，sealing a fish tail inside high-quality rubber，hand-making the scales（鱼鳞），and creating a detailed copy of Wolbert's body．可知，她的美人鱼尾巴主要依靠的高科技技术完成，故答案为A
52．D  推理判断题 根据She also produces and stars in her own internet show，"The Mermaid Minute"，in which she teaches kids about the oceans and the creatures that live in them．可以得知，她通过自己的表演可以教给孩子们一些保护海洋的知识，具有很大的教育意义，故答案为D

点评 如何做好推理判断题？做题时一定要从整体上把握语篇内容，在语篇的表面意义与隐含意义、已知信息与未知信息间架起桥梁，透过字里行间，去体会作者的弦外之音．
　　首先，要求考生在阅读时，要抓住文章的主题和细节，分析文章结构，根据上下文内在联系，挖掘文章的深层含义．在进行推理时，考生一定要仔细阅读短文，千万不可脱离原文而仅凭个人的看法，主观臆断．
　　其次，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西．
　　再次，在解答推理性问题时，应清楚所要解答的问题是针对某个细节进行推断，还是针对主题 思想、作者的意图进行推断．
　　针对细节的推断可运用scanning方法，迅速在阅读材料中确定推理依据的位置或范围，然后再进行推理判断．
　　针对主题 思想 作推断时，其解题的主要依据是文章的主题 思想，然后再分析句子之间的逻辑关系，区分观点与例证（opinion and fact）、原因与结果（cause and effect）、主观点与次观点（main idea and supporting idea）．