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【题目】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(同龄人). 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（与…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（专业）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生来走路说话慢，而且身材矮小，不适合运动。Daniel选择的大学专业让父亲满意。父亲的话给Daniel留下了非常深刻的印象。

【1】D

推理判断题。根据第一段第二句but he developed a warm, outgoing nature and was popular with his peers可知，他与同学相处得很好。故选D。

【2】A

推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句It was traditional, especially compared to（与…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妈妈的烦恼是因为他的作品不符合法官的口味。故选A。

【3】B

推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句I was sorry that he would not develop his athletic talent, but proud that he had made such a satisfactory decision.可知，作者对Daniel选择的大学专业感到满意。故选B。

【4】C

推理判断题。根据第六段最后两句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.可知作者的话给Daniel留下了非常深刻的印象。故选C。

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。比如第2小题，根据第三段最后一句It was traditional, especially compared to（与…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妈妈的烦恼是因为他的作品不符合法官的口味。故选A。