Question

Twelve years ago, Danny called me from a dark, damp subway station. “A baby!” he shouted. “Get down here, and flag down a police car or something.” By nature, Danny is a remarkably calm person, so when I felt his heart pounding through the phone line, I ran.

When I got to the subway station, Danny was holding a light-brown-skinned baby, about a day old. The baby had been wrapped in an oversize black sweatshirt and left on the ground in a corner behind the gate.

Three months later, Danny appeared in family court to give an account of finding the baby. Suddenly, the judge asked, “Would you be interested in adopting this baby?” The question stunned everyone in the courtroom, except Danny, who answered, simply, “Yes.”

“But I know it’s not that easy,” he said.

“Well, it can be,” assured the judge before barking out orders to allow me to be a parent-to-be.

My first reaction, when I heard, went something like: “Are you crazy? How could you say yes without consulting me?”

In three years as a couple, we had never discussed adopting a child. I was an ambitious playwright working as a part-time word processor. Danny was a respected yet wildly underpaid social worker. We had a roommate, who slept in our living room, to help pay the rent.

We knew how many challenges couples usually faced when they wanted to adopt. And while Danny had patience and selflessness, I didn’t know how to change a diaper(尿布), let alone nurse a child. I didn’t trust the system and was sure there would be obstacles. Also, I couldn’t handle parenthood. So I promised myself I wouldn’t get attached.

The caretaker held him and then placed him in my arms. But when the baby stared up at me, with all the innocence and hope he represented, I, like Danny, was completely hooked.

1.Why did the author rush to the subway station?

A. Because Danny finally found their long lost son.

B. Because she sensed Danny met something urgent.

C. Because Danny was knocked down by a police car.

D. Because Danny wasn’t a remarkably calm person by nature.

2.How did the author react on hearing Danny’s answer to the judge’s question?

A. Surprised by the question.

B. Crazy to be a parent-to-be.

C. Annoyed at Danny’s decision.

D. Interested in adopting this baby.

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_________.

A. the author will adopt the baby

B. the caretaker will take the baby away

C. the couple love each other very much

D. the baby will bring hope to the family

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To introduce a story of a poor family.

B. To inform people of how to adopt a baby.

C. To call on people to donate money to them.

D. To show human’s kindness and love by nature.

Answer

A选项. the author will adopt the baby ☞关键词was completely hooked.

【解析】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一对夫妇领养一个被遗弃的婴儿的故事。作者的丈夫12年前发现一个弃婴，他们最后收养了这个孩子的过程。虽然他们当时生活窘迫，也不知道怎么当父母，但是他们的善良和爱心让他们和孩子成为了一家人。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段内容By nature, Danny is a remarkably calm person, so when I felt his heart pounding through the phone line, I ran. Dann天生是一个比较冷静的人，因此，当我感到他的心跳加速时，我急忙跑过去。可推断作者跑过去时因为觉得Danny遇到了紧急的事情。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据文章中的句子My first reaction, when I heard, went something like: “Are you crazy? How could you say yes without consulting me?”当我听到时，我的第一反应是这样的：“你疯了吗？你怎么能没有和我商量就同意呢？”可推断作者听到Danny对法官问题的回答，她的第一反应是对Danny的决定很恼怒，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容The caretaker held him and then placed him in my arms. But when the baby stared up at me, with all the innocence and hope he represented, I, like Danny, was completely hooked.临时照看人把孩子放到我的怀里。当孩子用无辜，充满希望的眼神盯着我看时，我，就像Danny一样，被他完全地吸引了。可推断作者会收养这个孩子。故选A。

4.写作目的题。通读全文可知，文章讲述作者的丈夫12年前发现一个弃婴，他们最后收养了这个孩子的过程。虽然他们当时生活窘迫，也不知道怎么当父母，但是他们的善良和爱心让他们和孩子成为了一家人。故选项D To show human’s kindness and love by nature（为了显示人类善良和爱的天性）符合题意，故选D。

【名师点睛】

推理判断主要的解题策略有：

（1）根据不同文体，推断目的意图。不同的文章可能有不同的写作目的, 通常作者的写作目的有以下三种：1) to entertain readers（娱乐读者，让人发笑），常见于故事类的文章。2) to persuade readers（说服读者接受某种观点）常见于广告类的文章。3) to inform readers（告知读者某些信息）多见于科普类﹑新闻报道类﹑文化类或社会类的文章。阅读时要善于根据文章的文体来学会推断作者的情感态度和目的。

（2）根据用词风格，推断情感态度。一篇好的文章，其用词风格常常直接流露或蕴含作者的内心世界和情感态度。所以阅读时要善于捕捉表达或暗示情感态度的词句或短语，捕捉那些烘托气氛，渲染情感的词句，进而很好地洞察作者的思想倾向，是支持、反对抑或中立？对于选项而言，要分清选项中的褒义词、中性词和贬义词，以此对照全文。如：1）表示褒义的词语：positive赞成的，supporting支持的，praising赞扬的，optimistic乐观的，admiring羡慕的，enthusiastic热情的等；2）表示中性的词语：uninterested无兴趣的，不感兴趣的； neutral中立的；impersonal不带个人感情的；subjective主观的；objective客观的等；3）表示贬义的词语：disgusted感到恶心的，厌恶的；critical批评的；negative 否定的，反对的；suspicious怀疑的；tolerant容忍的，忍让的；worried 担忧的等。

（3）根据写作思路，推断段落发展。不同的文体，写作思路和写作手法也不尽相同。做题时，要善于体会作者的写作思路，揣摩作者的谋篇布局，从宏观上左右文章的结构框架；同时，还要把握作者行文时所运用的修辞手段，如对比、举例、下定义等。通过梳理写作思路，明晰写作手法，即可对文章的发展做出比较科学合理的推断和预测。

（4）根据事实细节，推断合理信息。推理题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理。也就是说，要做到判断有据, 推论有理, 忠实原文。切忌用自己的观点代替作者的本意，切忌片面思考，得出片面结论。例如：本题中的第4小题：

3.A【解题剖析】此题属于推理判断题中的（4）根据事实细节，推断合理信息。答案需要从文章最后一段The caretaker held him and then placed him in my arms. But when the baby stared up at me, with all the innocence and hope he represented, I, like Danny, was completely hooked.进行推断。

【答案定位】根据文章最后一段的句子But when the baby stared up at me, with all the innocence and hope he represented, I, like Danny, was completely hooked. 当孩子用无辜，充满希望的眼神盯着我看时，我，就像Danny一样，被他完全地吸引了。

【推理关系】题干It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_________.☞文章内容But when the baby stared up at me, with all the innocence and hope he represented, I, like Danny, was completely hooked.