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.

What neither of us knew, or could have predicted, was that Danny had not just saved an abandoned infant; he had found our son.

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 surprised 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 lost son.

B. Because she sensed Danny met something urgent.

C. Because Danny had a heart attack.

D. Because someone gave birth to a baby there.

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. Angry at challenging her authority.

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.

A. the author will adopt the baby

B. the couple were tempted to take the baby

C. the baby will bring hope to the family

D. the couple love each other very much

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 the difficulty of adopting a baby.

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

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

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述一对年轻夫妻收养一个被遗弃的婴儿的故事，尽管当时这对夫妻并没有很好的经济基础甚至需要与人合租来分担房租，面临着很大的挑战，但是男主人公仍然坚持收养这个婴儿，女主人公也在慢慢相处中接受了这个可爱的婴儿。通过这篇文章让我们感受到了人性的善良，感受到了爱。

1.细节理解题。文章第一段中“ By nature, Danny is a remarkably calm person, so when I felt his heart pounding through the phone line, I ran.”可知当作者听到Danny电话里急促的声音意识到可能发生了一些紧急的事，因为Danny平时是一个稳重的人，所以便跑向了火车站，故选B。

2.细节理解题。文中“My first reaction, when I heard, went something like, “Are you crazy? How could you say yes without consulting me?””结合下文可知当时作者与她的丈夫经济条件并不乐观，所以当Danny在没有和作者商量的情况下便收养了这个婴儿，作者是感到十分生气的。故选C。

3.推理判断题。最后一段中“ But when the baby stared up at me, with all the innocence and hope he represented, I, like Danny, was completely hooked.”表明作者已经愿意收养这个婴儿，故选A。

4.推理判断题。本文主要讲述一对年轻夫妻收养一个被遗弃的婴儿的故事，尽管当时这对夫妻并没有很好的经济基础甚至需要与人合租来分担房租，面临着很大的挑战，但是男主人公仍然坚持收养这个婴儿，女主人公也在慢慢相处中接受了这个可爱的婴儿。通过这篇文章让我们感受到了人性的善良，感受到了爱。故选D。

【名师点睛】

阅读理解旨在考查考生对于文章整体的理解与细节的把握与分析，题型一般以细节理解题为主，要在了解整篇文章中心思想的基础上进行选择。 细节事实理解题主要考查考生对文章中某一些特定细节或文章的重要实事的理解能力。它一般包括直接理解题和语义理解题两种。直接理解题的答案与原文直接挂钩，从阅读材料中可以找到。 此外，在阅读中可以使用定位法与跳读法解决细节理解题。定位法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息直接从原文中找到相应的句子(即定位)，然后进行比较和分析(尤其要注意一些同义转换)，从而找出正确答案。跳读法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息跳读原文，并找到相关的句子(有时可能是几个句子)或段落，然后进行分析和推理等，从而找出正确答案。

如本题的第一小题：文章第一段中“ By nature, Danny is a remarkably calm person, so when I felt his heart pounding through the phone line, I ran.”可知当作者听到Danny电话里急促的声音意识到可能发生了一些紧急的事，因为Danny平时是一个稳重的人，所以便跑向了火车站，故选B。