Question

As a boy, Sanders was much influenced(影响) by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a doctor. So he was often with the doctors and got along very well with them. When he was fourteen, he was already hanging around the hospital where he was supposed to be helping to clean the medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the doctors’ conversations with patients in the next room.

During the war Sanders served in the army as a surgeon(外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with real sufferers and on the whole making a success of my job.” In Rhodes he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skill to himself and had a firm belief that he could serve those who lived simply, and were dependent upon him. Thus, while in a position to tell them what to do he could feel he was serving them.

After the war, he married and set up a practice deep in the English countryside, working under an old doctor who hated the sight of blood. This gave the younger man plenty of opportunity(机会) to go on working as a life-saver.

1.When he was a small boy, books about the sea had made Sanders want to be ________.

A. a surgeon    B. an army man

C. a sailor    D. a life-saver

2.At the age of 14, Sanders ________.

A. worked as a doctor by cleaning the medicine bottles

B. met some doctors who were very friendly to him

C. was interested in talking with patients

D. remained together with the doctors

3.His experience in the Army proved that ________.

A. he was good at medical operations on the wounded

B. he succeeded in teaching people how to save their lives themselves

C. a doctor was the happiest man

D. his wish of being a life-saver could hardly come true

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】文章讲述了Sanders从学医到战争中为国家服务，战争后深入乡间继续医治病人的故事。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段的As a boy, Sanders was much influenced(影响) by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor.可知，他小时候受到关于海洋的书的很大的影响，故推断海洋书籍让他小时候想要成为一名海员。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段的When he was fourteen, he was already hanging around the hospital where he was supposed to be helping to clean the medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the doctors’ conversations with patients in the next room.可知，他14岁时就经常在医院帮忙，接触到了很多医生，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段的During the war Sanders served in the army as a surgeon(外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with real sufferers and on the whole making a success of my job .”可知，战争期间他作为外科医生，工作是非常成功的，也就是说他非常擅于给伤员医治，故选A。

【名师点睛】

细节理解题主要的答题策略有：

（1）细心审题，直接就题找答案。解答此类试题时，不必通篇细看原文，而应采取“带着问题找答案”的方法，先从问题中抓住关键性词语，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查读的技巧快速在文章中寻找与此问题相关的段落、语句，仔细品味，对照比较，确定答案。

比如本文的第2小题，根据the age of 14可以直接到文章中找到when he was fourteen，所以不必通过全文就可以得出答案。

（2）变通理解，间接转述找答案。细节理解题通常采用词语和句型转换的形式来取代原文中的表述，命题者在出这类题时惯用“偷梁换柱、张冠李戴”的手法来迷惑考生，即对原句细微处做改动，截取原文词语或结构进行改造，因果倒置，把A的观点说成B的观点等。所以正确理解题干和信息句的意义是关键。