Question

    A nine-year-old child will become the youngest ever person to complete a university degree.

This December, Laurent Simons will gain his electrical engineering bachelor's degree (学士学位) from Eindhoven University of Technology, a challenging course even for 18-year-olds. It has taken Laurent only 9 months to complete what should be a four-year course. Laurent's teacher said, “He is three times smarter than the best student I have met in my long working experiences. He achieves what many adult students never reach.” The young gifted child finished easily the entire primary school courses in only 12 months and then took just 18 months to complete his secondary school studies. Laurent comes from a family of doctors, and his parents cannot offer any explanation as to why their son is so academically gifted. Every time he can pass every test effortlessly with flying colors.

While Laurent is clearly able to learn faster than most, his parents are being careful to let him enjoy himself too. His father said, “We don't want him to get too serious. He does whatever he likes. We need to find a balance between being a child and his talents.” Laurent enjoyed playing with his dog Sammy and playing on his phone, like many young people.

1.How many months did Laurent spend completing his courses in primary and secondary schools?

A.18. B.12. C.30. D.9.

2.What do the underlined words “with flying colors” mean in paragraph 2?

A.A little nervously. B.Very hurriedly. C.Very successfully. D.A little satisfactorily.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.Laurent always wants to get too serious in his study.

B.Laurent hardly balances between being a child and his talents.

C.Laurent's parents are careful to let him express himself.

D.Laurent's parents pay great attention to his growth as a child.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Laurent Simons的故事，他是一名神童，9岁的他今年12月将攻读完第一个大学学位，成为世界上最年轻的大学毕业生。

1.细节理解题。第二段中的The young gifted child finished easily the entire primary school courses in only 12 months and then took just 18 months to complete his secondary school studies. 这个天才少年在短短12个月内轻松完成了整个小学课程，然后只学了18个月完成他的中学学业。12+18=30月，可知，Laurent完成小学和中学的学业花了30个月，选项C切题，故选C。

2.词义猜测题。第二段中的his parents cannot offer any explanation as to why their son is so academically gifted. 他的父母不能解释为什么他们的儿子在学业上如此有天赋。由上文她12个月内学完整个小学课程，18个月学完中学学业，9个月学完别人4年要学的大学学业，可知，Laurent在学业上是天赋异禀，当然对于考试是成功地通过，才能顺利从小学、中学毕业，马上又要从大学毕业，画线短语是修饰pass…（成功地通过……），选项C切题，故选C。

3.推理判断题。最后一段中的His father said, “We don't want him to get too serious. He does whatever he likes. We need to find a balance between being a child and his talents.” Laurent enjoyed playing with his dog Sammy and playing on his phone, like many young people. 他的父亲说："我们不想让他太过在意学业。他随心所欲。我们需要在孩子的天性和他的天赋之间找到一个平衡点。可知，Lauren的父母是尊重她作为一个孩子应该享受的东西，没有只叫她投入学业，选项D Laurent的父母非常关注他在孩童期的成长。切题，故选D。