Question

In June 2013 a five-year-old boy, Toby, was walking home from school thinking about the long summer ahead. Money was tight that year and Toby’s parents had told him they would not be able to afford a holiday.

Instead of dreaming about foreign travel, he had been reading a book, Letter to New Zealand, where the author explains what happens in an envelope’s journey from England to the other side of the world. As they neared their house, Toby asked his mum, Sabine, if he could write a letter to New Zealand. After a few more steps he was struck by an even better idea. “Can I write a letter to every country in the world?”

Sabine says she often wonders what would have happened if she had replied differently that day. “It was just one of those typical questions that five-year-olds have,” she says. “ If he had asked me in the evening when I was tired, I might have refused. But as parents you realize there’s a lot of power in just allowing kids to have a go. Also, it seemed a nice way to do some armchair exploration. So I told him” Let’s see how far you get.”

The answer was very far indeed. Toby has since written and posted letters to all 193 UN mumber states, as well as numerous other bad-conditioned areas with comforting ones.

To date he has written 681 letters- the best of which have been selected to appear in a new book called Dear World, How Are You?- although so productive is Toby’ pen that the number will have risen by the time you read this.

“Writing these letters has made me realize that the world isn’t actually all that big,” he says with a grin.

In the future, part of him would like to be a musical director to turn his beloved Star Wars into a ballet. Of course, he also hopes to travel the globe in person to see some of the countries where his letters have ended up.

“We’re so lucky to have this wonderful world, and I hope we can live on planet Earth in peace.”

1. Why did Toby want to write letters to other countries?

A.  He was good at writing.

B.  He was eager to go abroad.

C.  He got inspired by a book.

D. He wanted others to help his family.

2.From Toby’s mother’s words, we know that at first____.

A. she thought her son’s idea was of no value

B. she got tired of her son’s request

C. she believed her son would succeed

D. she thought she should give her son a try

3.What’s the influence of writing letters to Toby?

A. He has traveled to 193 UN number states.

B. He understands more about the world.

C. He becomes productive in writing stories.

D. He has to put his letters into a book.

4.How can we describe Toby?

A. Clever and persistent.

B. Ambitious and kind-hearted.

C. Hardworking and humorous.

D. Brave and strong-willed.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文描述的是一个五岁的男孩Toby受Letter to New Zealand这本书的影响，了解了更多关于世界的知识，他还希望亲自周游世界去看一些国家，并希望我们能和平地生活在这个星球上。

1.C推理判断题。根据第二段第一句Instead of dreaming about foreign travel, he had been reading a book, Letter to New Zealand, where the author explains what happens in an envelope’s journey from England to the other side of the world.他一直读一本书，Letter to New Zealand，在这本书里作者解释了发生在一个信封的旅程，从英国到世界的另一边。可知Toby给其他国家写信是受到这本书的鼓励。故选C。

2.D细节理解题。根据第三段第四句But as parents you realize there’s a lot of power in just allowing kids to have a go.作为父母，意识到允许孩子们有一个尝试。故选D。

3.B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句Writing these letters has made me realize that the world isn’t actually all that big。写这些信使我意识到世界其实并不是那么大，可知关于世界他了解了很多。故选B。

4.B推理判断题。根据最后两句he also hopes to travel the globe in person to see some of the countries where his letters have ended up. 他还希望亲自周游世界去看一些国家“We’re so lucky to have this wonderful world, and I hope we can live on planet Earth in peace.”我们幸运有这么精彩的世界，我希望我们能和平地生活在这个星球上。故选B。

【名师点拨】

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。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。比如第24小题C推理判断题。根据第二段第一句Instead of dreaming about foreign travel, he had been reading a book, Letter to New Zealand, where the author explains what happens in an envelope’s journey from England to the other side of the world.他一直读一本书，Letter to New Zealand，在这本书里作者解释了发生在一个信封的旅程，从英国到世界的另一边。可知Toby给其他国家写信是受到这本书的鼓励。故选C。

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