Question

The ninth week of SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) training is referred to (意指) as Hell Week. It is six days of no sleep, physical and mental suffering and one special day at the Mud Flats (泥沼) where you will sink into the mud.

It is on Wednesday of Hell Week that we came down to the mud flats and spend the next 15 hours keeping alive in the freezing-cold mud, the cold wind and the strong pressure from the instructors to give up.

As the sun began to set that Wednesday evening, my training class, having broken some of the rules, was ordered into the mud. We sank into the mud until only our heads could be seen. The instructors told us we could leave the mud if only five men would give up — just five men and we could get out of the cold.

Looking around the mud flat, it was clear that some of us were about to give up. It was still over eight hours till the sun came up—eight more hours of coldness. Our cries were so loud that it was hard to hear anything. And then, one voice began to fly through the night—one voice raised in song.

The song sounded terrible, but it was sung with great power. One voice became two, and two became three, and before long everyone in the class was singing.

We knew that if one man could rise above the suffering then others could as well. The instructors warned us of more time in the mud if we kept up the singing—but the singing went on and on. And somehow, the mud seemed a little warmer, the wind a little weaker and the morning not so far away.

If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope. The power can change the world by giving people hope.

So, if you want to change the world, start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud.

1.What did the writer experience during Hell Week?

A. He suffered sleeplessness for one day.    B. He was physically and mentally crazy.

C. He went through some hard tests.    D. He sank into the mud for the week.

2.Why did the class have the experience at the Mud Flat?

A. Because they wanted to break the rules.    B. Because the weather was terribly bad.

C. Because it was one of the training courses.    D. Because the instructors were strict with them.

3.What did the class do when they were in the mud?

A. Five of them gave up.    B. They cried all the time.

C. Someone sang from the beginning.    D. Everybody joined in the singing.

4.What is probably the author’s job?

A. A terrorist.    B. A soldier.    C. An instructor.    D. A trainer.

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Singing helps change the world.    B. Singing solves problems in life.

C. People should help each other.    D. Hope helps pull through difficulties.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】文章介绍作者在一次魔鬼训练中，在困难时刻，歌声唤起了大家的希望，作者学到了希望的力量，这种力量可以通过给人们力量而改变世界。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段的内容It is six days of no sleep, physical and mental suffering and one special day at the Mud Flats (泥沼) where you will sink into the mud.可知在Hell Week，作者要经历一系列艰难的测试，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第一段内容It is six days of no sleep, physical and mental suffering and one special day at the Mud Flats (泥沼) where you will sink into the mud. 可知体验泥沼是训练的一个课程，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第四段内容，The song sounded terrible, but it was sung with great power. One voice became two, and two became three, and before long everyone in the class was singing.歌声虽然听起来很糟糕，但是歌是蕴含巨大能量唱的。一个声音变成两个，两个变成三个，不久之后班里的每个人都加入了唱歌。故答案D正确。

4.推理判断题。根据作者介绍他经历的魔鬼训练，可推断他可能是一位士兵。故选B。

5.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段内容If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope. The power can change the world by giving people hope.如果我在周游世界中学到了什么，那就是希望的力量。这种力量可以通过给人们希望而改变世界。故本文作者想通过他的经历告诉人们希望的力量，希望可以帮助人们度过困难，故选D。

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关于推理判断题

推理判断题是在掌握文章大意基础上看出作者的“ 言外之意”(between the lines)。这既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断。这类试题常以如下句式发问：

What can you infer /learn/conclude from the passage? What’s the author’s attitude toward……? What does the passage suggest? The author in this passage intends to___。

答推理题时，一般无法直接从文中找到答案，但绝不可凭空猜测，也要找到答题依据。如本文的第5小题. What does the writer want to tell us? 很明显，这是一道推理判断题，我们首先把题目给的A、B、C、D四个选项仔细阅读一遍，在文章中找到其相对应的内容，根据文章倒数第二段内容，可推断出答案D. Hope helps pull through difficulties正确。