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15．Linden Wolbert on What It's Like to Be a Real-Life Mermaid
    Many little girls dream of swimming with or meeting a mermaid，but Linden Wolbert actually left her day job to become one．
"I have always been attracted to water，"she said in an interview．"Not just because of the animals that live in it，but because I feel so comfortable swimming in it．I just was always a swimmer and loved to be in the water．"
    After three years of working 9 to 5 as a residence director for Emerson College，"I was just daydreaming over every single lunch break about being in the water and among the fish，"she said．As an experienced swimmer and scuba diver，Wolbert also loves free diving，in which you dive as deep as you can and swim back up to the surface in a single breath-perfect training for a professional life as a mermaid．She made the change from office worker to mermaid in 2005 and hasn't looked back since．
  Though Wolbert，32，loved movies like"The Little Mermaid"and"Splash"as a kid，she says that she really spent most of her time watching the wildlife documentary（紀錄片）．"My goal was to become an underwater wildlife documentary filmmaker like Jacques Cousteau，"she says-and she also works in the Los Angeles area as an advisor on underwater photo and video shoots．When special-effects artist Allan Holt asked her to help him with an underwater music video a few years ago，she mentioned that she'd always wanted an artificial mermaid tail but didn't know where to find one．
    With the help of advanced technology，Holt ended up making a 35-pound，6-foot-long tail for her，sealing a fish tail inside high-quality rubber，hand-making the scales（魚鱗），and creating a detailed copy of Wolbert's body．It took seven months to complete and cost approximately $15，000．
    She also produces and stars in her own internet show，"The Mermaid Minute"，in which she teaches kids about the oceans and the creatures that live in them．
"I am a smart science mermaid．"she said．"And working with children is my favorite．"
49．Why did Linden become a mermaid？D
A．She wanted to do scientific research
B．She felt stressed in her office work．
C．She enjoyed feeding sea animals
D．She liked water and swimming．
50．What MOST helped Linden become a mermaid？B
A．Her love for mermaid films
B．Her experience in freediving．
C．Her knowledge of life under the sea
D．Her desire to be an underwater filmmaker．
51．Which of the following words best describes Linden's mermaid tail？A
A．High-tech．B．Real．C．Colorful．D．Inexpensive．
52．As a mermaid，what's the most valuable thing that Linden gives kids？D
A．An exciting music video
B．An interesting documentary．
C．An attractive training course
D．An educational internet program．

Answer 1

分析 本文講述了Linden Wolbert 成為一條"美人魚"的真實生活，并且文章告訴了我們她是如何成為美人魚及美人魚的尾巴是如何做成的．

解答 DBAD
49．D 推理判斷題  根據"Not just because of the animals that live in it，but because I feel so comfortable swimming in it．I just was always a swimmer and loved to be in the water．"可知，她不僅喜歡海里的動物，而且喜歡游泳和海水，故答案為D
50．B  推理判斷題 根據As an experienced swimmer and scuba diver，Wolbert also loves free diving，in which you dive as deep as you can and swim back up to the surface in a single breath-perfect training for a professional life as a mermaid．可知，有出色的潛水經驗為她成為美人魚提供了前提和可能，故答案為B
51．A  推理判斷題 根據With the help of advanced technology，Holt ended up making a 35-pound，6-foot-long tail for her，sealing a fish tail inside high-quality rubber，hand-making the scales（魚鱗），and creating a detailed copy of Wolbert's body．可知，她的美人魚尾巴主要依靠的高科技技術完成，故答案為A
52．D  推理判斷題 根據She also produces and stars in her own internet show，"The Mermaid Minute"，in which she teaches kids about the oceans and the creatures that live in them．可以得知，她通過自己的表演可以教給孩子們一些保護海洋的知識，具有很大的教育意義，故答案為D

點評 如何做好推理判斷題？做題時一定要從整體上把握語篇內容，在語篇的表面意義與隱含意義、已知信息與未知信息間架起橋梁，透過字里行間，去體會作者的弦外之音．
　　首先，要求考生在閱讀時，要抓住文章的主題和細節，分析文章結構，根據上下文內在聯系，挖掘文章的深層含義．在進行推理時，考生一定要仔細閱讀短文，千萬不可脫離原文而僅憑個人的看法，主觀臆斷．
　　其次，對于暗含在文章中的人物的行為動機、事件的因果關系及作者未言明的傾向、意圖、態度、觀點等要進行合乎邏輯的判斷、推理、分析，進一步增強理解能力，抓住材料實質性的東西．
　　再次，在解答推理性問題時，應清楚所要解答的問題是針對某個細節進行推斷，還是針對主題 思想、作者的意圖進行推斷．
　　針對細節的推斷可運用scanning方法，迅速在閱讀材料中確定推理依據的位置或范圍，然后再進行推理判斷．
　　針對主題 思想 作推斷時，其解題的主要依據是文章的主題 思想，然后再分析句子之間的邏輯關系，區分觀點與例證（opinion and fact）、原因與結果（cause and effect）、主觀點與次觀點（main idea and supporting idea）．