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【题目】Edward Nino Hernandez is 24 years old. In many ways，he is a traditional Colombian (哥伦比亚的)man. He loves to dance, dreams of owning a fast car and wants to see the world. However, he has just been officially certified as the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records with a height of 27 inches( ≈0. 7m).

Although he has cataracts (白内障)in both of his eyes that require an operation that the family can't afford, he said, “ I feel happy because I'm special. ” He also said he has a girlfriend. Nino works part time as a dancer. Recently, he has won a part in a new film, playing a drug thief. Nino said there are some disadvantages of being the world's smallest man. “It bothers me that people are always touching me and picking me up,"he said.

Nino's mother, Noemi Hernandez，has 5 children and Nino is the oldest. She said, “ He hasn't grown since he was 2 years old. ” She added that doctors could not explain why Nino was so small. She said Nino weighed just 3. 3 lb( 1. 5kg) when he was born and was just 15 inches long. Doctors at first wondered why he was so small and studied him until he was three years old, but then" lost interest" . She and her husband lost a daughter who was born similarly small in 1992. Their youngest child, Miguel Augel, 11, stands 37 inches tall. The other three boys are of normal height and appearance. Nino had to repeat several years of school before dropping out (退学)when he was about 13. His mother said he loves to travel, though he hasn't been outside Colombia.

The former smallest man in the world was He Pingping of China ，who was 1. 5 inches taller than Nino and recognized by Guinness as the shortest man. He died in March.

【1】The underlined word" certified" in the first paragraph may mean

“__________”

A. recognized

B. ignored

C. set

D. won

【2】Nino feels annoyed in his daily life because __________.

A. he finds it difficult to talk with others

B. he is not high enough to carry heavy things

C. he is often made fun of by other people

D. nobody wants to pick him up

【3】What was the height of He Pingping?

A. 27 inches.

B. 37 inches.

C. 28. 5 inches.

D. 38. 5 inches.

【4】From the text we can know __________.

A. why Nino is so short

B. all Nino's family are very short

C. Nino didn't grow after the age of 2

D. Nino finished school at the age of 12

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

【1】词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段的recognized by Guinness as the shortest man可知该词的意思为“认定”，故选A项。

【2】推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句让他感到烦人的是有人总是逗他玩,故选C项。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句的with a height of 27 inches 及文章最后一段的 He Pingping of China, who was 1. 5 inches taller than Nino 可知，他比 Nino 髙 1. 5 英寸。据此我们不难推断该题的正确答案为C项。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句的He hasn't grown since he was 2 years old可知他两岁之后就没有再长，故选C项。