The mother of the 13-year-old Dutch girl Laura Dekker, whose plans to make a solo sailing trip around the world have recently made world headlines, has spoken out against the trip. “It breaks my heart to think that because of this I could lose contact with my daughter,” she said in an interview. “I have never before made such a difficult decision. But I must accept the consequences. I would rather have a live daughter who I will never see again than a dead daughter.”

It is the first time that Laura’s mother, Babs Müller, has spoken out against the trip. Laura’s parents are divorced and the girl has lived with her father since she was six. Her father Dick Dekker supports Laura’s plans. However, the Dutch Child Protection Board has decided to place the girl under supervision (監(jiān)督) for two months to ascertain whether she is mentally and physically capable of undertaking the journey.

Ms Müller says she is confident that Laura is technically capable of making the journey. “She can sail like the devil. That’s not the problem.” However, she is afraid of the problems a 13-year-old girl can encounter in the harbors of Third-World countries and of the psychological (心理上的) pressure of being alone for such a long period on the ocean. “The most important thing, in my eyes, is that she is not yet an adult.”

Ms Müller says she told Laura once before that she was opposed to the idea. Her daughter replied, “If you forbid me, you will have ruined my entire life. Then I’ll never want to see you again.” However, Laura’s mother says that reports that a camera team is planning to follow her around the world could change her opinion about the trip.

1.Laura Dekker’s plans to sail solo around the world .

A. made her parents divorce

B. have attracted wide attention

C. made her father unhappy

D. were a difficult decision to make

2.It can be inferred that Laura Dekker and her mother .

A. are angry with Dick Dekker

B. had a quarrel

C. lost touch with each other

D. are all good sailors

3. We can learn that the Dutch Child Protection Board .

A. will train Laura for two months

B. will help Laura realize her dream

C. cares about Laura’s safety

D. doesn’t believe in Laura at all

4.What does the underlined part “opposed to” mean?

A. Against. B. Shocked by.

C. Beyond. D. Satisfied with.

 

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：文中主要講述了13歲的荷蘭女孩勞拉德克爾計劃環(huán)游世界上了新聞頭條。

1.細節(jié)理解題。由第一段“The mother of the 13-year-old Dutch girl Laura Dekker, whose plans to make a solo sailing trip around the world have recently made world headlines”可知，3歲的荷蘭女孩勞拉德克爾計劃環(huán)游世界上了新聞頭條，引起了世界的廣泛關注。故選B。

2.推理判斷題。由第二段“It is the first time that Laura’s mother, Babs Müller, has spoken out against the trip.”及“Her daughter replied, “If you forbid me, you will have ruined my entire life. Then I’ll never want to see you again.”可知，勞拉德克爾的媽媽反對她去環(huán)游世界，而她自己認為她媽媽在毀滅她的生活。因而她們之間一定發(fā)生過爭吵。故選B。

3.推理判斷題。由第二段“the Dutch Child Protection Board has decided to place the girl under supervision (監(jiān)督) for two months to ascertain whether she is mentally and physically capable of undertaking the journey.”可知，荷蘭兒童保護委員會決定監(jiān)督勞拉德克爾的旅行，是出于關心她的安全。故選C。

4.】詞義猜測題。由下文“If you forbid me, you will have ruined my entire life. Then I’ll never want to see you again.”可知，勞拉德克爾反對她媽媽的觀點，因此opposed是“反對”的含義。故選A。

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