趣味英语阅读:考你的推理能力
<p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="John">John</span>, <span word="Miller">Miller</span>, <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Carte">Carte</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="John">John</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="married">married</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hens">hens</span>.</p><p><span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span>? <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>? <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>? <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>?</p><p>1. <span word="John">John</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> _______.</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="doctor">doctor</span><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="cook">cook</span></p><p>2. <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> _______.</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="farmer">farmer</span></p><p>3. <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> _______.</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="doctor">doctor</span></p><p>4. <span word="Carter">Carter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> _______.</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="farmer">farmer</span></p><p>【答案与解析】这是一篇推理性文章，要求根据所给出提示，猜出各自的职业。</p><p>以上4题答案分别为<span word="C">C</span>、<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="C">C</span>、<span word="D">D</span>。有一定难度，且需要一定的推理，现分析如下：</p><p>1. 因为<span word="John">John</span> 的儿子腿摔断了要去看医生，故可推知<span word="John">John</span>不是<span word="doctor">doctor</span>。</p><p>2. 因为医生的妹妹是<span word="Smith">Smith</span>的妻子，故<span word="Smith">Smith</span>不是<span word="doctor">doctor</span>（否则兄妹结婚，不合情理）。</p><p>3. 由于 <span word="farmer">farmer</span> 没有结婚，所以 <span word="Smith">Smith</span> 和 <span word="John">John</span> 都不是<span word="farmer">farmer</span> （因为<span word="Smith">Smith</span> 有妻子，<span word="John">John</span> 有儿子）。</p>
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