这组练习用一篇原创短文和十道题，由易到难排列，综合了精读与证据中的技能：找出细节、推断、精准证据、隐含态度，以及与整篇文章的联系。
请把文章读两遍。先写好每个答案再打开解析，答案要简短。题目没有标注分数，所以请根据答案是否准确、有依据、有解释来评价自己。
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Uncle Faisal’s repair stall sat between a shop selling phone covers and another that sold nothing but keys. He worked with a magnifying lamp clamped to the counter, and his hands, thick and scarred, moved over tiny screws with surprising delicacy. Customers called him “the doctor”, and he pretended not to hear.
On Saturday a schoolgirl named Alia brought in a broken radio. It had belonged to her grandmother, she explained, and she did not mind how long it took. Faisal turned it over twice, sighed through his nose, and said it would be cheaper to buy a new one. Then he slid it under the lamp anyway.
By closing time, the radio gave a hiss, a crackle and finally a thin, clear voice reading the weather. Alia laughed out loud. Faisal, already wiping his tools, told her only to keep it away from the rain. He hummed as he packed up, which she noticed was the first time all day.
题目
1. Where is Faisal’s stall?
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Between a shop selling phone covers and a shop that sells only keys. 这是明确写出的细节，用简短的短语就够了，不需要提到台灯或柜台。
2. What did Alia bring to the stall, and who did it belong to?
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She brought a broken radio that belonged to her grandmother. 题目问了两部分，所以两部分都要写。
3. What did Faisal say about the cost of repairing it?
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He said it would be cheaper to buy a new one. “sighed through his nose”是他的反应，不是题目要的，所以不写。
4. What does “Then he slid it under the lamp anyway” suggest about Faisal?
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它暗示他比说话听起来更善良。他刚说买新的更便宜，但 “anyway” 表明他还是去修了，和自己的建议相反。这个推断紧贴线索：他在乎这台收音机对 Alia 的意义，或是不忍心拒绝。它没有说他富有或孤单，因为文章从未暗示这些。
5. Which is an inference and which is speculation? (a) Faisal is skilled at his work. (b) Faisal once repaired a radio for a famous singer.
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(a) 是推断。 客人叫他 “the doctor”，他的手又以 “surprising delicacy” 动作。(b) 是臆测。 文章完全没有提到歌手或他以前的客户。
6. Choose a short quotation that shows Faisal is careful with his hands, and explain it.
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“moved over tiny screws with surprising delicacy”。“delicacy”显示动作轻巧而精准。“Surprising”进一步说明，对一双被形容为 “thick and scarred” 的手来说，这是出人意料的，这让他的技艺更突出。
7. A student uses this as evidence that Faisal is reluctant at first: “Faisal turned it over twice, sighed through his nose, and said it would be cheaper to buy a new one.” Trim it to the words that matter.
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“sighed through his nose” 显示不情愿或疲惫的反应，“cheaper to buy a new one” 显示他劝对方不要修。这两个短语都比整句话更有力，修剪后也可以分别解释。
8. What does “he pretended not to hear” suggest about how Faisal feels about being called “the doctor”?
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它暗示他谦虚，或对被称赞感到不自在。“pretended”表示他其实听到了，只是装作没听到。这不能证明他不喜欢这个绰号，也可能暗示他暗自高兴。细心的答案会说出主要的读法，并给第二种可能留出余地。
9. What is the writer’s attitude towards Faisal? Name it and prove it.
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作者的态度是 affectionate 且 admiring。“Surprising delicacy”是在赞扬他的手艺，最后的 “He hummed as he packed up” 则给了他一个温暖而有人情味的时刻。他粗声粗气的样子是被温和地描写的，不是被嘲笑，所以语气是亲切的。
10. Why does the writer end with Faisal humming, “the first time all day”?
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它显示这次修理对他的意义，比他承认的更大。前面他叹气，说不值得修，又装作没听见绰号。结尾的哼歌与这种粗糙的外表形成对比，显示他内心安静的满足。正是与开头的联系，使它成为涉及全文的答案，而不只是对某一行的评论。
如果你做错了
| 哪里出了问题 | 该复习哪一课 |
|---|---|
| 抄整句，或加了题目没问的细节（第 1 至 3 题） | 找出明确细节而不抄整段 |
| 加入了文章没有给出的背景或原因（第 4、5 题） | 区分推断与臆测 |
| 引文太长，或没有证明观点（第 6、7 题） | 为诠释选择精准证据 |
| 用了含糊的标签如 “negative”，或没有证据（第 8、9 题） | 说明隐含态度 |
| 只解释单独一行，没有联系文章其余部分（第 10 题） | 把细节与全文联系起来 |
请把每个错误记录在错题记录与重测队列中，这样你会在新的文章上再次遇到同一项技能。摘要选取与改写工作台帮你挑选相关细节，写作修订对比视图让你把第一版答案和修剪后的版本放在一起比较。
怎样用好这组练习
过几天后重做做错的题目，并尽量把文章遮住。如果同样的错误又出现，就重新学习对应的课程，并用自己的话写一个新的答案。直接抄解析里的答案，几乎学不到东西。
当你不确定答案是否准确、有依据、有解释时，有老师在旁边看你的答案会很有帮助。我们的团队在一对一线上 English First Language 补习中就是这样做的。