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Last year，I traveled alone to visit my two daughters in New York，one of whom had recently given birth to her first child.I sat next to an older man with a long white beard and a black hat.
We had a long flight ahead of us and I thought we'd get talking.I wondered what he'd say if he knew I was a film writer though Hollywood movies sometimes didn't interest many people at present.I once wrote a film set in a Hasidic(犹太教中的哈西德派的)neighborhood，and I'd never been certain how it was received.
“Hi，”I said to the man as I sat down.A smile lit up his face. After taking off，we introduced ourselves and made some small talks.Finally he asked the question，“What do you do for a living, Robert? ”“I am a writer，”I answered.“You write what，novels or stories of some sort？”“Movies，”I answered. To my surprise, the man was very interested.
“I was in a movie once，”he said.“Really？”“A big Hollywood movie.I was an extra.It's called A Stranger Among Us.Have you heard of it？”“I wrote that film，”I said.The older man suddenly held my hands and thanked me.He said，“That time in my life was very difficult. My wife and I didn't know how we'd pay for the rent that month. Then your movie came to our town and offered jobs for us.I wasn't the only one.We were treated well；our beliefs were respected，and the money helped us get by.You can imagine how much the movie meant to me.Is there anything I can do for you？”
There was.A few days later，in the church my new friend gave a blessing over my new granddaughter.
1．The author took the flight in order to ________.
A．see his wife and daughters
B．see his new granddaughter
C．spend a holiday with his daughters
D．visit one of his old friends
2．What does the underlined word “extra” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．A person that is good at acting.
B．A person that has a lot of free time.
C．A person who plays unimportant parts in a film.
D. A person who has just lost his job.
3．We can infer from this text that ________.
A．the older man worked as an actor
B．the author didn't let the older man help him
C．the movies the author wrote were well received
D．the older man worked as a churchman
答案：【语篇解读】　本文讲述了作者愉快的探女之行及其意外收获。
1．B　细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句话可知，“我”去纽约女儿那里，因为“我”的外孙女刚出生不久。故B项正确。
2．C　词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“My wife and I didn't know how we'd pay for the rent that month.Then your movie came to our town and offered jobs for us.”可知，由于剧组拍摄电影而到了他的家乡，在他困难的时候，给他提供了就业的机会可知，他并不是专职演员，所以他只能演一些不重要的角色。
3．D　推理判断题。根据最后一段的“A few days later，in the church my new friend gave a blessing over my new granddaughter.”可知，the older man为我的外孙女做了“洗礼”。