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And finally in tonight's news, a 9-year-old boy named Joe, told not to draw in class, wins a job decorating a restaurant with his drawings. (1) Rather than shutting down the habit of drawing in his school's workbook, Joe's parents decided to encourage his creativity by sending their son to an after- school art class. His teacher recognized Joe's talent and posted all his work online, which led to something pretty wonderful. (2) A restaurant named “Number 4”in Newcastle contacted Joe's teacher to ask if the 9-year-old could come and decorate its dining-room with his drawings. Every day after school, Joe's dad drives him to the restaurant so he can put his ideas straight on the wall. Once he's all done, the work will remain there permanently. Joe's dad said Joe is a really talented little boy. He's excellent at school. He's great at football. But drawing is definitely what he is most passionate about.
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预览两道题各选项，由选项出现的 art class、draw、drawings、paint 可知，新闻内容与作画有关。根据第一题各选项的动宾结构推测， 本题考查内容可能与要求主人公做什么事情有关。根据第2题选项中的decorate、paint、Renovated等词可推测，本题考查内容可能与装饰房间有关。
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1） What did Joe's parents decide to do？
B)。【精析】新闻开头提到,9岁男孩乔被告知不要在课堂上画画，却得到了一份用他的画装饰餐厅的工作。 乔的父母没有改掉他在学校练习册上画画的习惯，而是决定送他去参加一个课外艺术班来鼓励他的创造力,因此答案为B)。
2） What did the restaurant “Number 4” do？
【精析】新闻中提到,纽卡斯尔4号”餐厅联系了乔的老师，询问乔能否用自己的绘画作品来装饰其餐厅。 此后，乔的父亲每天在他放学后开车送他去餐厅画画做装饰用，因此答案为A)