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Outsideofschool,LaurentSimonsisacommon9-year-oldchild.Heplaysvideogameswithothers,spendstimeonline,andlovestotravel.Butwhenitcomestostudying,heisalotbetterthanthosetenyearsolderthanhim.Themostsurprisingthingisthathegotadegreefromuniversityatagenine.

LaurentSimonscompletedhisfinalprojectatEindhovenUniversityofTechnologyandgotadegreeinelectricalengineering(电气工程).Mostpeopletakethreeyearstocompletethesameprogram,butLaurentcompletedtheprograminjust10months.PeterBaltus,oneofhisteachers,said,“Laurenthastheabilitytolearnandtakeinlotsofinformationinverylittletime.Helearnedmoreinashortperiodoftime,soIwentthroughthecoursesmuchfaster.”

Laurentsgrandparentswouldtellhimthathewasspecialfromaveryyoungage.Hestartedprimaryschoolwhenhewasfour,andatsixyearsoldhewasalreadyinhighschool.ThenhestarteduniversityandprofessorstherecouldntstoptalkingabouthowexcellentLaurentSimonswas.

Laurentsayshewantstostudymedicinelater,andworkonartificialorgans(人造器官).Hisreasonsarepersonal.Thegrandparentshegrewupwithsufferfromheartdisease,whichinfluenceshischoice.

Laurenthasappearedinmanyinterviews.However,somepeoplethinkLaurentsparentsshouldntallowhimtogotosomanyinterviews.Theysaythathisparentshavetakenawayhischildhood(童年).However,theboysfathersaysthateverythinghissonhasachievedhasntbeenforcedonhim,butthatits“whoheis”．

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲解并描述了劳伦特·西蒙斯虽然只有9岁，但他已经高校毕业了。

1．WhatmakesLaurentSimonsspecial?

A．Heisgoodatplayingvideogames.

B．Healwaysfeelshimselfsuccessful.

C．Heisawell-knownboyontheInternet.

D．Hefinisheduniversityataveryyoungage.

解析：选D细微环节理解题。依据第一段内容，尤其是最终一句可知，劳伦特·西蒙斯9岁就从高校毕业了。

2．WhatdoPeterBaltuswordsshow?

A．Laurentisreallyaquicklearner.

B．HeofferedLaurentmorecourses.