Both Duhamel and Racener began their poker lives online.Racener won 5.5 million dollars for placing second.

　　【语篇解读】　这是一篇记叙文。来自蒙特利尔的乔纳森·杜哈明在周一的90分钟比赛后击败了佛罗里达州24岁的当地居民约翰·瑞斯纳，获得了最负盛名的扑克王冠。乔纳森在19岁时放弃了大学学位而专攻扑克，在获得冠军之后，他十分兴奋并且很自豪，把这项冠军看作是荣誉。

　　1．In which country was the Poker Championship held?

　　A．In Canada.　　　　　 B．In America.

　　C．In Australia. D．In Laos.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据文章第八段中的"at Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio Las Vegas resort"可知，比赛在美国的拉斯维加斯举行，故选B。

　　【答案】　B

　　2．How was Jonathan Duhamel after he won the champion?

　　A．He collapsed under great pressure.

　　B．He felt very excited and proud.

　　C．He decided to stop playing poker.

　　D．He felt playing poker dangerous.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据第二段的"emitting primal screams"可知，乔纳森很兴奋。再根据第四段和第五段中的This means so much to me，I'm the happiest guy...I am very happy...It's an honour...可知乔纳森不仅兴奋而且十分自豪，故选B。

　　【答案】　B

　　3．What's Jonathan Duhamel's mother's attitude towards his playing poker?

　　A．worried­discouraged

　　B．concerned­supportive

　　C．angry­preventive

　　D．happy­approved

【解析】　细节理解题。根据第九段中的"Duhamel's mother Johanne admitted after his victory the concern she had felt"可知妈妈的忧虑，以及第八段中的"His