Question

Kristy, 28, a cook in La Gross, often wondered what she’d do in a life-threatening situation. On August 29, she got her answer. While she was driving on a road, a big truck hit its head on a pickup car. The pickup car burst into flames. Kristy rushed out and ran to the pickup. Two farmers, Dean Berhard, 51, and his brother Donald, 44, were inside.

When she got close, Kristy could see the unconscious driver. The other man was under the passenger seat. Kristy says, “The smells were sickening. I was afraid the truck would blow up and kill us all.”

The driver of the big truck was struggling to open the passenger door, so Kristy rushed to the driver’s side. Finally they opened the door. She reached in, seized the driver and , to her horror, felt her hands sink into his chest. She quickly dragged the man to safety on the roadside, then hurried back. As Kristy stared down the ditch (水溝) with the passenger, the pickup blew up. She jumped on top of him and they both rolled to safety.

When the police arrived a while later, Kristy started crying, “I want my mum.” In fact she cried for the next three months.

Today the two farmers, each the father of two children, are good friends with Kristy. To show their deep appreciation, they bought her a ring with nine diamonds —one for each member of their immediate families, and ninth for her.

1.In which order did Kristy do the following things?

a. Carried Dean and Donald to safety

b. Rushed to the pickup

c. Surprised herself

d. Saw the truck hit on the pickup

e. Got out of her car

f. Wondered what she’d do in danger

A．e, d, b, a, c, f                           B．d, e, b, a, f, c

C．f, d, e, b, a, c                           D．f, c, e, d, b, a

2. When coming to save Donald and Dean Bernard, Kristy never thought that she ________.

A．could have any help from others

B．would fail to save both of them

C．might be killed

D．would be tested in a dangerous situation

3. Which of the following best shows Kristy’s true heroism(英雄行為)?

A．She remained calm during and after the accident.

B．She protected herself as well as the two brothers from harm.

C．She put her life “on the line” to save others.

D．She was regarded as a member of Dean’s and Donald’s families.

4. This sentence “The pickup burst into flames.” in the first paragraph means “_____.”

A．The pickup was on fire

B．The pickup started smoking badly

C．A terrifying cry came out of the pickup

D．The pickup was broken into pieces

5. Kristy cried because she _________.

A．was badly wounded

B．had never experienced such a situation

C．was too excited at the result

D．regretted not putting out the fire

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B 

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了28歲的Kristy,在危急關頭，表現的很勇敢，救了出事的卡車司機和乘客。

1.排序題：先根據文章第一句可知f是第一句，再根據故事的時間和邏順序排列第二位是d句，所以答案是C。

2.細節題;從文章第一段的句子：Kristy, 28, a cook in La Gross, often wondered what she’d do in a life-threatening situation. 可知她從沒有想到會在危險的情況下被檢驗。選D

3.本題的關鍵是理解on the line，on the line="in" time of danger，put one’s life in danger將生死置之度外，選C

4.句意理解題：burst into flames表示著火了。選A

5.細節題;從文章第一段的句子：Kristy, 28, a cook in La Gross, often wondered what she’d do in a life-threatening situation. 可知她從沒有經歷過這樣的事情，所以害怕會哭叫。選B

考點：考查故事類短文

點評：本文介紹了28歲的Kristy,在危急關頭，表現的很勇敢，救了出事的卡車司機和乘客。這類閱讀理解要求考生根據文章所述事件的邏輯關系，對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷；考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。然后看題目，根據題目的要求，來選擇這樣就會有的放矢，閱讀更有效率。