Question

【题目】You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS FIRE POLICE DOCTOR BOSTON 911 BOSTON 911 BOSTON 482-5252 CAMBRIDGE 876-5800 CAMBRIDGE 846-1212 CAMBRIDGE 856-3585 SOMERVILLE 023-1500 SOMERVILLE 645-1212 SOMERVILLE 025-4774 Other Places _________ Other Places _________ Other Places ________ Write in your number here Write in your number here Write in your number here ★ COAST GUARD 223-6978 OR DIAL “0” (OPERATIOR) IN ANY EMERGENCY WE ARE ALWAYS THERE AND READY TO HELP!

【1】If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.

A. 023-1500 B. 846-1212 C. 645-1212 D. 876-5800

【2】If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.

A. the police B. the doctor

C. the operator D. the fire department

【3】 This passage is most probably taken from _________.

A. a sports magazine B. an emergency leaflet

C. a TV guide D. a telephone book

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本题主要介绍了美国的一些处理紧急情况的联系方式。如在剑桥遇火灾可以拨打876-5800，在任何紧急情况你都可以拨打“0”。

【1】D细节理解题。根据第一条布告，可知火警电话是876-5800，所以选D。

【2】C细节理解题。根据If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.描述，可知在任何情况下你可以拨打“0”呼叫接线员。所以选C。

【3】B推理判断题。本题主要介绍了美国的一些处理紧急情况的联系方式。故可能出自一张紧急传单，故选B。