Question

Robert Kohout, 39, was working outside his home last October when he heard a frightening noise. He turned round and saw Walter Graham’s car sinking into 8 feet of water of the inground swimming pool a little distance away from his yard. Kohout immediately called to Graham’s wife, Evelyn, to phone 911. Then he ran back to his house to get Terence Reif and Glenn Fajardo to help, who were at work inside the house. “There was no time for second thoughts,” said Reif, a farmer’s son. “The only thing to do is to get in the pool.”

The car doors were locked. Graham, 73, was unconscious, and his mercury was rapidly filling with water. Reif struggled to break the driver’s side window with a hammer but had trouble getting it done underwater.

Finally, some four minutes after the car had fallen into the pool, the glass was broken. By then, Graham was floating at the top of the flooded passenger compartment.

The three men pulled Graham out through the broken glass. He wasn’t breathing and his heart stopped beating, so they performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The rescue team arrived in no time. Doctors supplied him with advanced life support on the way to the hospital.

“These people were getting to Graham through the glass,” said Dr. Jeff. “All three acted without regard for their own safety.” Added Evelyn Graham, “they were truly angels, watching over us”.

1.Who may Terence Reif and Glenn Fajardo most probably be?

A. Walter’s wife and son.

B. Policemen.

C. Workmen.

D. Robert’s wife and son.

2.In the second paragraph, the underlined word “mercury” refers to ______.

A. another workman B. the old man’s car

C. the swimming pool D. a kind of machine

3.What does the underlined word “resuscitation” refer to in the story?

A. A way of helping people who need water.

B. A way of helping people who have heart trouble.

C. A way of saving people who have got drunk.

D. A way of saving people who have stopped breathing.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. Angels around Us B. The underwater Car

C. Rescue Team in Time D. Safety First

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了39岁的Robert Kohout, 在屋外工作时发现Graham连同汽车掉入水中，急忙拨打Graham,妻子电话告知其报警，并找助手帮助救援Graham, Graham的妻子称他们是守护人们的天使。

1.推理判断题。根据Robert Kohout, 39, was working outside his home last October when he heard a frightening noise. 和Then he ran back to his house to get Terence Reif and Glenn Fajardo to help, who were at work inside the house. 得知39岁的Robert Kohout,在屋外工作，Terence Reif and Glenn Fajardo两人在屋里工作。推断出他们是工人。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据He turned round and saw Walter Graham’s car sinking into 8 feet of water of the inground swimming pool 和The car doors were locked. Graham, 73, was unconscious, and his mercury was rapidly filling with water.得知Graham的汽车沉入水中，当时Graham失去知觉，他的汽车渗满了水，mercury指这个老人的汽车。故选B。

3.猜测词义题。根据He wasn’t breathing and his heart stopped beating, so they performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. 三人将Graham 救出水面时，Graham 已经没有呼吸和心跳。他们赶紧实施了人工呼吸。这是一种挽救没有呼吸的人的方法。选D。

4.最佳标题。根据“These people were getting to Graham through the glass,” said Dr. Jeff. “All three acted without regard for their own safety.” Added Evelyn Graham, “they were truly angels, watching over us”.得救的Graham她的妻子对救人事迹的描述是充满感激的，称他们是我们身边的天使。因此最恰当的标题是A。

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