A schoolgirl saved her father's life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic (过敏的) reaction which stopped his heart.

Izzy, nine, restarted father Colm's heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.

Izzy's mother, Debbie, immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR.

However, she quickly discovered her arms weren't strong enough, so she stamped on her father's chest instead.

Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions (按压) until the ambulance arrived.

Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said: "I just kicked him really hard.My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn't strong enough to use hands.I was quite scared.The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse.My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his chest.”

"She's a little star," said Debbie, "I was really upset but Izzy just took over.I just can't believe what she did.I really think all children should be taught first aid.Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up.Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we've got to see an expert."

Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day.The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment.

He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.

1.From the passage, which of the sentences about Debbie is true?

A.She thought it useless to teach children first aid.

B.She thought if her daughter became a doctor, she would kick him harder.

C.She did nothing to help her husband.

D.She was proud of her daughter.

2.Izzy kicked her father in the chest ______ .

A.to express her helplessness

B.to practise CPR on him

C.to keep him awake

D.to restart his heart

3.What's the right order of the events?

①Izzy kicked Colm.

②Debbie called 999.

③Izzy learned CPR.

④Colm's heart stopped.

A.3124

B.4231

C.3421

D.4312

4.What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?

A.What Colm suffered.

B.Colm's present condition.

C.What caused Colm's allergy.

D.Symptoms of Colm's allergic reaction.

5.Why does the author write the news?

A.To describe a serious accident.

B.To prove the importance of CPR.

C.To report a 9-year-old girl's brave act.

D.To call people's attention to allergic reaction.

阅读A、B、C三篇材料,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

There was once a man called Mr.Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life.He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions.He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year.

Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school.Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses.So Mr.Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.

But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times.Mr.Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful.He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good.He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away.He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.

At last Mr.Flowers had a good idea.He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses.On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE.After this, Mr.Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.

1.It was Mr.Flowers’ hope to ________.

A.build glass-houses in his free time

B.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup

C.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color

D.grow a rose with the longest name

2.Boys were often tempted to ________.

A.throw stones at Mr.Flowers’ glass-house

B.throw stones at Mr.Flowers from their school

C.be in or near by Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses

D.play with Mr.Flowers near his glass-houses

3.Mr.Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.

A.at times when school-boys were walking near them

B.all the school day when there were no boys about

C.where he could not be seen by the boys passing

D.at the beginning and end of the school day

4.Mr.Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.

A.be on watch in his free time

B.ask the headmaster for help

C.pick up all the stones around his garden

D.do all the above

5.Mr.Flowers’ good idea was to ______.

A.write some words on the glass

B.put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses

C.give the boys something else to throw stones at

D.send for policemen

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