题目内容
20.As evening was falling,Jane Grace and her husband,Petty,were trucking through northern Kentucky transportation auto parts from Louisville to Detroit for a goods company at dusk,"Petty,wake up!"she shouted."There's a truck on fire!"Inside the burning truck,Ronnie Sanders,38,was fighting for his life.He'd been running a heavy load of tractors and forklifts from Georgia to Indianapolis when a van in front of him stopped suddenly in traffic on the icy road.As Ronnie bore down,he could see children in the backseat.The truck's mass would probably protect him from the worst of the impact,but the force of 23tons would likely crush everyone inside the van.
"I figured instead of killing other people,I'd just put the truck in the ditch."At the bottom,rocks cut a fuel tank,which caught fire.A tree branch destroyed the windshield and knocked Ronnie unconscious.He came to life a couple of minutes later to find the cabin flames and his legs on fire.
Petty dashed to Ronnie,who was hanging headfirst from the passenger door.Ronnie had used his pocket knife to cut himself free from the driver's side seat belt only to get his boot trapped in another one.Petty climbed into the burning cab to free him.
He tried three times to pull Ronnie out before finally freeing him.But Ronnie's legs were still burning,so Petty laid him on the ground,ripped off his own shirt,and beat the flames with it.He'd managed to drag him about 20yards when one of the truck's 150gallon fuel tanks exploded.
Both Petty and Ronnie paid a price for risking their lives for strangers.Ronnie spent two months in the hospital and received skin grafts(移植) on both of his legs.Petty suffered smoke breathing and minor burns,and shrapnel from the fuel tank explosion broke a tooth.
In February,the Graces received a Hero of the Highway award from the Open Road Foundation for rescuing an injured driver.Petty insists Ronnie is the real hero:"If he hadn't gone into the ditch,he would have hit that van.It was his decision to drive off the road."
"I feel pretty good about it,"says Ronnie."A lot of people could have been hurt."
56.According to the passage,Ronnie put the truck in the ditch because ofC.
A.the icy road
B.the poor driving skill of the van
C.his concern for others'lives
D.his concern for his own safety
57.When Petty rushed to help,RonnieD.
A.was trapped in his seat B.was still unconscious
C.was climbing out of the cab D.was rescuing himself
58.How did Petty put out the flames in Ronnie's legs?D
A.He put out the fire with a tank of water.
B.He put out the fire with a bag of sand.
C.He beat the flames with Ronnie's shirt.
D.He beat the flames with his own shirt.
59.What does the underlined word"shrapnel"in Paragraph 6probably mean?B
A.A wave of the explosion.
B.A small piece of metal.
C.The heat of the explosion.
D.A branch of a tree.
60.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?C
A.The importance of modesty
B.Important tips of saving people
C.Heroes:Roadside Flames
D.Accidents on the Icy Road.
分析 本文主要讲述一名卡车司机Ronnie为了救他人的生命,将卡车开进沟里引发了卡车燃烧,自己也被陷在燃烧的卡车里,身上也着火了,而Petty不顾自身安危去营救他,也使自己受伤了.
解答 56-60 CDDBC
56.C 细节题解题.根据第三段I figured instead of killing other people,I'd just put the truck in the ditch可知,Ronnie为了他人的生命,将卡车开进沟里.故选C.
57.D 细节理解题.根据第二段Inside the burning truck,Ronnie Sanders,38,was fighting for his life和第四段可知,当Petty去救Ronnie时,Ronnie正在自救.故选D.
58.D 细节理解题.根据第五段But Ronnie's legs were still burning,so Petty laid him on the ground,ripped off his own shirt,and beat the flames with it可知,撕下自己的衬衫来扑灭Ronnie双腿上的火焰.故选D.
59.B 词义猜测题.根据下文from the fuel tank explosion broke a tooth可知,能打碎牙齿的应是金属片.故选B.
60.C 主旨大意题.A、B、D三项不够全面,C项则表明了事故,也表明了事故中竭力营救他人的英雄.故选C.
点评 人物故事类阅读理解文章是高考英语常考材料之一.这类文章一般可分为人物传记和短篇故事两类.这两类阅读材料一般较长,即词数多,而且命题也较多,特别是推理判断题和事实细节题多.在做此类阅读理解题时往往是材料看得懂,题目不好做的感觉.因此,在阅读材料时要重点放在事情发展的过程和结果上,注意把握事件的发展进程及人物之间的关系,细节与主题的关系,用以说明人物性格特点的事实、作者的态度等,这些内容往往是推理判断题的命题点.至于事实细节题的解答,同学们切忌想当然或者凭印象,一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.
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