Question

In the past two years, his wife, Merlie, and their seven children have said “goodbye” to him four times, most recently last month. Each time it has been unnecessary.

  Mr. Smart had a hip (髋关节) replacement in February at the Burnie hospital but was rushed back two months later with internal bleeding.

  “The doctors couldn’t stop the bleeding,” Mrs. Smart said. Medical staff told Mrs. Smart to contact her family, which includes children in Western Australia. “It took two days for them to get here. We had to hope he hung on .” he did.

  “The doctors were there 24 hours a day and they stopped the bleeding. They brought him back,” Mrs. Smart said.

“I certainly believe in miracles because I’ve seen one happen, but it wouldn’t have happened if the doctors didn’t do what they did.”

  It was the second time Mrs. Smart thought she was losing her husband of 54 years. Two years ago, Mr. Smart was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with intense pain caused by a hemorrhage (出血). Again, the family was called to say goodbye---twice.

 “I was given a 50-50 chance of coming out of it, ” Mr. Smart said.

 Going through the ordeal (苦难，折磨) then was trying on the family, who had prepared themselves for the worst.

But to face the same situation only two years later was hard. The Smarts said the support they received at the Burnie hospital helped them through.

  And it seems the experience has also left an impression at the hospital. Mrs. Smart said when she rang recently and mentioned her husband’s name, the reply was “ah the miracle man”.

1.The first time Mrs. Smart and the children said goodbye to Mr. Smart was when he had     .

A. a hip replacement         B. internal bleeding

C. a heart attack             D. intense pain caused by a hemorrhage

2.When Mr. Smart was rushed back to the hospital with internal bleeding,        .

A. only his wife believed he could survive  

B. no one believed that he could survive

C. he had given up hope of recovering

D. it didn’t take the doctors long to stop the bleeding

3.The experience Mr. Smart had at the hospital could be that of       .

A. concern                   B. puzzle                C. fear                           D. wonder

4.The underlined phrase “hung on ”in the third paragraph can be replaced by         .

A. beat the pain                                              B. came back to life

C. lived through                                    D. make his fortune

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Miracle Man.            B. The Kind Doctors and Nurses.

C. A Devoted Wife.             D. A Great Family.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲述了一个病人多次奇迹生还的故事。Mrs. Smart两年前突发心脏病，做过髋关节移植手术，曾经大出血过；幸运的是，他都坚强地挺了过来，人们都认为这是一个奇迹。

1.细节理解题。根据倒数第四段“Two years ago, Mr. Smart was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital after a heart attack”可知，Mr.Smart第一次面临死亡威胁是两年前得了心脏病。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段““The doctors couldn’t stop the bleeding,” Mrs. Smart said. Medical staff told Mrs. Smart to contact her family”可知，当Mr.Smart大出血时, 医生一时难以把血止住，医院通知他的家人做好最坏的打算。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据““I certainly believe in miracles because I’ve seen one happen, but it wouldn’t have

happened if the doctors didn’t do what they did.””和最后一段的“the reply was “ah the miracle man””可知，

Mr.Smart能够活下来简直就是一个奇迹。故选D。

4.词义猜测题。根据““It took two days for them to get here. We had to hope he hung on.””可知，Mr. Smart的家人赶来要花两天时间，大家希望Mr.Smart能够“挺过来”，见家人最后一面。B项的come back to life意为“苏醒”。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。根据“They brought him back,” Mrs. Smart said. “I certainly believe in miracles because

I’ve seen one happen”和最后一段的““ah the miracle man””可知，Mr. Smart从病魔中生还的事情，被Mr. Smart

和人们认为是一个奇迹，文章主要讲述的是Mr. Smart多次生病并奇迹生还的故事，A项The Miracle Man.

最贴切。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读