Question

【题目】 On a steamy July day in Bayonet Point, Florida, Gene Work and his brother-in-law, Mark Rouco, were renewing Gene’s lawn. It had grown brown and patchy in the heat, and the homeowners’ association had threatened to heavily fine him if the situation wasn’t improved. The new sod (草皮) was sitting in the driveway on four pallets, but the job was slow-going. Gene, then 40, wasn’t feeling right. He went inside to take a break and collapsed on the couch, clutching his chest. His wife, Melissa Work, called 911 quickly.

Even though he was staring down death. Gene had one thing on his mind: that lawn If the sod wasn’t put down that day, it would die. “While he was having his heart attack, literally in and out of consciousness, he kept begging me to have it put down because he didn’t want it to go to waste,” Melissa wrote in a Facebook post.

Soon Pasco County Fire Rescue arrived and took Gene and Melissa to the hospital, leaving Rouco behind to tackle the yard. Within an hour, he had managed to remove the old grass. He was about to lay the new sod, which he feared would take him well into the night, when two emergency vehicles appeared. Seven men--the same ones who had treated his brother--got out. Gene had told them how badly he’d wanted to get the sod down, so they had returned to help. The job was done in under two hours.

Meanwhile, Gene had surgery to insert stents (支架) in his heart, alleviating a potentially deadly blockage. He’s home now, fully recovered--and enjoying his beautiful lawn.

The Works are still amazed that those EMTs (Emergency medical technician) went above and beyond their job description. “These men,” Melissa told tampabay. com, “saved Gene’s life, and then came back to save his grass. That’s just so awesome.”

【1】Why did Gene want to renew his lawn?

A.It was in bad condition.B.He was fined by the association.

C.The sod grew too slowly.D.He disliked the color of the lawn.

【2】The seven men (EMTs) returned in order to ________.

A.perform their dutiesB.help with Gene’s lawn

C.check Gene’s houseD.send Gene back from hospital

【3】What does the underlined word “alleviating” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.remove.B.cause.

C.ease.D.expand.

【4】Which of the following best describes EMTs?

A.selfless.B.helpful.

C.honest.D.devoted.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文为记叙文。佛罗里达州的急救医生救了吉恩的生命，然后回来救了他的草。

【1】细节理解题。依据第一段It had grown brown and patchy in the heat...可知，吉恩想要更新他的草坪是因为它的状况很差了。故A选项正确。

【2】推理判断题。依据Gene had told them how badly he'd wanted to get the sod down, so they had returned to help.可知，这七个人(急诊医生)回来是为了帮吉恩修剪草坪。故B选项正确。

【3】词义猜测题。依据前后句，吉恩接受了支架植入手术，这减轻了潜在的致命性阻塞。由此推知，alleviating意为“减轻”。A. remove移除；B. cause造成；C. ease减轻，缓解；D. expand扩张。故C选项正确。

【4】推理判断题。EMTs远远超出了其工作范围，不但救了基恩的命，还救了基恩的草。救人是工作职责，救草彰显其乐以助人。A. selfless无私的；B. helpful有帮助的；C. honest诚实的；D. devoted献身的，忠诚的。故B选项正确。

依据逻辑推理猜测词义：运用逻辑推理猜测词义是使用最广考查最多也最易失分的猜词方式。要求考生具备整合分散、复杂信息的能力，充分利用上下文中相关的词汇并结合具体的语境，从形式和内容上把握语言之间的内在联系，理顺语言之间的逻辑关系，进而达到猜词的目的。在第3小题中，可以根据该划线词所在的上下文语境来推测其意义。依据前后句意，吉恩接受了心脏支架植入手术，减轻了潜在的致命性阻塞。由此推知，alleviating意为“减轻”。A. remove移除；B. cause造成；C. ease减轻，缓解；D. expand扩张。故C选项正确。