Question

Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honored at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbor after a shocking knife    1    .

John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the    2    of the ten people who have saved the life of    3    .

John had been studying in his room when he heard Anne Slade    4    . When he and his father rushed outside, they    5    that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed    6    with a knife by her ex-boyfriend. The man ran from the    7    and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden    8    very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut from her body.

It was John's quick    9    and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade's life. He immediately asked a number of the    10    people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels（毛巾） and    11    from their house. John used these to dress the most severe    12    to Ms Slade's hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the    13    and ambulance arrived.

"I'm    14    of what I did but I was just doing what I had been    15    ，" John said.

John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When    16    John, Mr. Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, "There is no doubt that John's quick thinking and the first aid    17    that he had learnt at school saved Ms Slade's life. It shows that a simple knowledge of first aid can make a real    18    ."

John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a    19    reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before    20    their awards last night.

1. A. show B. attack C. work D. defend

2. A. bravery B. life C. thinking D. progress

3. A. any other B. anyone C. every one D. others

4. A. quarreling B. arguing C. laughing D. screaming

5. A. realized B. believed C. thought D. discovered

6. A. repeatedly B. rudely C. frequently D. gradually

7. A. home B. place C. scene D. house

8. A. shaking B. struggling C. bleeding D. crying

9. A. action B. answer C. experience D. request

10. A. several B. nearby C. familiar D. curious

11. A. water B. bandages C. fire D. luggage

12. A. damages B. pains C. injuries D. arms

13. A. neighbors B. children C. doctor D. police

14. A. proud B. fond C. sure D. tired

15. A. expected B. taught C. encouraged D. educated

16. A. praising B. referring C. talking with D. congratulating

17. A. skills B. instructions C. key D. history

18. A. discovery B. harm C. difference D. choice

19. A. recent B. secret C. privat D. special

20. A. giving B. remembering C. announcing D. receiving

Answer 1

1. B

2. A。17岁的孩子, 对一个身负重伤、血流不止的受害者进行急救, 是件"勇敢的"事。

3. D

4. D。 由于Anne Slade被刺伤, 故为"尖叫声"。

5. D

6. A

7. C。 scene现场，发生地点。

8. C

9. A。实施急救, 应该"行动"迅速, 懂得急救知识才行。

10. B。由于是急救, 应该是让附近的、周围的人寻找 "绷带", 而不是"几个"人或"熟悉的"人。11. B

12. C

13. D。 处理暴力事件的人应该是"警察"。

14. A。 John 进行急救, 挽救了Anne Slade的生命, 并受到表彰, 他对自己的行为和所具备的急救知识感到"自豪"。

15. B

16. D。 这里指Young Lifesaver Scheme的领导对其学员的受奖表示"祝贺"。

17. A

18. C

19. D。 由首相举行的招待会, 是"不同寻常的"。

20. D