题目内容
【题目】At 4:53 pm.on January 12, United Nations aid worker Jens Kristensen was at his desk reading documents on the third floor of the Christopher Hotel, which served as UN headquarters in PortauPrince, when he felt a tremor(震颤).Four seconds later, the earthquake hit.
“In a split second, I considered whether to run for the door or hide under my desk,” says Kristensen, 48.“The door was closed, and I thought that maybe it was too far and I would be caught under falling debris(杂物), so I hid under the table.” A bookshelf topped onto his desk, protecting him from being crushed by rubble and trapping him in a tiny pocket.“I was confined as if in a small coffin,” he says.It was so dark, and it didn’t matter if his eyes were open or closed.He used the light from his mobile phone to see around him.He found, among other items, a jar of instant coffee.“I had no food or water, only the coffee to suck on if I needed it.”
At about 6:30 am.on January 17, an oil leak silenced the building’s generators, and Kristensen was able to hear muffled voices above where he was buried.“I thought, I was too tired to bang and shout.But then I realized, I had to take every chance.This could be one.” So he called out.Six hours later, Kristensen saw his rescuers’ faces.“It was so amazing.I felt I had received a second birthday,” he recalls.
Dehydration(脱水) and pains but with only a bruise and a scratch, Kristensen took three days to recover.The UN lost more than
【1】When the earthquake struck, Jens Kristensen decided to ________.
A.read documents in the office
B.stay under the desk
C.run out of the room quickly
D.catch the falling debris
【2】What protected Jens Kristensen from being injured by falling bricks?
A.The bookshelf. B.The desk.
C.The door. D.The pocket.
【3】When Jens Kristensen heard the voices, he came to know that ________.
A.he couldn’t have the chance to survive the earthquake
B.his parents arrived here to save him at once
C.he was able to ask for help from rescuers
D.he was so tired and he couldn’t say anything at all
【4】According to the last paragraph we can know that Jens Kristensen felt ________.
A.fortunate B.grateful C.popular D.courageous
【5】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A.The rescuer’s day
B.An aid worker’s life
C.A dangerous adventure
D.Kristensen’s experience in an earthquake
【答案】
【1】B
【2】A
【3】C
【4】B
【5】D
【解析】
试题分析:本文讲述Kristensen在地震躲在桌子下面且书架保护了他避免遭受地震倒塌致死,靠着坚强的毅力等来了救援人员获得新生,周围人们的关爱帮助其走出疼痛的故事。
【1】B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句The door was closed, and I thought that maybe it was too far and I would be caught under falling debris(杂物), so I hid under the table可知地震发生时,他决定藏在桌子下,故选B
【2】A细节理解题。根据第二段第三句A bookshelf topped onto his desk, protecting him from being crushed by rubble and trapping him in a tiny pocket.可知是一个书架保护他避免被掉落的砖块砸伤,故选A
【3】C推理分析题。根据倒数第二段第二句I thought, I was too tired to bang and shout.But then I realized, I had to take every chance那时我意识到我不得不把握任何机会,可知当他听到声音时,他意识到他可以寻求帮助了,故选C
【4】B推理分析题。根据最后一段最后两句But Kristensen says that the outpouring of love helps heal the pain “The genuine happiness of people toward me here has been wonderful.You feel part of a larger family爱治愈伤痛。人们巨大的喜悦朝我涌来,这种感觉很奇妙,你感觉成为了更大家庭的一部分,可知劫后余生使作者很感激,故选B
【5】D归纳概括题。本文主要介绍Kristensen在地震时如何应对,如何逃生,以及地震后的感受,可知本文最佳标题就是Kristensen的地震经历,故选D