Question

  "Mom,guess what I've learned in Scouts(童子军营) today!" shouted Ruth Perkins' daugh?ter Ann-Marie. Ruth smiled at her daughter's 1 As the 12-year-old girl went on and on a-bout the Heimlich Maneuver(海姆利克氏急救法) ，mom nodded 2 . Little did she guess how well her daughter 3 it!

  Three weeks later, Ann-Marie and her mom 4 for lunch at a restaurant on their way home. As the 5set down their water, Ann-Marie heard a gasping(气踹吁吁的) sound be?hind her.

  "Someone can't 6   ！" She thought. Turning, she saw Peter, the restaurant owner, 7 a man on the back. Eighty-four-year-old Bill Russell had recently lost his 8 and had come here to help himself 9 the day―his wedding anniversary. Now he was choking on a piece of 10   . Just then,one customer yelled, "Does anyone know the Heimlich Maneu?ver?"

  In the crowded restaurant, only Ann-Marie's hand shot up―and it was 11 "I hope I remember everything they 12 me," she thought. "I have to try!"

  "I need him to stand up," Ann-Marie said,and Peter and Ruth 13 the 150-pound man. Then Ann-Marie planted her leg between Bill's feet and locked her arms around him. Pla?cing her hands just above his14 ，she made a fist with her right hand and cupped it with her left.

"Please, please let this be 15 " Ann-Marie prayed. Gathering all her 16 ， she gave Bill a forceful thrust(猛推) ，and the piece of meat was dislodged at last. Bill sank into a chair. "It's 17   ！" he cried, "Thank you!"

  Just then，doctors arrived and 18 Bill，who refused to go to the hospital，saying he felt19 .

  "You did the right thing,and you did it well!" a doctor told her.

  At a statewide conference last month, Ann-Marie was  20 . "I'm so glad I was there,”said Ann-Marie，" and that I knew just what to do！”

(   ) 1.A. determination   B. curiosity   C. friendship   D. excitement

(   ) 2.A. honestly   B. politely   C. proudly   D. slowly

(   ) 3.A. knew   B. answered   C. guided   D. improved

(   ) 4.A. prepared   B. begged   C. stopped   D. expressed

(   ) 5.A. owner   B. waitress   C. customer   D. friend

(   ) 6.A. drink   B. listen   C. breathe   D. talk

(   ) 7.A. taking   B. watching   C. touching   D. hitting

(   ) 8.A. son.   B. wife   C. job   D. home

(   ) 9.A. get through   B. get on   C. get away from   D. get over

(   ) 10.A. rice   B. meat   C. fish   D. bone

(   ) 11.A. speeding   B. shaking   C. trembling   D. breaking

(   ) 12.A. gave   B. passed   C. offered   D. taught

(   ) 13.A. lifted   B. avoided   C. followed   D. encouraged

(   ) 14.A. head   B. stomach   C. feet   D. eyes

(   ) 15.A. simple   B. different   C. fast   D. right

(   ) 16.A. power   B. energy   C. strength   D. force

(   ) 17.A. gone   B. broken   C. trapped   D. pushed

(   ) 18.A. comforted   B. checked   C. reminded   D. Cured

(   ) 19.A. patient   B. successful   C. hopeful   D. fine

(   ) 20.A. honored   B. inspired   C. respected   D. inspected

Answer 1

1— 5 DCACB 6—10 CDBAB

11— 15 CD ABD 16—20 CABDA

12岁的安玛丽运用自己在童子军里所学的急救法救了一位老先生的命。

1.D在童子军里学到了实用的东西,所以她非常兴奋(excitement) ₀

2.C 12岁的女儿滔滔不绝地讲述海姆利克氏急救法，母亲赞许地(proudly) 频频点头。

3.A但是她可没有想到，这方法女儿掌握(knew) 得有多好！

4.C三个星期之后,安玛丽和妈妈在回家路上在戴夫饭店停留吃午饭。

5.B由上句restaurant得出：当女侍者(wait?ress ) 给她们端来水时，安玛丽突然听到身后有急促的喘息声。

6.C根据上文gasping和下文事实得出：有人不能呼吸了(breathe) 。

7.D她转过身去，看见饭店的老板彼得在拍打(hitting) —个人的背。

8.B从本空后wedding anniversary推断：84岁的比尔•拉塞尔的妻子(wife) 最近去世了。他今天来到这里是为了度过(get through) 这艰难的一天——他们的结婚纪念日。

9.A参考上句解释。

10. B此时他被一块肉(meat) 给噎住了。

11.C安玛丽举起了手——那手在颤抖着(trembling) ，因为她不确定自己是否能做好。

12.D但愿他们教的(taught) 我都记得住，她想，我得试一下！

13.A根据本空前stand up推断：彼得和鲁思将那位重150磅的男士扶了(lifted) 起来。

14.B因为要让他把那块肉吐出来，所以她把手放在他的腹部(stomach) 。

15.D她心里在默默地祈祷着，"一定要做得正确(right) "。

16.C这次，她使出全部的力气(strength) 压下去再向上推，那块肉终于被吐出来了。

17.A肉终于出来了(gone;) 。

18.B就在这时，医护人员赶来了，她们给比尔做了检查(checked) 。

19.D比尔说他感觉很好(fine) ，不愿去医院。

20.A在上个月召开的一次州级大会上，安玛丽被授予了很高的荣誉(honored) 。