Question

【题目】One morning in April, Jim Reed checked his e-mail. It was from a woman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had talked to her on e-mail many times in the last ten days. All the other messages were fun and interesting to read. This message was different.

The message said, “Goodbye loved kowihn yu I amj leaving.”

Mr. Reed was frightened by the message. He tried to understand the words that were not spelled right. He quickly wrote a message to his new friend.

“What do you mean by the message you just sent to me?”

He waited but did not get an answer. He wrote back, “Please talk to me.”

Finally, she wrote, “I am fallllljg asleep what ti say gildgye ti ny friends.” Mr. Reed thought hard about this message. “Is she going to kill herself?” he thought.

“What is your phone number?” he typed. The woman sent a phone number. Mr. Reed called. At first the phone was busy. Then it just rang and rang. He called the police in Pittsburgh, and told them his story. Then he faxed them what his friend wrote.

The police and paramedics(医护人员) quickly went to the woman’s house. When she didn’t’ answer the doorbell, they broke in. They found her on the floor near the computer. She told them, “I took 60 pills.” The paramedics rushed her to the hospital.

“Mr. Reed did a great job of saving this woman,” the police captain said. “If he hadn’t succeeded at the e-message, she would be dead now.” The woman is fine now, and she thanks Mr. Reed for saving her life.

【1】Mr. Reed talked with the woman ________.

A. by telephone B. on the Internet C. at his home D. in the office

【2】The e-message he found was strange because _____.

A. it was fun to read B. it was not interesting like usual ones

C. the woman wrote nothing D. the woman wrote it ten days ago

【3】As soon as Mr. Reed read the e-message, he _______.

A. wrote back to ask her about the meaning of the message

B. called the police for help

C. went to save the woman himself

D. felt frightened and turned off the computer

【4】The woman wanted to _______.

A. say goodbye to Mr. Reed

B. sleep for a whole day

C. kill herself by taking pills

D. make fun of Mr. Reed

【5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Woman Kills Herself

B. Man Saves E-mail Friend

C. A Strange Message

D. Two Good Friends

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述吉姆猜测他的网友要自杀，并报了警，最后救了这个女人一命。

【1】细节理解题。根据He had talked to her on e-mail many times in the last ten days可知，他们在网上聊天，故选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据 All the other messages were fun and interesting to read. This message was different可知，以前的信都是有趣的，但这次的有点不同，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据He quickly wrote a message to his new friend可知，吉姆想知道这封信表达什么意思。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据I took 60 pills可知，她想吃安眠药自杀，故选C。

【5】主旨大意题。本篇文章是由一个奇怪的信息引出了吉姆通过这封信推断出这个女的要自杀，最后救了这个女的命，故选C。