Question

【题目】

A. straight B. hardly C. instead of D. hurry E. ahead of

The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat and started the engine. Inside were the worried parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green. The mother was holding their baby daughter, Ellen. The girl had some food stuck in her throat and could 【1】 breathe.

The driver, Mr. White, turned on his siren (警笛) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against time. The cars 【2】 him pulled out of the way as he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance, the parents were shouting at him to 【3】, since Ellen had almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic lights with the red “Stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove 【4】 past the traffic lights.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

本文介绍了艾伦喉咙里塞了些食物，几乎喘不过气来。救护车拉着她向最近的医院疾驰而去。看到红灯，救护车司机怀特先生知道他没时间浪费了，所以他直接开车经过红绿灯。

【1】句意：那女孩喉咙里塞了些食物，几乎喘不过气来。

根据“那女孩喉咙里塞了些食物”可知“几乎喘不过气来”；hardly：几乎不，一般用于can或could的后面；故选B。

【2】句意：当他在繁忙的车流中开车时，前面的车停了下来。

根据上文“The driver, Mr. White, turned on his siren (警笛) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against time. 司机怀特先生打开警笛和闪光灯，向最近的医院疾驰而去，与时间抗争。”可知“当他在繁忙的车流中开车时，前面的车停了下来。” ahead of：在……前面；故选E。

【3】句意：从救护车后面，父母大声叫他快点，因为艾伦几乎停止了呼吸。

根据下文“因为艾伦几乎停止了呼吸。”可知“从救护车后面，父母大声叫他快点”；hurry：快点；故选D。

【4】句意：怀特先生知道他没时间浪费了，所以他直接开车经过红绿灯。

根据上文“怀特先生知道他没时间浪费了”可知“所以他直接开车经过红绿灯。” straight直接；径直。故选A。