Question

【題目】

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】

本文介紹了艾倫喉嚨里塞了些食物，幾乎喘不過氣來。救護(hù)車?yán)�著她向最近的醫(yī)院疾馳而去。看到紅燈，救護(hù)車司機懷特先生知道他沒時間浪費了，所以他直接開車經(jīng)過紅綠燈。

【1】句意：那女孩喉嚨里塞了些食物，幾乎喘不過氣來。

根據(jù)“那女孩喉嚨里塞了些食物”可知“幾乎喘不過氣來”；hardly：幾乎不，一般用于can或could的后面；故選B。

【2】句意：當(dāng)他在繁忙的車流中開車時，前面的車停了下來。

根據(jù)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. 司機懷特先生打開警笛和閃光燈，向最近的醫(yī)院疾馳而去，與時間抗?fàn)帯！笨芍�“�?dāng)他在繁忙的車流中開車時，前面的車停了下來。” ahead of：在……前面；故選E。

【3】句意：從救護(hù)車后面，父母大聲叫他快點，因為艾倫幾乎停止了呼吸。

根據(jù)下文“因為艾倫幾乎停止了呼吸�！笨芍�“從救護(hù)車后面，父母大聲叫他快點”；hurry：快點；故選D。

【4】句意：懷特先生知道他沒時間浪費了，所以他直接開車經(jīng)過紅綠燈。

根據(jù)上文“懷特先生知道他沒時間浪費了”可知“所以他直接開車經(jīng)過紅綠燈�！� straight直接；徑直。故選A。