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【題目】Madonna Kenser, a teacher of Oak Grove Elementary in Poplar Bluff, suddenly had an asthma attack (哮喘發(fā)作) in class. One of her students, 9-year-old Brendon Garman, saved her life.

“I was teaching the class and my throat began to close,” Kenser said. “I was having an asthma attack. The students were watching and I knew I had to get to my desk.” At her desk was her bag with an inhaler (吸入器). However, Kenser never made it to her desk. She passed out, lying on the floor.

“I was starting to get worried,” said Brendon Garman, the young hero. He ran to the desk quickly, took the inhaler out of the bag and gave it to his teacher.

Brendon’s family are very proud of him. His mother and teachers have said something that makes this young hero even more amazing. Brendon has autism (自閉癥) and he has difficulty communicating with others.

When asked how he knew what to do to save his teacher, Brendon said he knew it from Are We There Yet. “If hadn’t seen that movie. I wouldn’t have known what to do,” said Brendon.

“I went to the doctor and he said 5,000 people die from the things that happened that day,” said Kenser. “Brendon was really calm at that time. Without him, I wouldn’t be here now.”

【1】Why did Kenser try to get to her desk?

A. Because she wanted to sit down.

B. Because she wanted to call a doctor.

C. Because she wanted to get her inhaler.

【2】What does the underlined phrase “passed out” mean in Chinese?

A. 昏厥B. 傳遞C. 出去

【3】What did Brendon do to save his teacher?

A. He called his mother for help.

B. He gave the inhaler to his teacher.

C. He went out quickly and got help.

【4】Are We There Yet, mentioned in Paragraph 5 is ________.

A. a songB. medical bookC. a movie

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

A. A Kid Hero Saved His Teacher.

B. Kids with Autism Are Amazing.

C. Learning First Aid Is Important.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述肯澤是一名教師，在上課時他的哮喘發(fā)作了，他的一名叫布倫登的學生救了他，肯澤非常感謝他。人們以布倫登為傲。據(jù)布倫登透露，他在電影上學會急救措施并救活了老師。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“I was having an asthma attack. The students were watching and I knew I had to get to my desk.” At her desk was her bag with an inhaler (吸入器)可知，因為她想得到吸入器，故選C。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)However, Kenser never made it to her desk. She passed out, lying on the floor可知，他想要拿吸入器，但是失敗了，最后昏厥了，躺在地上，故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He ran to the desk quickly, took the inhaler out of the bag and gave it to his teacher可知，他將吸入器給了老師，故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Brendon said he knew it from Are We There Yet. “If hadn’t seen that movie. I wouldn’t have known what to do,”可知，這是一部電影，他從電影中知道了這個，故選C。

【5】主旨大意題。本文主要講述肯澤是一名教師，在上課時他的哮喘發(fā)作了，他的一名叫布倫登的學生救了他，肯澤非常感謝他。人們以布倫登為傲。據(jù)布倫登透露，他在電影上學會了急救措施并救活了老師。所以題目可以是“一個小孩救了他的老師”，故選A。

解答詞義猜測題時，可以使用如下技巧：1、根據(jù)上下文來猜測詞義；2、通過同義詞或近義詞來猜測詞義；3、通過構詞法來猜測詞義；4、通過定義或釋義來猜測詞義；5、通過句法功能來猜測詞義；6、通過轉折和因果關系來猜測詞義；7. 通過生活常識來猜測詞義。對于這類題采取“代入法”也非常有效，即將備選答案逐一代入文中，哪一個選項能使句子的意思通順、連貫，且與上下文的內容一致，哪一個選項就是該題的正確答案。例如第2題。