Question

【題目】閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Subway Hero

It was 7:15 am on 15th April, 2010. Forty-year-old Earl Brown was waiting for the train at the subway station in New York City. His two sons, aged five and eight, were with him at the time.

Suddenly, a sick young man fell down on the platform(站臺). The man, 24-year-old James Wilson, got up, but then ______ again—this time, onto the track(軌道) between the two rails. A train was coming into the station. It was a______moment, and an accident seemed to be about to happen. The young man’s life was going to be in danger if the train did not stop. Everybody on the platform was very worried about the young man as his life could be gone in a few______ .

But Mr. Brown stayed calm. He looked at the man, and looked at the space that the man was in. It was about half a meter ______ . He thought to himself, "The train is going to travel over the man. If he tries to get up, the train will definitely kill him. However, the young man will be OK if he lies on the ground and doesn’t move." At this time, Mr. Brown knew he had to make a tough ______, and it would be very important for this young man.

Without further hesitation (猶豫), Mr. Brown jumped onto the track. He ______ on top of Mr. Wilson, and kept him down on the ground inside the subway track. The train driver saw both of them. He was terrified, but there was no way for him to______ in time. The train travelled over the two men before it was finally stopped.

The people on the platform were shocked to see what had happened. When Mr. Brown heard them shouting, he shouted, "We’re fine, but tell my sons I’m OK." People on the platform clapped(鼓掌) and cheered their ______—they were amazed at Mr. Brown’s courage and bravery. Subway staffs helped the two men walk out of the track safely. An ambulance(救護車) arrived and took Mr. Wilson to the nearest hospital. Luckily, there was nothing serious with him.

In a radio interview, Mr. Brown was asked why he was so brave when the accident happened. He______ said, "My coat got dirty but that’s it." He added, "I’m not a brave man and I was terribly afraid of it too. I just saw someone who needed help at that time. It was the ______ thing to do, so I did it."

【1】A．fell B．stood C．stayed D．waited

【2】A．wrong B．natural C．magical D．terrible

【3】A．days B．hours C．minutes D．seconds

【4】A．wide B．high C．deep D．long

【5】A．decision B．suggestion C．description D．discussion

【6】A．sat B．lay C．ran D．hid

【7】A．leave B．reach C．stop D．move

【8】A．star B．hero C．leader D．driver

【9】A．simply B．excitedly C．hurriedly D．proudly

【10】A．true B．right C．brave D．Great

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】B

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】

試題分析：四十歲的Earl Brown在一個年輕人倒在地鐵軌道上面臨著被地鐵碾過的危險的情況下急中生智，把年輕人救了。

【1】本段話的第一句中已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了fell一詞，同時，在這個句子中，出現(xiàn)了again，可推斷此處也是fell，故選A。

【2】根據(jù)本句后出現(xiàn)的一句an accident seemed to be about to happen，可推斷當時的情況是非常糟糕的（terrible），故選D。

【3】根據(jù)當時的語境，可知列車很快就要來了，因此，他的生命即將在幾秒鐘內(nèi)受到威脅。故選D。

【4】A．wide寬的；B．high高的；C．deep深的；D. long長的。根據(jù)對上下文的理解以及常識，可知推斷當時的鐵軌是有半米深的，這樣才能保證后面他們躺在那里安全地讓列車通過，故本題選C。

【5】分析文意，可知當Brown要在短時間內(nèi)作出如何就那個年輕人的決定（decision），故選A。

【6】根據(jù)上下文的意思以及常識，可知Brown當時是要就那個年輕人，那么就必須躺在他的上方對他進行保護，故選B。

【7】根據(jù)語境，可知道列車開來的時候列車司機發(fā)現(xiàn)鐵軌上躺了兩個人，但由于時間有限是不可能讓列車及時地停下來。故選C

【8】根據(jù)語境，可知Brown在自己絲毫沒受傷的情況下也救了那個年輕人，因此成為了人們心目中的英雄，故選B。

【9】A．simply僅僅是；B．excitedly興奮地；C．hurriedly匆忙地； D．proudly自豪地。根據(jù)上下文并結合對各個選項的理解，可知選A。

【10】A．true真實的；B．right對的；C．brave勇敢的；D．great偉大的。根據(jù)對上下文的理解，可知Brown認為他這樣做是對的，故選B。