Question

It was 12:45 pm on January 2, 2007. 50-year-old Wesley Autrey was waiting for the train at a subway station in New York. His two daughters, aged four and six, were with him.

Suddenly, a sick man fell down on the platform (站台). The man, 20-year-old Cameron Hollopeter, got up, but then fell again—this time, onto the track between the two rails (道轨). A train was coming into the station. It was a frightening moment.

But Mr Autrey wasn’t frightened. He looked at the man and the space that the man was in. It was about half a meter deep. And he thought, “The train is going to travel over this man. If he tries to get up, the train will kill him. But if he lies on the ground and doesn’t move, he’ll be OK.” So he got an idea.

He jumped down and kept Mr Hollopeter down on the ground. The train driver saw them. He was terrified, but he couldn’t stop in time. The train traveled over the two men before it stopped.

The people on the platform were surprised. When Mr Autrey heard them screaming, he shouted, “We’re OK down here, but I’ve got two daughters up there. Let them know their father is OK.”

In an interview on a TV show, Mr Autrey said, “The only thing that happened to me was my blue hat got dirty.”

1.Why did Mr Hollopeter fall on the platform and then the track?

A．Because he was ill.                      B．Because he walked so fast.

C．Because he was too old.                  D．Because the subway station was so crowed.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr Autrey was so frightened when he saw what had happened.

B．Mr Autrey thought the space that the man was in was about one meter deep.

C．The train driver saw the two men but he couldn’t stop the train in time.

D．Mr Autrey and Mr Hollopeter were both taken to a hospital.

3.Mr Autrey was worried about         when the train stopped.

A．his two daughters   B．Mr Hollopeter      C．his blue hat        D．the train driver

4.Mr Autrey lay on top of Mr Hollopeter in order to        .

A．keep him calm                         B．keep him down

C．keep him warm                         D．keep him awake

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Sick Man                            B．Save One’s Life

C．Mr Autrey and Mr Hollopeter              D．The Subway Hero

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要记述了奥特雷先生在等火车时，看到一位病人倒在了铁路上。火车眼看就要过来，因此他就跳起来把这个病人压在了身下，因此救了这个人一命。

1.根据第二段Suddenly, a sick man fell down on the platform (站台). The man, 20-year-old Cameron Hollopeter, got up, but then fell again—this time, onto the track between the two rails (道轨).描述，可知选A。

2.根据短文第四段The train driver saw them. He was terrified, but he couldn’t stop in time. 描述，可知选C。

3.根据“We’re OK down here, but I’ve got two daughters up there. Let them know their father is OK.”描述，可知奥特雷先生很担心他的两个女儿，故选A。

4.根据短文第四段He jumped down and kept Mr Hollopeter down on the ground.描述，可知选B。

5.这篇短文中的奥特雷先生急中生智，救了一位倒在铁路上的病人。故选D，铁路英雄。

考点：故事类记述文阅读