A mum saved her daughter’s life with her newly learned first aid skills. Sonya Hall, 33, of Denny Avenue, Lancaster, had only just attended one first aid class the day before when she found herself needing to use the skills on her three year old daughter Tilly.
Sonya, who also has son Emmen, six, attended the first aid course at Lune Park Children’s Centre in Lancaster. Then she was faced with every parent’s worst nightmare when Tilly went blue in the face and stopped breathing. But thanks to her newly acquired skills, Sonya saved Tilly’s life.
Sonya said: “Tilly was playing with her brother and they were fighting over a toy. Emmen won the fight. Tilly fell backwards and her head was hit. She was face down and shaking and at first I thought she was upset. But then I saw she was blue in the face and had stopped breathing. I reacted without thinking and immediately started using the first aid skills I had learned the day before which were so fresh in my mind. I began doing mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions (胸外按压). It probably took about a minute before Tilly started breathing again, but to me it felt like a lifetime.”
After getting Tilly breathing again, Sonya called an ambulance and the doctors came. Since then, Tilly has been diagnosed (诊断) with Reflex Anoxic Seizure (反射缺氧发作). Sonya said: “The seizure can happen when there’s any unexpected pain, fear or fright. It is just so lucky that the day before it happened, I had been practising first aid.”
The Empowering Parents First Aid course is run by Lancashire Adult Learning. Sonya said: “I am just so glad I did the course and learnt the first aid skills. I always feared I would not know what to do in a crisis situation, but luckily I had the knowledge and skills to deal with it.”
1.What happened to Tilly?
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A．She was knocked down by her brother. |
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B．She fell on the floor and hit her head. |
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C．She was hit by a toy on the head and felt upset. |
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D．She was hit by her brother and stopped breathing. |
2.When Sonya found Tilly’s shaking, she thought her daughter must ______.
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A．be crying |
B．be very angry |
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C．pretend to be hurt |
D．recognize her failure |
3.When Sonya goes to the first aid class next time, she will feel ______.
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A．enjoyable |
B．excited |
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C．grateful |
D．confident |
4.What would be the best title for the text?
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A．The importance of first aid |
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B．How to practise first aid |
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C．Mum saves girl with first aid |
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D．Mums should attend first aid courses |
Henry was a carpenter of our village. Once I asked him to make a table for my family. A week later, Henry sent us the table and the bill as well.
My wife said to me, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?"
"I won't decide about that until I see the bill." I said.
Henry was drinking a glass of water. He laughed and gave me a piece of paper. It said,
Bill
One dining table June 10, 2011
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint 1.50
Work, 8 hours (1 an hour) 8.00
Total(总计) 36.50
When I was looking at the bill, Henry said," It's a fine day, isn't it? Quite sunny."
"Yes," I said. "I'm glad it is only the 10th of June."
"Me too, " said Henry." You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month."
"Yes, hotter and more expensive. The table will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Henry? " I said, "If it isn't too much trouble, please add it up again. You can forget the date."
"OK, man. You are such a guy." Henry said with a smile in his two blue eyes, and he left with the money he should get.
1.The table was made of __________.
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A．Wood |
B．glass |
C．Paper |
D．chair |
2.The bill showed 36.50 in all because Henry __________.
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A．didn’t do well in math |
B．was an honest carpenter |
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C．added the date to the bill |
D．was not a carpenter |
3.In Henry’s opinion the write was a __________ guy.
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A．smart and careful |
B．silly and lazy |
C．rich and hardworking |
D．stupid and rich |
4. From the story we know that __________.
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A．Henry got 26.5 for his work in the end |
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B．The table will cost 20 more on June 30 |
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C．The writer paid 36.5 for the table |
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D．The writer got 36.5 |
The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney's best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a " sailing roof" was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师),Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.
The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building's roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.
The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _______.
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A．America |
B．Australia |
C．England |
D．Denmark(丹麦） |
2.Building the Sydney Opera House lasted__________.
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A．from 1959 to 1973 |
B．from 1962 to 1973
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C．from 1959 to 1967 |
D．from 1962 to 1967 |
3._______ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
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A．Utzon |
B．The public |
C．Queen Elizabeth II |
D．The government |
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
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A．Sailing Roof |
B．Travelling in Sydney
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C．The Sydney Opera House |
D．The Opening of the Opera House |
There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he 36 to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great 37 and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服，打败） many kings and 38 many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of 39 .
For a long time he wandered in 40 from place to place. His enemies were 41 him. He was about to lose all hope.
One day he was 42 under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t 43 any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more 44 and saw it was an ant, 45 a grain of wheat（麦粒） as large as itself.
There was a 46 in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.
“You are 47 , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he 48 , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it 49 held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane 50 the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same 51 . Then it tried the twenty-first time. 52 , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had 53 so often. The next minute it climbed 54 into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, 55 I succeed.”
And this he did.
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I wanted to have the paper by the end of this month.
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A．finish |
B．to be finished |
C．finished |
D．being finished |
I will answer the teacher’s question when _______.
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A．I ask |
B．I will be asked |
C．asked |
D．I shall be asked |
