Question

Around three forty-five on a rainy Saturday morning, I was woken up by the sound of my pager(呼机) beeping. As a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician, I can never count on a full night of sleep. I pulled myself out of bed and went toward the desk to grab my radio. Our crew was being sent to a nearby home where a man was in cardiac arrest (心脏骤停). We found the man lying on the kitchen floor with his wife beside him. We rushed the patient to the hospital, but despite our efforts, we were unable to save his life.

In my line of life, I rarely get any recognition from the patients we treat, or from their loved ones. But that night, a man’s wife approached us, and through her tears, whispered, “Thank you.” Then she hugged each of us. She knew we answered her late-night call for help, even though the ending was not positive.

There is something deeply rewarding about helping people in these circumstances. Sometimes, I’m able to make their worst day a bit better: like seeing the tears of an injured child turn into a smile when I gave him an interesting toy; or watching a terrified mother’s screams turn into tears of joy when she realized her baby was going to be fine.

Experiences like these allow me to see the impact my work has on others. At the same time, I also know the effect it has had on my own life. As a teenager, I felt awkward when my dad hugged me and said, “ I love you, my dear son.” I was equally uncomfortable and responded, “I love you.” But then I imagined him lying on the kitchen floor that rainy night and realized that my opportunity to say those three words could---at any moment---be taken away forever. Now, I extremely treasure the moment when my father says those three words to me. I’ve learned to appreciate every relationship I have, to tell people I care about them, and to never take anything in life for granted.

1. On that rainy Saturday morning, the author was woken to ____________.

A. meet his father for the last time

B. put out a really big fire

C. save a man’s life

D. do a scientific experiment

2.The author mentioned the injured child and the terrified mother to show that__________.

A. Life was not always pleasant

B. His help could bring people happiness

C. He saved a lot of people

D. They were very grateful to him

3. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to ___________.

A. a rainy Saturday morning

B. special love

C. others’ recognition

D. the author’s work

4.According to this passage, we know that ___________.

A. The author’s work greatly influenced him

B. The author’s father died several years ago

C. The author regretted treating his patients badly

D. The author never treasured every relation with others

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是作者做着救死扶伤的工作，经历使作者意识到自己的工作对别人的影响；同时也看到对自己生活的影响。

1.C细节理解题。根据第一段第四、六句Our crew was being sent to a nearby home where a man was in cardiac arrest (心脏骤停).我们一群人正在被派到附近的一个家里，在那里有一个男子心脏骤停。 but despite our efforts, we were unable to save his life.但是尽管我们的努力，我们也没能救他的命。故选C。

2.B推理判断题。根据第三段中的I’m able to make their worst day a bit better: like seeing the tears of an injured child turn into a smile when I gave him an interesting toy; or watching a terrified mother’s screams turn into tears of joy when she realized her baby was going to be fine.我能使他们最糟糕的一天更好一点：让一个受伤的孩子微笑；让感到害怕的妈妈的尖叫变成幸福的泪水。故选B。

3.D词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句Experiences like these allow me to see the impact my work has on others. At the same time, I also know the effect it has had on my own life.像这些经历使我看到我的工作对其他人的影响；同时，我的工作对我自己生活的影响。因此可知it在这里指“我的工作”。故选D。

4.it has had on my own life. 像这些经历使我看到我的工作对其他人的影响；同时，我的工作对我自己生活的影响。可知作者的工作真的影响了他。故选A。

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