Question

    I was on my way home from work, cutting through the Bryant Park. On that day, the sun seemed to set faster than usual, and suddenly I found myself walking in the dark. I was less than half a mile from my apartment, but the path would lead me over a bridge, across train tracks, and through an unlit underpass.

Then I heard him – a stranger running alongside me, partly obscured(遮掩) by the bushes. My mouth went dry; my legs felt like water. But I didn’t pick up my pace – instead, I stopped, turned, and faced him. He came out of the bushes and said he’d been watching me “for a long time”.

As he walked beside me, I guided us towards the edge of the park. When we reached the bridge, a train rumbled(轰鸣着缓慢行进) past, and he seized the moment, attacking me with a knife around my throat. The self-defense skills I had learned years before kicked in, and I pushed my finger into his eye, hard. And then came the shock: That didn’t frighten him away. My mind flashed back to a tip from an old guitar teacher: “Press the strings like you’re squeezing a flea(跳蚤).” I put all my strength into that finger, and finally he let go.

I was shaking with fear, but I looked him straight in the eye and began to back away. I turned to run the hell out of there, but then I remembered another self-defense lesson: Never run, because then you’re a target. So I walked away alone – through the dark tunnel as I dialed 911 with trembling fingers. If you ever find yourself in this situation, use these self-defense skills that you already know. They can really make all the difference to you.

1.Which of the following word best describes the author’s way home?

A.Well-traveled. B.Risky.

C.Boring. D.Well-protected.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 suggest?

A.The author was desperate to go home.

B.The author was exhausted and thirsty.

C.The author was in a state of fear.

D.The author’s legs were wet.

3.Which statement may the author agree with?

A.The man is a casual acquaintance of her.

B.She was guarded home by the police finally.

C.She might feel grateful for her self-defense skills.

D.The man injured his eye himself when making an attack.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.How I survived an attack B.Whether fortune smiles on me

C.What one should do when in danger D.Why self-defense skills are important

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

本文是记叙文。讲述了作者在下班回家路上，听到一个陌生人跟在她后面跑，并且企图攻击她。作者用学到的自卫技能保护自己。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段 I heard him – a stranger running alongside me, partly obscured(遮掩) by the bushes和第三段he seized the moment, attacking me with a knife around my throat可知在回家的路上，作者听到有一个陌生人跟在后面跑，并且后来企图用刀子攻击她。作者在回家的路上很危险。故选B项。

2.词句猜测题。根据第二段的描述I heard him – a stranger running alongside me, partly obscured(遮掩) by the bushes可知，作者听到一个陌生人跟在她后面跑，那人一半被灌木丛遮住了。从My mouth went dry “作者的嘴发干”，可推测她的腿发软，形容她感到非常害怕。故选C项。

3.推理判断题。作者在路上遇到危险情况，勇敢地自我防卫。根据文章最后两句If you ever find yourself in this situation, use these self-defense skills that you already know. They can really make all the difference to you可知，作者觉得如果发现自己处于危险情况，使用这些自卫技能真的会起作用。因此，作者用自卫技能保护了自己，她很感激自己会这些技能。故选C项。

4.主旨大意题。文章讲述作者在下班回家途中遇到了危急的情况，有人跟踪她，并且用刀子攻击她。作者勇敢而又机智地进行自卫。文章描述她是怎样进行自卫的。故选A项。