Question

    Jenny was driving her six-year-old son, Tony, to his piano lesson. They were late, and Jenny was beginning to think she should have given it up. There was always so much to do, and Jenny recently helped with an operation. She was tired. The storm and ice roads added to her tension. Maybe she should turn the car around.

“Mom!” Tony cried. “Look!” Just ahead a car had lost control on the patch of ice. As Jenny tapped the brakes, the other car wildly rolled over; then crashed sideways into a telephone pole.

Jenny pulled over, stopped and threw open her door. Thank goodness she knew her job well—she might be able to help these unfortunate passengers. Then she paused. What about Tony? She couldn’t take him with her. Little boys shouldn’t see scenes like that. But was it safe to leave him alone? What if their car were hit from behind? For a brief moment Jenny considered going on her way.

She asked Tony to stay in the car and ran, slipping and sliding, toward the crash site. It was worse than she’s feared. Two girls of high school age in the car. One was killed. The driver, however, was still breathing. Jenny quickly applied pressure to the wound in the teenager’s head while her practiced eye checked the other injuries. A broken leg, maybe two, along with probable internal bleeding. But if help came soon, the girl would live.

A trucker had pulled up and was calling for help on his cellphone. Soon ambulance and rescue workers came. “Good job,” one said while examining the wounds. “You probably saved her life!” Later the families of the victims came to meet Jenny, expressing their gratitude for the help she had offered.

1.What was Jenny doing when the accident happened?

A.She was helping with an operation.

B.She was driving for her son’s lesson.

C.She was driving home with her son.

D.She was making a telephone for help.

2.What does Jenny do according to the passage?

A.A taxi-driver. B.A firefighter.

C.A nurse. D.A teacher.

3.The car accident was caused by ________.

A.the tiredness of the driver

B.the truck who was telephoning while driving

C.the students’ careless driving

D.the bad weather and terrible road conditions

4.Before going to rescue the wounded, Jenny worried a lot about ________.

A.her poor skills of saving people

B.her little son’s safety in the car

C.her little son’s piano lesson

D.the students killed in the accident

5.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A.the driver was saved thanks to Jenny’s timely help

B.there were at least two deaths in the car accident

C.Jenny was to blame for the terrible car accident

D.Jenny was late for his piano lessons for this accident

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Jenny开车送儿子去上钢琴课的路上目睹了一场由恶劣的天气和糟糕的路况引发的交通事故，身为护士的她马上对受伤人员展开了一场生死营救。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Jenny was driving her six-year-old son, Tony, to his piano lesson.”可知，事故发生时，Jenny正开车送她六岁的儿子去上钢琴课，故B项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第一段中的“and Jenny recently helped with an operation.”可知，Jenny最近刚刚帮忙做了手术，再结合第三段她对伤员紧急施救的细节可知，她可能是一名护士，故C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The storm and ice roads added to her tension.”可知，暴风雨和结冰的路面使Jenny更加紧张，再结合第二段对事故发生时的细节描写可知，事故是由恶劣的天气和糟糕的路况引起的，故D项正确。

4.推理判断题。第二段中的“Then she paused. What about Tony?”及“But was it safe to leave him alone? What if their car were hit from behind?”等细节表明了Jenny的担心，在抢救伤员之前，Jenny非常担心儿子的安全，故B项正确。

5.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“The driver, however, was still breathing. Jenny quickly applied pressure to the wound in the teenager’s head”可知，到达事故现场后，Jenny发现司机还有呼吸，Jenny马上给那个头部受伤女孩的伤口加压止血，接下来她会对司机进行抢救，由此可知，多亏Jenny的及时相救，司机才会得救，故A项正确。