Question

    Jim McGee was once an Air Force pilot in Vietnam. In 2017, he was seriously ill because his kidneys(肾)were gone.

Jim immediately started dialysis(透析)，but a person of his age on dialysis usually lives only about four years. Transplants are a long-shot alternative. The National Kidney Foundation estimates that 13 people die every day while waiting for a donor with the right blood and tissue types. Jim’s wife, Shirley McGee, and some family friends offered but weren’t a match.

Desperate, Shirley had T-shirts made that said “I’m in need of a donor.” Her husband would wear one whenever he went to downtown Sarasota. No luck.

In early 2018, Jim didn’t feel like attending a reunion of some Air Force buddies in Monterey, California. "I said, ‘Is it really worth going to Monterey to sit in dialysis for two days?’”Jim recalls. "And my wife said, ‘ Yeah，come on. You really want to see your friends.’And I am glad I made that decision.”

In California, Jim reunited with six fellow airmen, including one he hadn’t seen in nearly 50 years: Doug Coffman. The two had met when they both were learning Vietnamese before they went overseas. Jim told Doug and his other comrades about his predicament(困境).

Doug, then 70, happened to have the right blood type and immediately decided to help. But could he? Shirley’s guess was that doctors would tell Doug what they had told her: You’re too old. He immediately had his doctor send his medical records to Georgetown Medical Center, where Jim was being treated.

Within a month, Doug was cleared for major testing. The testing revealed not only that Doug’s tissue type matched Jim’s but also that he had the kidneys of a 35-year-old. When the doctors gave him the OK to donate, Doug immediately called Jim, and asked for the first surgery date available. On September 18，2018，Doug went into surgery at 7:30 a. m.; Jim followed at 9:30 a. m. By noon, they were both in the recovery room. The transplant was a success.

1.Which of the following can best describe Shirley?

A.Knowledgeable and talkative . B.Reasonable and energetic.

C.Outgoing and thankful. D.Helpful and considerate.

2.How did Jim feel about his illness just before going to Monterey?

A.Discouraged. B.Satisfied. C.Ashamed. D.Nervous.

3.Why did Jim McGee decide to go to Monterey?

A.To seek help. B.To practice Vietnamese.

C.To meet his fellow airmen. D.To have a thorough examination there.

4.What can we know about Doug Coffman?

A.He was too old to help. B.He acted without delay in helping Jim.

C.He seldom visited his doctor. D.He was 35 years younger than his age.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。Jim McGee肾脏衰竭，需要器官移植，一次聚会帮他找到了匹配的肾源。

1.推理判断题。由第二段“Jim’s wife, Shirley McGee, and some family friends offered but weren’t a match.”第三段“Desperate, Shirley had T-shirts made that said “I’m in need of a donor.”以及第四段“And my wife said, ‘ Yeah，come on. You really want to see your friends.’”可知，当得知Jim McGee需要移植时，他的妻子和一些朋友主动帮助，但是肾源不匹配；绝望中时，Shirley为她丈夫制定了一些T恤，上面写着“我要找器官捐赠者”；在Jim McGee不愿意参加聚会时，鼓励他去，去看看朋友。也正是这一去，Jim McGee找到了合适的肾源，所以可以判断Shirley是一个乐于助人、体贴周到的人。故选D项。

2.推理判断题。由第二段“Jim’s wife, Shirley McGee, and some family friends offered but weren’t a match.”第三段“No luck.”第四段“In early 2018, Jim didn’t feel like attending a reunion of some Air Force buddies in Monterey, California. I said, ‘Is it really worth going to Monterey to sit in dialysis for two days?’”可知，在需要移植配型时，妻子和朋友的指标不符；穿着印有求助肾源的T恤外出，也没有找到合适的。所以对于朋友重聚这样一个场合Jim McGee一开始是拒绝的，不想去，并且自问：到Monterey去，两天都要透析，真的值得吗？由此可以判断，因为找不到合适的肾源进行移植，Jim McGee是气馁的，不想参加聚会。故选A项。

3.细节理解题。由第四段“In early 2018, Jim didn’t feel like attending a reunion of some Air Force buddies in Monterey, California.”和第五段“In California, Jim reunited with six fellow airmen, including one he hadn’t seen in nearly 50 years: Doug Coffman.”可知，在2018年初，Jim不想参加在加利福利亚的Monterey举行的一次空军聚会；在加利福利亚，Jim与六个飞行员团聚，包括接近50年未见的Doug Coffman。由这些细节可知，他去Monterey是为了见见飞行员老朋友。故选C项。

4.细节理解题。由第六段“Doug, then 70, happened to have the right blood type and immediately decided to help.”“He immediately had his doctor send his medical records to Georgetown Medical Center, where Jim was being treated.”和第七段“When the doctors gave him the OK to donate, Doug immediately called Jim, and asked for the first surgery date available.”可知，Doug，当时已经70岁，碰巧血型合适，立刻决定帮助Jim;当Jim的妻子觉得他年龄太大，可能不适合时，他立刻让自己的医生将自己的医疗记录送给Georgetown医疗中心，Jim正在那里接受治疗；当被告知可以捐赠时，他立刻打电话给Jim，询问最早的可以手术的日期。三个immediately深刻说明了Doug在帮助Jim时一点也没耽误，毫不迟疑。故选B项。