Question

    Every Christmas,the firm I worked for raised money for disadvantaged kids in the area,and every Christmas I'd drive out with colleagues to deliver gifts.Some years ago,  we were returning to work and stopped at an intersection as the lights turned red.

We were in the middle lane and I became aware of an SUV(越野车）coming up behind us at speed;at the last moment,it switched to the righthand lane and carried straight on past the red light into traffic moving west to east.It crashed into another vehicle,causing it to veer off(转向），then they both skidded to a stop.

There was a loud"Bang"and flames leapt from the SUV 's front.I had been a volunteer firefighter for many years and had attended automobile accidents before.As the flames grew fiercer,I knew the car's battery had exploded and that there was no time to lose.I dashed round to the passenger side.The door was locked,but by pulling on the window frame,I managed to tear it open.I leaned in,unbuckled the driver's belt and pulled him across to the passenger side.

Other than some cuts,he was fine.I left him with my workmates and went to check on the driver of the other car,who was also unhurt.Then I headed back to the intersection, where I directed traffic around the burning vehicle until the emergency services arrived.

On the way back to work,I said to my colleagues:"What you saw,keep it under your hats,OK?"But an hour later I had a call from a friend on a local TV station."Brad,"he said,"I have a picture here that someone's sent in of you helping out at a traffic accident."

I hoped that would be the end f it,but the story was to have an unexpected ending. A couple of weeks after the accident,I agreed to a televised reunion with Michael Walker, the guy I'd pulled from the car.He thanked me,and then he introduced me to his daughter, Amber.It turned out she had been separated from her mum and dad,but returned home after the accident.Knowing this family had been reunited was greatly comforting to me-a real Christmas gift.

1.The car crash was caused by

A.the SUV driver's running the red light

B.the traffic chaos at the intersection

C.the heavy traffic during Christmas

D.the author's car blocking the way

2.Who saved the trapped driver from the burning car?

A.The emergency services. B.The author.

C.The author's workmates. D.A pedestrian.

3.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Cover up the hair. B.Hide the face.

C.Keep it secret. D.Bear it in mind.

4.What was a real Christmas gift to the author?

A.The reunion with the saved driver.

B.Acquaintance with Michael' s daughter.

C.Raising money for disadvantaged kids.

D.Michael' s family reunion after the accident.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者在一次交通事故中营救车主，车主最终通过电视播放感谢作者，作者也为车主一家团聚而感到欣慰。

1.

细节理解题。由第二段第二句“at the last moment, it switched to the righthand lane and carried straight on past the red light into traffic moving west to east.”和第三句“It crashed into another vehicle, causing it to veer off(转向），then they both skidded to a stop.”可知，在最后时刻，它转向右边车道，并且一直朝前经过红灯，进入到由西开往东的车流中。它和另外一部车辆碰撞，使得它转向，然后它们都打滑直到停止。由此可见，这次车祸是由越野车车主闯红灯引起的。结合选项可知，选项A正确。

2.

细节理解题。由第三段的最后一句“I leaned in, unbuckled the driver's belt and pulled him across to the passenger side.”可知，我倾斜着进去，解开车主的安全带，然后经过副驾驶把他拉出来。由此可见，作者从燃烧的汽车中将受困的车主营救出来。结合选项可知，选项B正确。

3.

词义猜测题。由第五段的第二句“But an hour later I had a call from a friend on a local TV station.”和第三句“"Brad," he said, "I have a picture here that someone's sent in of you helping out at a traffic accident."”可知，但是一个小时之后，我接到一个在当地电视台的朋友打来的电话。他说，“Brad，我这里有一张某人发送的你在一次交通事故中帮忙的照片。”由此可见，这两句和下划线句子““keep it under your hats””之间是转折关系，下划线“keep it under your hats”表示的是保密的意思。结合选项可知，选项C正确。

4.

细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句“Knowing this family had been reunited was greatly comforting to me-a real Christmas gift.”可知，知道这个家庭已经团聚，对于我来说是非常欣慰的，这是一个真正的圣诞礼物。由此可见，对于作者来说，真正的圣诞礼物是米歇尔一家在事故之后团聚。结合选项可知，选项D正确。