高考真题练
阅读理解
It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball team were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm. Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered(发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play. The two didn't know each other well—Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.
Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground. “Paris's eyes rolled back,” Taylor says. “She started shaking. I knew it was an emergency.”
It certainly was. Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure. Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first, no one moved. The girls were in shock. Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR ”
CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick person's chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. Without oxygen, the brain is damaged quickly.
Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didn't think she knew it well enough. But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR. “It was scary. I knew it was the difference between life and death,” says Taylor.
Taylor's swift action helped her teammates calm down. One girl called 911. Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic device(器械) that can shock the heart back into work. Luck stayed with them: Paris's heartbeat returned.
“I know I was really lucky,” Paris says now. “Most people don't survive this. My team saved my life.”
Experts say Paris is right: For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.
Today, Paris is back on the softball team. Taylor will apply to college soon. She wants to be a nurse. “I feel more confident in my actions now,” Taylor says. “I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”
1.What happened to Paris on a March day
A.She caught a bad cold.
B.She had a sudden heart problem.
C.She was knocked down by a ball.
D.She shivered terribly during practice.
2.Why did Paris say she was lucky
A.She made a worthy friend.
B.She recovered from shock.
C.She received immediate CPR.
D.She came back on the softball team.
3.Which of the following words can best describe Taylor
A.Enthusiastic and kind. B.Courageous and calm.
C.Cooperative and generous. D.Ambitious and professional.
高考词汇站
派生/合成词汇
1.fail v.衰退;失败;出故障→ n.(器官)衰竭;故障;失败
2.amazing adj.令人惊奇/惊喜的→ adv.令人惊奇地
3.scare v.使惊吓;使恐惧→ adj.吓人的;恐怖的
4.survive v.生存;存活;幸存→ n.存活;幸存
5.confidence n.自信心;信心;信任→ adj.有信心的;自信的
6.press v.按;压;施加压力→ n.(心理)压力;紧张
7.eighth-grader n.
8.teammate n.
9.life-saving adj.
10.heartbeat n.
熟词生义
11.stamp v.
答案与分层梯度式解析
UNIT 5 FIRST AID
高考真题练
◎语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了垒球队的女队员Paris在打球过程中突发心力衰竭,队友Taylor对她进行了紧急心肺复苏,最后Paris恢复了心跳的故事。
1.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure.”可知,Paris 突发心力衰竭。故选B。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR”和倒数第二段中的“the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly”可知,Paris说自己幸运是由于她得到了及时的心肺复苏(CPR)救助。故选C。
3.B 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR.”可知,当情况危急,没有人上前提供帮助时,Taylor及时地对Paris进行心肺复苏救助,由此推断她是一个勇敢的女孩;根据最后一段中的“I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”可知,Taylor在令人害怕的情形下能够顶住压力行动,由此推断她是个镇静的女孩。故选B。
【高考词汇站】 1.failure 2.amazingly 3.scary
4.survival 5.confident 6.pressure 7.八年级的学生 8.队友 9.救命的;救生的 10.心跳 11.跺(脚)
长难句
原句 Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic device that can shock the heart back into work.
分析 本句为主从复合句。who 引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词the school nurse;an electronic device that...为同位语,解释说明defibrillator,其中that引导定语从句,修饰先行词an electronic device。
译文 还有两名队员跑去找学校的护士,护士带来了除颤器,它是一种能电击心脏让其恢复工作的电子器械。
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