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【题目】A mother from Colorado who doctors said had died while giving birth to her son, has said it is a Christmas miracle that both she and the boy are alive.

Tracey Hermanstorfer's heart stopped beating and her son Coltyn appeared lifeless after the Caesarean section(剖腹产手术）on Christmas Eve. However a few minutes after he was born, both began breathing again. Dr Stephanie Martin told Good Morning America she could not explain how the pair survived. Mrs. Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike told the American television show that their baby was now healthy and that they were doing “good” following the drama at Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital.

The couple，who already had two children, had to go into the hospital seven weeks earlier than planned. Her husband, 37, said his wife was tired after receiving an epidural (硬膜夕卜麻醉）during the labour (分娩)but after closing her eyes, she "wasn't waking up". She stopped breathing and she is believed to have suffered a heart attack before her heart stopped beating entirely.

Dr Martin said she was called in and that the outlook was grim since in most situations like this，"despite the best efforts of the team"，the mother was often unable to be revived. In that case doctors then tried to focus on delivering the baby but when he was born he was "completely lifeless".

Mr. Hermanstorfer told the Associated Press news agency，" I had everything in the world taken from me, and in an hour and a half I had everything given to me. "

Dr Martin said she did not have a “great explanation" for why Mrs. Hermanstorfer、heartbeat re-turned. "Somewhere between four and five minutes she had been without heart rate and had stopped breathing a minute or two prior to her heart stop-ping," she said. The doctors were then able to bring the baby back to life, and the mother was alive after that.

Despite tests, she said doctors were still not sure about what had happened. However Mrs. Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike have said they believed it was down to a miracle. She said，“I got a second chance in life. ”

【1】 The story happened on __________

A. December 24

B. December 25

C. December 31

D. January 1

【2】 What might have happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer just before her heart stopped beating?

A. She became unconscious.

B. She took a nap.

C. She had a bad headache.

D. She suffered a heart attack.

【3】 Which of the following is the correct order of what happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer?

a. suffering a heart attack

b. stopping heart beating entirely

c. stopping breathing

d. coming back to life

e. receiving an epidural

f. producing a baby

A. acfdbe

B. fcadbe

C. eacbfd

D. eabcfd

【4】 What feelings did Mr. Hermanstorfer experience during the incident?

A. Sad and delighted.

B. Disappointed and depressed.

C. Sad and angry.

D. Touched and regrettable.

【5】 Which of the following words best expresses Dr Martin's attitude towards Tracey Hermanstorfer's coming back to life?

A. Shocked.

B. Puzzled.

C. Normal.

D. Curious.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 A

【2】 D

【3】 C

【4】 A

【5】 B

【解析】【1】细节理解题。根据“Tracey Hermanstorfer's heart stopped beating and her son Coltyn appeared lifeless after the Caesarean section (剖腹产手术)on Christmas Eve.”可知，事情发生在圣诞节前夕，即12月24日。

【2】细节理解题。根据“She stopped breathing and she is believed to have suffered a heart attack before her heart stopped beating entirely. ”可知，在她的心脏完全停止跳动之前Tracey Hermanstorfer 可能心脏病突发。

【3】细节理解题。要求对事件排序，可采用首尾定位法。第一个事件是receiving an epidural,最后一个事件是coming back to life。故排除 A 项和 B项。根据 had stopped breathing a minute or two prior to her heart stopping 可知stopping breathing 发生在前，故答案为C。

【4】推理判断题。根据“I had everything in the world taken from me. and in an hour and a half I had everything given to me. ”可以判断 Mr. Hermanstorfer 经历了“先悲后喜”的情感体验。

【5】观点态度题。根据第二段相关内容“...she could not explain how the pair survived. ”以及第六段第一句话“Dr Martin said she did not have a great explanation，for why Mrs. Hermanstorfer's heartbeat returned. ”等信息可知，Martin 医生对这位产妇的“死而复生”感到“困惑”。