18.Lisa was running late.Lisa,25,had a lot to do at work,plus visitors on the way:her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown.But as she hurried down the subway stairs,she started to feel uncomfortably warln.By the time she got to the platform,Lisa felt weak and tired--maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before,she thought.She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.
Several yards away,Frank,43,and his girlfriend,Jennifer,found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop.They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.
But when he heard the scream,followed by someone yelling,"Oh,my God,she fell in!"Frank didn't hesitate.He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40feet toward the body lying on the rails."No!Not you!"his girlfriend screamed after him.
She was right to be alarmed.By the time Frank reached Lisa,he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming.The train was about 20seconds from the station.
It was hard to lift her.She was just out.But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge.That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness,felt herself being pulled along the ground,and saw someone else holding her purse.
Lisa thought she'd been robbed.A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head.And she tried to talk but she couldn't,and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.
Police and fire officials soon arrived,and Frank told the story to an officer.Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40一minute train ride downtown-just as he had been seconds after the rescue,which made her think about her reaction at the time."I saw the train coming and 1was thinking he was going to die,"she explained.
41.What was the most probable cause for Lisa's weakness?D
A.She had run a long way.
B.She felt hot in the subway.
C.She had done a 1ot of work.
D.She had donated blood the night before.
42.Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?D
A.Because they would miss their train.
B.Because he didn't see the train coming.
C.Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift.
D.Because she was afraid the train would kill him.
43.How did Frank save Lisa?A
A.By lifting her to the platform.
B.By helping her rise to her feet.
C.By pulling her along the ground.
D.By dragging her away from the edge.
44.When did Lisa become conscious again?B
A.When the train was leaving.
B.After she was back on the platform.
C.After the police and fire officials came.
D.When a man was cleaning the blood from her head.
45.The passage is intended toC
A.warn us of the danger in the subway
B.show US how to save people in the subway
C.tell US about a subway rescue
D.report a traffic accident.
分析 本文主要讲述一个男人在地铁救一个晕倒的女人的故事.
解答 41--45 DDABC
41.D 细节理解题.由第一段倒数第二句Lisa felt weak and tired-maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before可知,Lisa感觉虚弱和劳累,可能前一天晚上不该去献血.故选D.
42.D 细节理解题.由最后一段最后一句I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die可知.我看到火车就要来了,我认为他要去死.故选D.
43.A 细节理解题.由倒数第三段But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge可知.他成功地举起她的四肢到平台上以便旁观者能抱住她,把她拖离边缘地区.故选A.
44.B 细节理解题.由倒数第三段的It was hard to lift her.She was just out.But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge.That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness可知.应是:回到平台那儿恢复了知觉.故选B.
45.C 写作目的题.写作目的或告诉人们一个事实或给人得到某种教育或让人娱乐.本文只是告诉我们一个在地铁救人的一个事实.
点评 人物故事类阅读理解文章是高考英语常考材料之一.这类文章一般可分为人物传记和短篇故事两类.这两类阅读材料一般较长,即词数多,而且命题也较多,特别是推理判断题和事实细节题多.在做此类阅读理解题时往往是材料看得懂,题目不好做的感觉.因此,在阅读材料时要重点放在事情发展的过程和结果上,注意把握事件的发展进程及人物之间的关系,细节与主题的关系,用以说明人物性格特点的事实、作者的态度等,这些内容往往是推理判断题的命题点.至于事实细节题的解答,同学们切忌想当然或者凭印象,一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.