Question

In the past two years, his wife, Merlie, and their seven children have said “goodbye” to him four times, most recently last month. Each time it has been unnecessary.

  Mr. Smart had a hip (髖關節) replacement in February at the Burnie hospital but was rushed back two months later with internal bleeding.

  “The doctors couldn’t stop the bleeding,” Mrs. Smart said. Medical staff told Mrs. Smart to contact her family, which includes children in Western Australia. “It took two days for them to get here. We had to hope he hung on .” he did.

  “The doctors were there 24 hours a day and they stopped the bleeding. They brought him back,” Mrs. Smart said.

“I certainly believe in miracles because I’ve seen one happen, but it wouldn’t have happened if the doctors didn’t do what they did.”

  It was the second time Mrs. Smart thought she was losing her husband of 54 years. Two years ago, Mr. Smart was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with intense pain caused by a hemorrhage (出血). Again, the family was called to say goodbye---twice.

 “I was given a 50-50 chance of coming out of it, ” Mr. Smart said.

 Going through the ordeal (苦難，折磨) then was trying on the family, who had prepared themselves for the worst.

But to face the same situation only two years later was hard. The Smarts said the support they received at the Burnie hospital helped them through.

  And it seems the experience has also left an impression at the hospital. Mrs. Smart said when she rang recently and mentioned her husband’s name, the reply was “ah the miracle man”.

1.The first time Mrs. Smart and the children said goodbye to Mr. Smart was when he had     .

A. a hip replacement         B. internal bleeding

C. a heart attack             D. intense pain caused by a hemorrhage

2.When Mr. Smart was rushed back to the hospital with internal bleeding,        .

A. only his wife believed he could survive  

B. no one believed that he could survive

C. he had given up hope of recovering

D. it didn’t take the doctors long to stop the bleeding

3.The experience Mr. Smart had at the hospital could be that of       .

A. concern                   B. puzzle                C. fear                           D. wonder

4.The underlined phrase “hung on ”in the third paragraph can be replaced by         .

A. beat the pain                                              B. came back to life

C. lived through                                    D. make his fortune

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Miracle Man.            B. The Kind Doctors and Nurses.

C. A Devoted Wife.             D. A Great Family.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講述了一個病人多次奇跡生還的故事。Mrs. Smart兩年前突發心臟病，做過髖關節移植手術，曾經大出血過；幸運的是，他都堅強地挺了過來，人們都認為這是一個奇跡。

1.細節理解題。根據倒數第四段“Two years ago, Mr. Smart was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital after a heart attack”可知，Mr.Smart第一次面臨死亡威脅是兩年前得了心臟病。故選C。

2.推理判斷題。根據第三段““The doctors couldn’t stop the bleeding,” Mrs. Smart said. Medical staff told Mrs. Smart to contact her family”可知，當Mr.Smart大出血時, 醫生一時難以把血止住，醫院通知他的家人做好最壞的打算。故選B。

3.細節理解題。根據““I certainly believe in miracles because I’ve seen one happen, but it wouldn’t have

happened if the doctors didn’t do what they did.””和最后一段的“the reply was “ah the miracle man””可知，

Mr.Smart能夠活下來簡直就是一個奇跡。故選D。

4.詞義猜測題。根據““It took two days for them to get here. We had to hope he hung on.””可知，Mr. Smart的家人趕來要花兩天時間，大家希望Mr.Smart能夠“挺過來”，見家人最后一面。B項的come back to life意為“蘇醒”。故選C。

5.主旨大意題。根據“They brought him back,” Mrs. Smart said. “I certainly believe in miracles because

I’ve seen one happen”和最后一段的““ah the miracle man””可知，Mr. Smart從病魔中生還的事情，被Mr. Smart

和人們認為是一個奇跡，文章主要講述的是Mr. Smart多次生病并奇跡生還的故事，A項The Miracle Man.

最貼切。故選A。

考點：故事類短文閱讀