Question

One day, Lindsay and Erica were sitting at Lindsay’s house working very hard. Fourth grade was tough, and they were working on a science project about weather. Lindsay was a hard worker like Erica, so the two girls were happy to have each other as partners. They were writing about rain and were amazed to learn that Hawaii is the world’s wettest place. Lindsay found that Mount Waialeale, on the island of Kauai, gets about 460 inches of rain a year! In 1982, Mount Waialeale set an all-time world record when it received 666 inches of rain! The girls knew that their classmates would find all these facts interesting.

The girls were enjoying the fun facts they were finding when all of a sudden, Lindsay saw Erica choking. Erica had been chewing on a pen cap and had accidentally swallowed it! Erica started pointing to her neck. Lindsay asked her if she was choking. When Erica nodded to say yes, Lindsay quickly stood up and did the Heimlich maneuver (策略) to try to help Erica stop choking.

Lindsay was afraid of hurting her friend, so the first time she tried the Heimlich maneuver, she did not do it very hard. She tried a second time, and nothing happened. After trying it a third time, the pen cap flew out of Erica’ mouth!

Erica was very grateful to Lindsay. She was terrified when she realized she had swallowed the pen cap and could not breathe. Lindsay was very brave and saved her friend. This was one science project that both girls would never forget!

1.What did the two girls think of the facts they were finding?

A. Simple    B. Abstract

C. Interesting    D. Tough

2.Eric was choking because ______.

A. she swallowed a pen cap by accident

B. she was hurt by a pen cap

C. food was stuck in her throat

D. her neck was hurt by a pen point

3.What does the Heimlich maneuver probably refer to?

A. Person    B. Book

C. Tool    D. First aid

4.It can be inferred that ________.

A. Lindsay has a good knowledge of first aid

B. Erica pretended to be choking

C. Lindsay could not breathe without Erica

D. Eric would be sent to the hospital

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文是一篇日常生活类的记叙文。林赛和艾丽卡是四年级的学生，有一天两人在林赛家一起完成一项作业，艾丽卡不小心把笔帽吞下而无法呼吸，林赛立刻进行急救，笔帽被吐出来，挽救了Erica的生命。

1.细节理解题，根据第一段最后一句话“The girls knew that their classmates would find all these facts interesting.”和第二段第一句话“The girls were enjoying the fun facts they were finding…”可知这两个姑娘觉得她们正在找到的这些信息是很有趣的。

2.细节理解题，根据第二段第二句话“Erica had been chewing on a pen cap and had accidentally swallowed it!” 可知，艾丽卡一直在咀嚼一个笔帽，不小心吞了下去，导致她无法呼吸。

3.推理判断题，根据第二段最后一句话以及第三段的描述可以推断出，当林赛发现艾丽卡不小心把笔帽吞下而无法呼吸时，林赛立刻进行急救，最后笔帽成功被吐出。只有D选项符合，其它选项均不符。

4.推理判断题，根据故事内容：艾丽卡不小心把笔帽吞下而无法呼吸，林赛立刻进行急救，挽救了Erica的生命。可以推断出林赛掌握很好的急救知识。