Question

55% of deaths caused by road accidents occur in the first few minutes after a crash. Up to 85% of these deaths could be prevented if first aid were given. The first person on the scene of a road accident will almost certainly be another road user. So as a driver your knowledge of first aid could make a real difference to someone in the event of a road accident.

Assess conditions

·Remain calm. Judge the scene and seriousness of the collision.

·Determine what has happened, how many people and vehicles are involved and the exact location.

·Determine how many casualties(傷亡人數(shù)) there are, what is the severity of the injuries, whether anyone is trapped, and whether there is a danger of fire.

Make safe

·Make sure you stay safe and keep off the road. If you need to stop or warn approaching cars, signal to them from the pavement. Wear reflective clothing, use warning triangles, flashing lights and warning lights. Don’t smoke.

·If you are in a car and you come across an accident, first park safely and turn off the engine before you get out to help. Use a triangle warning danger if necessary.

·Consider the safety of others. Don’t move the vehicles, look out for dangers — leaking fuel, chemicals, broken glass or dropping loads — guide uninjured passengers to a place of safety.

Call for help

Dial 999 (or 112) for the emergency services. If there is no phone nearby, send two people in opposite directions to seek help.

Do this as soon as you can or get someone else to do it while you deal with an injured person. You will need to tell the emergency services:

·where you are

·what has happened (describe the accident)

·how many people are injured

·whether they are breathing or bleeding.

The operator will talk you through what to do while you wait for an ambulance to arrive.

Apply emergency first aid

·Remain calm. Reassure the victims.

·Do not allow smoking or offer food or drink to casualties as this could hamper urgent medical treatment.

1.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A. how to reduce road accident deaths

B. how to perform first aid in a road accident

C. how to treat the injured people on the scene

D. how to protect us from being injured in an accident

2.When a driver is applying first aid, which of the following is proper?

A. Stand in the middle of the road to stop or warn approaching cars.

B. Leave the engine working when he gets out of his car to help.

C. Call 999 for an ambulance to come and leave the scene immediately.

D. Make sure the scene is safe enough and stay away from dangerous gas leaking.

3.What does the underlined word “hamper” mean in the last paragraph?

A. Affect.                     B. Improve.                 C. Demand.                    D. Judge.

4.The passage is most likely to appear in a newspaper’s ______ section.

A. business and finance                            B. sports and entertainment

C. travel and traffic                                       D. customs and cultures

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

  試題分析：本文介紹如何在交通事故中對傷者進行施救的知識。并指出及時正確的施救可以大大降低

交通事故的死亡率。

1.B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)“So as a driver your knowledge of first aid could make a real difference to someone in the event of a road accident. ”我們可以推出本文講的是“如何在交通事故中對傷者進行施救”。

2.D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Make sure you stay safe and keep off the road.”判斷A項錯誤。根據(jù)“If you are in a car and you come across an accident, first park safely and turn off the engine before you get out to help.”判斷B項錯誤。根據(jù)“The operator will talk you through what to do while you wait for an ambulance to arrive. ” 判斷C項錯誤。故只有D項正確。

3.A 詞義猜測題。該句“Do not allow smoking or offer food or drink to casualties as this could hamper urgent medical treatment.”上下文構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系，說明上文的行為對救治傷者造成影響。

4.C 推理判斷題。既然講的是“交通事故中如何對傷者施救的問題”，那當然應該是登在報紙的《旅游與交通》的欄目中。

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