Question

You’re finishing up your history homework when your cell phone rings. You’ve got 30 minutes to reach head-quarters, get your equipment packed and receive your task. There’s a lost hiker in the mountains near the edge of town. Your task: find the missing person; provide emergency medical treatment, if necessary; and be prepared to operate 48 hours on your own with only the supplies you carry.

Sounds like some kind of film’s plot? Not if you’re a member of the Arapahoe teen rescue patrol in the suburbs of Denver. About 25 teen guys and girls are active members of this search, rescue and emergency organization, and they know firsthand that you don’t have to be an adult to save lives.

These 9th-through-12th graders are the real deal when it comes to emergency services. In fact, they’re the only teen-commanded patrol in the nation. Sure they have adult advisers to turn to if necessary, but in the field it’s a teen patrol officer calling the shots — sometimes even giving direction to adults.

Members are trained in rock-high-angle，swift-water and avalanche rescue (雪崩施行營救), winter and alpine operation , wilderness life support and emergency care, among other skills. They also regularly ride along with the local fire and police departments, providing support such as security details and evidence searching.

When asked what qualities make a good patrol member, founder and president Stan Bush named good physical conditioning and an interest in helping people. “We put in lots and lots of hours helping people in trouble,” he says. “So if a person is not really interested in doing that kind of thing, he won’t last as a member.”

1.In the first paragraph, the author describes ______.

A. a plot in some kind of film                                 B. a teen patrol member’s life

C. an emergency rescue                                                  D. a lost hiker in trouble

2.Which of the following is NOT true about the Arapahoe teen rescue patrol?

A. They are trained to have many special skills.

B. They also work with local firemen and policemen.

C. They turn to adults for help sometimes.

D. They think they can save lives only when growing up.

3.If you want to become a good rescue patrol member, you must ______.

A. be strong and interested in offering help

B. be a 9th-through-12th grader

C. finish your history homework first

D. spend many hours helping people first

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

A. What qualities make a good patrol member?

B. The Arapahoe teen rescue patrol

C. How to become a rescue patrol member

D. Skills a rescue patrol member needs

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析Arapahe少年救援隊是國家唯一的由一群九到十一年級的少年們組成的救援隊。他們經(jīng)受過訓(xùn)練進行一些緊急情況的救助活動，也時常和當(dāng)?shù)叵�防部門一同參加救援。文中開頭就以生動的語言描述了Arapahe少年救援隊的日常生活，

1.B細節(jié)理解題。從文章開始的描述，到第二段Sounds like some kind of film’s plot? Not if you’re a member of the Arapahoe teen rescue patrol in the suburbs of Denver.可知第一段描述了少年救援隊的生活，所以B選項正確。

2.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段and they know firsthand that you don’t have to be an adult to save lives.可知不一定非得成年后才可從事救援工作，所以D選項內(nèi)容錯誤，故正確選項為D。

3.A細節(jié)理解題。文章末段When asked what qualities make a good patrol member, founder and president Stan Bush named good physical conditioning and an interest in helping people.由此判斷A選項正確。

4.B主旨大意題。整篇文章講述的是少年巡邏隊的活動，訓(xùn)練內(nèi)容以及對隊員的素質(zhì)要求，所以文章中心是講述少年巡邏隊。故B選項正確。

考點：考查生活百態(tài)類短文閱讀。