Question

Mother-of-three Carmen Blake called her midwife(助產(chǎn)師)to ask for an ambulance when she went into labor unexpectedly with her fourth child.
But the 27-year-old claims she was refused an ambulance and told to walk the 100m from her house in Leicester to the city’s nearby Royal Infirmary(醫(yī)院).
Her daughter Mariah was delivered on a pavement outside the hospital by a passer-by, just before ambulance crews arrived.
Ms Blake said she started going into labor at about 7:15 am on Sunday, August 2. She said, “I phoned up the Royal Infirmary, it’s just across the road.
“I went into the bath and realized she was gong to come quickly. I didn’t think I’d be able to make it out of the bath, so I phoned the maternity(婦產(chǎn)科的) ward back and told them to get an ambulance out.”
They said they were not sending an ambulance and told me I had had nine months to sort out a lift.
Experienced mother MS Blake today said she knew she had to get herself out of the bath and try to get to the hospital.
Eventually MS Blake and her friends enlisted the help of a physiotherapist(理療師) who happened to be passing on her way to work. She dialed 999 and helped deliver baby Mariah while waiting for emergency services.
Ms Blake said despite the happy ending she was upset she was told to make her own way to the hospital as, being an experienced mum, she knew she did not have the time.
Today a government spokeswoman said, “We are disappointed that Ms Blake was not happy with the advice and care she received and will of course investigate any complaint. We are pleased that both Ms Blake and her daughter are well and healthy.”

1. 1.
   Carmen Blake, the 27-year-old mother, gave girth to her new child Mariah          
   1. A.
      in the city’s Royal Infirmary
   2. B.
      in the ambulance on her way to hospital
   3. C.
      out of the bath at home
   4. D.
      in the street on her way to hospital
2. 2.
   The underline3d phrase “went into labor” in the first paragraph probably means          
   1. A.
      felt worried
   2. B.
      felt tired
   3. C.
      gave birth to
   4. D.
      went to sleep
3. 3.
   It can be inferred that          
   1. A.
      there were not enough ambulance in the Royal Infirmary
   2. B.
      the story ended with a sad ending
   3. C.
      the maternity ward said Ms Blake only needed a lift
   4. D.
      the maternity ward said Ms Blake ought to call earlier
4. 4.
   Carmen Blake accused the Royal Infirmary of          
   1. A.
      failing to send an ambulance to help her
   2. B.
      having killed her newly-born baby
   3. C.
      not taking good care of her and her baby
   4. D.
      refusing to admit her into the hospital

Answer 1

DCCA
試題分析：文章報(bào)道了Carmen Blake感覺(jué)自己快生孩子了，打電話給Royal Infirmary請(qǐng)他們派救護(hù)車，但是被拒絕了，結(jié)果Carmen Blake是在去醫(yī)院的途中生孩子的。
1.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子;Her daughter Mariah was delivered on a pavement outside the hospital by a passer-by, just before ambulance crews arrived.可知 Carmen Blake是在去醫(yī)院的途中生孩子的，選D
2.猜詞題：從后面的unexpectedly with her fourth child.可知她要生孩子了，“went into labor” ="gave" birth to ，選C
3.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第六段的句子：They said they were not sending an ambulance and told me I had had nine months to sort out a lift.可知選 C
4.細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：Ms Blake said despite the happy ending she was upset she was told to make her own way to the hospital as, being an experienced mum, she knew she did not have the time. 可知Ms Blake 抱怨Royal Infirmary沒(méi)有給她派救護(hù)車，選A
考點(diǎn)：考查新聞報(bào)道類短文