Three high students become heroes after their act of saving a baby’s life.
Andrew Willis, 15, his brother Chris, 13, and friend Reece Galea, 14, were walking along Swallow Drive on their way to school on May 23, when Nicholle Price ran out of her house, shouting for help. Her six-month-old son Corey had swallowed (吞下) an earring （耳環(huán)） and the young mother couldn’t ring for help because something was wrong with her phone. The three teenagers rushed to the aid of Ms Price, called an ambulance (救護車), calmed her down and waited with her until the ambulance arrived before heading to school.
Ms Price, Corey and his grandmother Joyce Finnie visited the school last Thursday to thank the boys for their kind action. “It’s good to know that there are still some good people who will stop and help,” Ms Price said. “While I was shouting for help, a woman walking her dog went straight past, without stopping. I don’t know what would have happened if these boys had not stopped.”
The teenagers were shocked at the attention they received at school for their heroic act but admitted that the incident was nerve-racking(刺激神經(jīng)的). “We heard her shouting so we knew something wasn’t right,” Andrew said. “We thought someone had died. It was scary （驚慌的） but we just did what we had to do.”
Just as proud as the boys’ parents is their principal, Tim McCallum.
After two days in hospital, Corey has now fully recovered. “He’s got two new teeth to show,” Ms Price said. “I have to keep a closer eye on him. He’s into everything now and grabs whatever he finds to put it straight into his mouth.”
小題1:The three high students were _____ when a woman ran out of her house shouting for help.
A．playing near the house
B．on their way to school
C．walking their dogs nearby
D．on their way back from school
小題2:Ms Price spoke of a woman walking her dog without stopping to show _____.
A．how dangerous the case was
B．how brave the three boys were
C．why the three teenagers’ action was heroic
D．how clever the three boys were
小題3:The underlined sentence in the 4th paragraph probably means “_____”.
A．they didn’t expect they would be given so much praise
B．they felt excited to have become so famous after the incident
C．they were supposed to receive so many prizes for their good deed
D．they were proud of the attention they received at school for their heroic deed
小題4: Which would be the best title for this passage?
A．How a baby was saved after swallowing an earring
B．Why the mother shouted for help
C．Baby life saved: teenage heroes earn high praise
D．A mother came to school to thank 3 teenagers

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：文章介紹了三個年輕人在上學(xué)的路上救了一個吞下戒指的孩子，自己也得到很多的表揚。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Andrew Willis, 15, his brother Chris, 13, and friend Reece Galea, 14, were walking along Swallow Drive on their way to school on May 23, when Nicholle Price ran out of her house, shouting for help.可知三個年輕人正在上學(xué)的路上。選B。
小題2:推理題：從第三段的句子：While I was shouting for help, a woman walking her dog went straight past, without stopping. I don’t know what would have happened if these boys had not stopped.”可知Ms Price 提到一個遛狗的女子，表示三個年輕人的勇敢。選C
小題3:句意理解題：從第四段的句子：The teenagers were shocked at the attention they received at school for their heroic act 可知年輕人沒有想到會受到這么多的關(guān)注。選A
小題4:主旨題：文章介紹了三個年輕人救了一個孩子，自己也得到很多的表揚，選C
點評：這篇文章非常簡單，先看問題，再帶著問題仔細閱讀短文，理解了全文內(nèi)容，根據(jù)具體的題目找到相應(yīng)的信息句，進行判斷，所有的問題迎刃而解。還有充分利用閱讀理解的解題技巧，如排除法，在這篇閱讀理解里面可以得到運用。
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