Question

In the past two years, his wife, Merlie, and their seven children have said “goodbye” to him four times, most recently last month. Each time it has been unnecessary.

Mr. Smart had a hip (髖關(guān)節(jié)) replacement in February at the Burnie hospital but was rushed back two months later with internal bleeding.

“The doctors couldn’t stop the bleeding,”Mrs. Smart said. Medical staff told Mrs. Smart to contact her family, which includes children in Western Australia. “It took two days for them to get here. We had to hope he hung on .” He did.

“The doctors were there 24 hours a day and they stopped the bleeding. They brought him back,”Mrs. Smart said. “I certainly believe in miracles because I’ve seen one happen, but it wouldn’t have happened if the doctors didn’t do what they did.”

It was the second time Mrs. Smart thought she was losing her husband of 54 years. Two years ago, Mr. Smart was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with intense pain caused by a hemorrhage (出血) .Again, the family was called to say goodbye---twice.

“I was given a 50-50 chance of coming out of it, ” Mr. Smart said.

Going through the ordeal(苦難，折磨) then was trying on the family, who had prepared themselves for the worst. But to face the same situation only two years later was hard. The Smarts said the support they received at the Burnie hospital helped them through.

And it seems the experience has also left an impression at the hospital. Mrs. Smart said when she rang recently and mentioned her husband’s name, the reply was “ah the miracle man”.

1.The first time Mrs. Smart and the children said goodbye to Mr. Smart was when he had .

A. a hip replacement B. internal bleeding

C. a heart attack D. intense pain caused by a hemorrhage

2.When Mr. Smart was rushed back to the hospital with internal bleeding, .

A. only his wife believed he could survive

B. no one believed that he could survive

C. he had given up hope of recovering

D. it didn’t take the doctors long to stop the bleeding

3.The experience Mr. Smart had at the hospital could be that of .

A. concern B. puzzle C. fearD. wonder

4.The underlined phrase “hung on ”in the third paragraph can be replaced by .

A. beat the painB. came back to life

C. lived through D. make his fortune

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

A. The Miracle Man. B. The Kind Doctors and Nurses.

C. A Devoted Wife. D. A Great Family.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是Mr.Smart大出血時(shí), 醫(yī)生一時(shí)難于把血止住, 以致通知他的家人準(zhǔn)備后事, 可推斷當(dāng)時(shí)大家都認(rèn)為他必死無(wú)疑，但是他卻起死回生的故事。

1.1】C. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第五段It was the second time Mrs. Smart thought she was losing her husband of 54 years. Two years ago, Mr. Smart was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with intense pain caused by a hemorrhage (出血) .Again, the family was called to say goodbye---twice.可知, Mr.Smart第一次面臨死亡的威脅是兩年前得了心臟病。

2.

3.

4.‘挺過(guò)來(lái)’. B項(xiàng)come back to life意為‘蘇醒’。

5.’s name, the reply was “ah the miracle man”敘述可知答案A正確。

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