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【題目】At a daycare center in Texas, children were playing outside. One of the children was Jessica Mc Clure. She was 18 months old. Her mother, who worked at the daycare center, was watching the children. Suddenly Jessica fell and disappeared. Jessica’s mother screamed and ran to her.

A well was in the yard of the center. The well was only eight inches across and a rock always covered it. But children had moved the rock. When Jessica fell, she fell right into the well.

Jessica’s mother reached inside the well, but she couldn’t feel Jessica. She dialed 911 for help. Men from the fire department arrived. They discovered that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well. For the next hour the men talked and planned Jessica’s rescue.

“We can’t go down into the well,”they said.“It’s too narrow. So, we’re going to drill a hole next to the well. Then we’ll drill a tunnel across to Jessica. When we reach her, we’ll bring her through the tunnel and up through our hole.”

The men began to drill the hole at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 1987. The men had a difficult job; they were drilling through solid rock. During her days in the well, Jessica sometimes asked for her mother. Sometimes she slept, sometimes she cried and sometimes she sang.

All over the world, people waited for news of Jessica. Everyone worried about her.

At 8 p.m. on Friday, October 16, men reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. She was soon sent to hospital. Jessica was dirty, hungry, thirsty and tired. Her feet and forehead were badly injured. But Jessica was alive.

After Jessica’s rescue, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well, saying,“To Jessica, with love from all of us.”

【1】What is the mother’s reaction when the accident happened?

A. She was so worried that she didn’t know what to do.

B. She called the police for help immediately.

C. She shouted and rushed to help her child quickly.

D. She asked her colleagues for help.

【2】All of the following statements are true except _____ according to the passage.

A. Children had moved the rock before Jessica fell into the well.

B. Men from the fire department saved Jessica.

C. Jessica was too frightened to say a word when she was in the well.

D. Jessica was alive although she was injured.

【3】Jessica stayed in the well at least _____.

A. 47 hours B. 48 hours

C. 57 hours D. 58 hours

【4】What may be the best title for the passage?

A. 911’s Work B. American Child

C. Everybody’s Baby-- Jessica D. Mother’s Mistake

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】這篇短文講述的是小Jessica不小心掉進一口井里，救援人員救他出來的故事。在營救Jessica的過程中，全世界的人們都在關(guān)注這個小女孩的安危。最后Jessica終于成功得救了。

【1】C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句Jessica’s mother screamed and ran to her.可知她大喊著趕緊去幫助她的孩子。故選C。

【2】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中But children had moved the rock.可排除A；根據(jù)第三段中Men from the fire department arrived.可排除B；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Her feet and forehead were badly injured. But Jessica was alive.可排除D；根據(jù)第五段中During her days in the well, Jessica sometimes asked for her mother. Sometimes she slept, sometimes she cried and sometimes she sang.可知C項錯誤，故選C。

【3】D

計算題。根據(jù)文中For the next hour the men talked and planned Jessica’s rescue.接下來一小時他們討論和計劃如何營救Jessica。The men began to drill the hole at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 1987. 開始營救和At 8 p.m. on Friday, October 16, men reached Jessica and brought her up from the well.將Jessica救出。可知Jessica至少在井里待了58小時，故選D。

【4】C

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文中All over the world, people waited for news of Jessica. Everyone worried about her.和saying,“To Jessica, with love from all of us.”可知全世界的人們都在關(guān)注這個小女孩的安危。由此C項為最佳主題。