Some say everyday miracles(奇跡) are predestined(注定的)—the right time for the appointed meeting. And it can happen anywhere.
In 2001, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother’s Little League team in Lancaster, New York. It was an early evening in late July. Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. Swinging his bat back and forth, giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give. The boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest. His heart stopped.
When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid. Penny Brown hadn’t planned to be there that day, but at the last minute, her shift(換班)at the hospital had been changed to see her son’s performance. She was given the night off. Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving him CPR(心肺復(fù)蘇術(shù)), breathing into his mouth and giving him chest compressions. And he revived in the end.
After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life. He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.
Kevin, now 18, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table. He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. She was choking.
Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. Then, he used skills he’d first learned in Scouts. The food that was trapped in the woman’s throat was freed. The colour began to return to her face.
“The food was stuck in my throat. I couldn’t breathe,” she said. She thought she was dying. “I was very frightened.”
Who was the woman?
Penny Brown.
小題1: The author wrote the passage to show us that         .
A．miracles are predestined and they can happen anywhere
B．whoever helps you in trouble will get a reward one day
C．God will help those who give others a helping hand
D．miracles won’t come without any difficulty sometimes
小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE of Kevin Stephan?
A．He was hit in the face by a boy and almost lost his life.
B．He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills.
C．He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college.
D．He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke.
小題3:Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?
A．She was invited to give the players directions.
B．She volunteered to give medical services.
C．She was a little worried about his son’s safety.
D．She came to watch her son’s game and cheered for him.
小題4:The underlined word “revived” in the third paragraph most likely means       .
A．came back to lifeB．became worseC．failedD．moved
小題5: When Kevin knew the woman was Penny Brown, probably he first felt       .
A．happyB．surprisedC．sadD．worried

小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:B

小題1:主旨大意題。文章第一段點明了本文的寫作目的：奇跡是注定的，無處不在。下文具體講述了兩個人的互救經(jīng)歷來證明這一觀點。
小題2: 正誤判斷題。由第四段中He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.可知C項表述正確，符合題意。
小題3: 細節(jié)推理題。由第三段中…, but at the last minute, her shift(換班)at the hospital had been changed to see her son’s performance.可以推出Penny Brown是為了看她兒子的比賽,為他加油。
小題4:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)breathing into his mouth and giving him chest compressions 及After his recovery可知他是恢復(fù)了，故選A。
小題5:推理判斷題。當(dāng)Kevin知道Penny Brown正是七年前挽救他生命的那個人時， 他的第一感覺應(yīng)該是驚訝，意想不到；再結(jié)合本文的寫作目的：奇跡無處不在，可以推出B項為正確答案。
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