Question

【題目】閱讀理解。

I am Peter Hodes , a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, I’ve done 89 trips—of those , 51 have been abroad. I have 42 hours to carry stem cells（干細(xì)胞）in my little box because I’ve got two ice packs and that’s how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐獻(xiàn)者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said:“Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you—there are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said:“In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me，re-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.

For this courier job, you’re consciously aware that in that box you’re got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.

【1】 Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph1?

A. provider B. elivery man

C. collector D. medical doctor

【2】 Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42hours?

A. He cannot stay away from his job too long.

B. The donor can only wait for that long.

C. The operation needs that much time.

D. The ice won’t last any longer.

【3】 Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?

A. To London. B. To Newark.

C. To Providence. D. To Washington.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

試題分析：

【1】推斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段第三句 “from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor to the time they can be implanted in the patient” 可以推測(cè)，“我”負(fù)責(zé)的時(shí)間段是當(dāng)干細(xì)胞從捐獻(xiàn)者身體里取出之后到送到患者那里，可知“我”的身份像一個(gè)投遞員（delivery man）。A項(xiàng)，意為“供應(yīng)商”，C項(xiàng)，意為“收集者”，D項(xiàng)，意為“藥物醫(yī)生”，均不符合文意。故正確答案為B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段第二句 “I have 42 hours to carry stem cells in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that’s how long they last” 可知，“我”有42小時(shí)來(lái)用“我”的小箱子攜帶干細(xì)胞因?yàn)椤拔摇庇袃蓚�(gè)冰袋，并且能持續(xù)制冷42小時(shí)。超過(guò)了42小時(shí)，冰袋就不會(huì)再持續(xù)維持低溫了。故正確答案為D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句 “re-routed me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled” 可知，在“我”說(shuō)了“我”的處境以后，值機(jī)柜臺(tái)的服務(wù)人員安排“我”了一架小飛機(jī)并為“我”改道經(jīng)過(guò) Newark 并返回英國(guó)。所以 Peter 首先到達(dá) Newark。故正確答案為B。