Question

The girl was hanging by her hands from the railings of a balcony(陽臺的欄桿). The balcony was on the twelfth floor of the high-rise block next to his. His flat was on the ninth floor and he had to look up to see her. It was half-past six in the morning. He had been awakened by the sound of an aircraft flying dangerously low overhead, and had got out of bed to look. His sleepy eyes, moved from the blue sky which was empty of cloud, empty of anything but the bright disappearing arrow of the aircraft, and then rested on the hanging figure.

He really thought he must be dreaming, for this sunrise time was the hour for dreams. Then, when he knew he wasn’t, he decided it must be a scene in a film. There were cameramen down there, a whole film unit, and all the correct safety precautions had been taken. Probably the girl wasn’t even a real girl, but a dummy(假人). He opened the window and looked down. The car park, paved courts, grass spaces between the blocks, all were deserted. On the balcony rail one of the dummy’s hands moved, desperately. He had to believe then what was obviously happening. The girl was trying to kill herself. She had lost her courage and now was trying to stay alive. All these thoughts and conclusions of his occupied about thirty seconds. Then he acted. He picked up the phone and dialed the emergency number for the police.

The arrival of the police cars and the rescue of the girl became the focus of talk for the people of the two blocks. Someone found out that it was he who had called the police and he became an unwilling hero. He was a modest, quiet young man, and was in relief when the talk began to die away. Again he was able to enter and leave his flat without being pointed at as a kind of St George and sometimes even congratulated.

About a fortnight after that morning, he was getting ready to go to the theatre, just putting on his overcoat, when the doorbell rang. He didn’t recognize the girl who stood outside. He had never seen her face. She said, “I’m Lydia Simpson. You saved my life. I’ve come to thank you.”

1.What did the man do first after he got up?

A. He looked down from the window.

B. He went to see the noisy aircraft.

C. He called the police to save the girl.

D. He hurried to check who was outside.

2.The moment the man saw the girl hanging there, he felt it was _________.

A. scaring B. desperate

C. unbelievable D. dangerous

3.We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. the man disliked to be talked about

B. the girl was unwilling to be rescued

C. the police arrived quickly on the scene

D. the girl was actually an actress in a film

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析:本文講述了一個男子意外救了一個爬在陽臺欄桿想要自殺的女孩，就此成為了一名英雄的他不喜歡人們討論他，后來女孩找到他，向他致謝的故事

1. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中第一段He had been awakened by the sound of an aircraft flying dangerously low overhead, and had got out of bed to look. 他被一架飛機在高空危險地飛低的聲音吵醒然后就起床去看看。故他首先去看那架吵鬧的飛機，故選B。

2. really thought he must be dreaming, for this sunrise time was the hour for dreams. 他真的以為他一定在做夢，因為這個日出時間是夢里的時間。否認(rèn)了這個想法后他又認(rèn)為掛在欄桿上的女孩這是在拍電影，之后又認(rèn)為那個女孩可能是個假人，最后He had to believe then what was obviously happening.他不得不相信那時明顯發(fā)生的事了。故選C。

3. was a modest, quiet young man, and was in relief when the talk began to die away. 他是一個溫和、 安靜的年輕人，并當(dāng)談?wù)撻_始消失的時候他如釋重負(fù)；以及Again he was able to enter and leave his flat without being pointed at as a kind of St George and sometimes even congratulated. 他又能夠進(jìn)入和離開他的公寓沒有被作為一種圣 · 喬治或者有時甚至被祝賀。故可推斷出他不喜歡別人談?wù)撍�救了那個女孩的事或者討論他本人。故選A。

考點：考察社會生活類閱讀