Larry Ritsema was out for an early morning jog around his neighborhood one day. On a quiet street, he began to feel weak. Suddenly, everything went black. Larry fell to the ground.
Less than a minute later, Tom Alguire passed by on his bicycle. He caught sight of a man lying on the roadside, so he jumped off his bike and ran over. He recognized Larry immediately, because he had been Larry’s doctor for nearly 20 years.
Dr. Tom felt for a pulse (脉搏) at first. Finding none, he began to give Larry first aid. It wouldn’t restart Larry’s heart, but it would keep the blood flowing until someone else arrived. Tom could only hope someone would come by soon, at around six o’clock in the morning on a holiday weekend. Tom couldn’t stop pressing Larry’s chest to run for help — Larry’s brain cells would die without the blood. And Tom didn’t have a cell phone with him.
Soon, a car did drive by. But the driver ignored Tom’s appeal for help. What was he going to do? Tom was very worried. Finally, another car came down the road, driven by Michael Saliot, a U.S. Coast Guard Officer. Michael wasn’t one to pass up a chance to help a person in need. He quickly dialed 911.
Doctors then found that Larry had suffered a heart attack and there were severe blockages in two of Larry’s major arteries (动脉). Only the timely arrival of Dr. Tom saved his life.
How did Dr. Tom happen to be bicycling that morning, down that quiet street? It turned out that as Tom rode, his bike chain fell off. He spent about eight minutes fitting it back; otherwise, he would have seen nothing of Larry’s problem.
【小题1】Doctor Tom gave Larry first aid in order to _____.A．wake up LarryB．keep Larry’s blood flowingC．restart Larry’s pulseD．stop Larry from bleeding【小题2】Why didn’t Tom call 911 for help?A．He couldn’t stop pressing Larry’s chest.B．He didn’t take a cell phone with him.C．He was so nervous that he forgot to do it.D．He was waiting for someone else for help.【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A．Larry Ritsema went to work early by bike that morning.B．Tom Alguire saw Larry when Larry fell to the ground.C．Michael Saliot was a man always ready to help others.D．Tom fitted his bike chain back after Larry was sent to hospital.【小题4】According to the last paragraph, which of the following words can be used to describe Larry in his incident?A．SurprisingB．TragicC．SmartD．Lucky
本站仅提供存储服务，所有内容均由用户发布，如发现有害或侵权内容，请
点击举报。
