14.In 1977,a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a nineteen-month-old baby in a most unusual way.The author was Agatha Christie,a gentle married lady and one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.
In June 1977,a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar (卡塔爾),near Sandi Arabia(沙特阿拉伯).Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness,so she was flown to London and sent to Hammersmith Hospital.A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they,too,were puzzled by the very unusual signs of illness.While they were having a discussion about the baby's illness,a nurse asked to speak to them.
"Excuse me,"said Nurse Marsha Maitland,"but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning(鉈中毒)."
"What makes you think that?"Dr.Brown asked."Thallium poisoning is very rare."
"A few days ago,I was reading a novel called‘A Pale Horse'by Agatha Christie,"Nurse Maitland explained."In the book,somebody uses thallium poison,and all the signs are exactly the same as the baby's."
"You are very careful and you may be right,"another doctor said."we'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium(鉈) or not."
Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium.Once they knew the cause of the illness,the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment.She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar.Later on it was proved that the poison might have come from an insecticide(殺蟲劑) used in Qatar.
46.Who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness?B
A.A doctor in Qatar.B.Agatha Christie.
C.Dr.Brown.D.Nurse Maitland.
47.Why was the baby sent to London?B
A.She was a British girl whose parents were working in Qatar.
B.The Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her.
C.She was the daughter of a doctor in one of the places.
D.The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.
48.As far as we can tell from the passage,Agatha ChristieC.
A.had spent a long time as a police officer
B.visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith
C.had never even met this baby
D.gave Nurse Maitland some advice on the phone
49.Nurse Maitland spoke to the doctorsA.
A.to suggest a possible reason for the patient's illness
B.because she could see that the doctors had made a mistake
C.when she heard them discussing the possibility of thallium poison
D.a(chǎn)fter she had read about a horse which had been poisoned
50.What did the doctor think of the suggestion which Nurse Maitland made?B
A.They were very quick to agree with her.
B.They thought it was a possibility worth considering.
C.They said that she was wrong because thallium poisoning is very rare.
D.They were unhappy over her interruption.
分析 本文主要講述了一個名為Marsha Maitlan的護士,通過使用自己閱讀的小說情節(jié)而得知的金屬中毒癥狀的知識,挽救了一個小孩子的生命.
解答 46:B細節(jié)題.根據(jù)第二段最后提到的nurse asked to speak to them."Excuse me,"said Nurse Marsha Maitlan,"but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning.(鉈中毒)"可知,是B項是她提供的建議救了那個孩子.故選B.
47:B細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第二段Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence,so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London.可知是因為無法確診孩子的疾病才送往倫敦的.故選B.
48:C細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章開頭可知Agatha Christie一個偵探作家,本文發(fā)生的故事就和他筆下的一篇文章相似,是他救了孩子,確切的說是他寫的文章在這里被護士充分利用而拯救孩子的命.并且文章一開始已經(jīng)交待a dead author,本故事發(fā)生時他已經(jīng)死了,所以他永遠也不會看到過這個孩子.故選C.
49:A 細節(jié)理解題.In the book,somebody uses thallium poison,and all the signs are exactly the same as the baby's;I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning她告訴醫(yī)生,在某一本書里,有人鉈中毒,其癥狀和現(xiàn)在這個孩子一模一樣. 由此可知,她認為孩子可能也是金屬中毒,提出了她認為的一種病因,故A選項正確.
50:B 細節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容You are very careful and you may be right,"another doctor said."we'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium(鉈) or not. 醫(yī)生知道該Maitland是一個細心的護士,對于她提的建議決定通過一些測試來檢測一下,看這個孩子是不是鉈中毒.由此可判斷,醫(yī)生認為她的建議是值得考慮的,故B選項正確.
點評 本文是文學藝術(shù)類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).