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(2023·湖北十一校第一次联考)
As 16-year-old Torri'ell Norwood drove through Florida, last February, the laughter and chatter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly gave way to screams.As they approached an intersection, another car crashed them, sending their car sailing into the yard of a nearby home, coming to a stop only when it crashed into a tree.
As smoke rose from the car, a bystander shouted, “It's about to blow up！Get out！”Shaken but OK，Norwood crawled out through the window as the driver's side door couldn't be opened.Along with two of her friends, who'd also managed to free themselves, she ran for her life.But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn't with them.Norwood ran back and found Simmons unconscious in the back seat.She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out.She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground.After checking her pulse and found there was no sign of life, she started CPR.
Had the accident happened a few weeks earlier, she might not have known what to do.But just the day before, Norwood, who wanted to pursue a career in medicine, had earned her CPR certificate by learning on her own.Kneeling on the lawn and looking down at her dying friend, Norwood knew she had precious little time to practice what she'd learned.
She started pumping Simmons's chest with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend's mouth in the hope of filling her lungs with the kiss of life.After quite a while, Simmons began coughing and taking quick deep breaths for air.The CPR had worked！Soon, the ambulance arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital.And then she heard how her best friend had saved her life.“I am not shocked，” Simmons told others.“She will always help any way she can.”
语篇导读：Torri'ell Norwood开车时遭遇车祸，车里有三人顺利逃生。当发现好朋友Simmons还在车上时， Norwood返回救出了昏迷的她，并对她做心肺复苏术。Simmons最终得救了。
1．What caused the car crash？ A
A．Another car hit Norwood's car near the intersection.
B．Norwood drove the car too quickly that day.
C．Norwood's car crashed into a tree in a yard.
D．The girls were too excited to notice another car.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“As they approached...crashed into a tree.”可知， Norwood的车被另一辆车撞了，因此才发生了车祸。故选A。
2．What was Norwood's immediate reaction after hearing the bystander's warning？ C
A．She crawled out through the window and ran without stopping.
B．She dragged her friends out and performed CPR at once.
C．She ran for her life but turned back to save her friend.
D．She opened the driver's side door and pulled her friend out.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“she ran for her life”可知，在听到警告后，她拼命逃走；再根据第二段中的“Norwood ran back...started CPR.”可知，在意识到Simmons 没有和她们一起出来后， Norwood返回救Simmons出来。故选C。
3．Why did Norwood know how to perform CPR？ D
A．She had learned CPR in school classes.
B．She pursued a career in medicine.
C．The bystander told her how to do it.
D．She just earned her CPR certificate.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Norwood...her CPR certificate”可知，她刚刚获得了心肺复苏术证书。故选D。
4．What's the best title of the passage？ A
A．The Breath of Life
B．A Frightening Night
C．Power of Knowledge
D．An Admirable Girl
解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Norwood在遭遇车祸逃生后，又返回去用刚学会的心肺复苏术救了朋友的生命。故A项最适合作本文标题。故选A。
