Question

11．A young woman went into a Paris hospital one day in 1816．She was having trouble breathing．Dr．Rene Laennec was trying to listen to her body to find signs of trouble．But he could not hear anything because she was overweight．Also，he thought，"She will not like it if I press my ear against her chest．"
After working hard，Dr．Laennec went for a walk in a nearby park．As the doctor was walking，he saw a group of boys playing with a long piece of wood．One boy was scratching（刮擦）the end of the wood with a pin（针）．At the other end，the other boys had their ears pressed against the wood．They were listening to the scratching sound the pin made．
Dr．Laennec had a great idea．He rushed back to the hospital and rolled up some paper．With the rolled-up paper，he listened to the young woman's chest．He could hear everything perfectly．"This idea will change medicine forever，"he thought．
Dr．Laennec used this idea to invent the first stethoscope（听诊器）．This invention is still used by doctors today．
56．What's the matter with the woman？C
A．She had a high fever．
B．She had a bad cough．
C．She couldn't breathe freely．
D．She couldn't speak clearly．
57．Why couldn't Dr．Laennec find any signs of trouble from her body？A
A．Because the woman was very fat．
B．Because the woman no longer breathed．
C．Because the woman was unhappy．
D．Because the woman had a strange illness．
58．What were the boys doing in the park？D
A．They were playing doctors．
B．They were taking care of a patient．
C．They were playing with a ball．
D．They were playing with a piece of wood．
59．Which of the following is True according to the text？D
A．Dr．Laennec liked to play with children．
B．Dr．Laennec got a great idea at his house．
C．Dr．Laennec was a smart doctor who worked in America．
D．Dr．Laennec was worried about pressing his ear against the woman's chest．
60．What is this article mostly about？B
A．How the woman lost weight．
B．How the stethoscope was invented．
C．How Dr．Laennec cured a patient．
D．How children invented rolled-up paper．

Answer 1

分析 一个年轻女人在1816年的一天去了巴黎一家医院，她呼吸困难．Rene Laennec医生尽力去听她的身体去找出问题所在．但是他听不到任何东西因为她太重了．还有，他认为："如果我拿耳朵听她的胸口她也会不喜欢的．"
辛苦工作后，Rene Laennec医生去了附近的公园散步，他看见一群男孩正在玩一块长木头，一个男孩正在用针刮擦这木头的尾部，另一头，另一个男孩将耳朵放上面，他们正在听着针刮擦的声音．
Rene Laennec医生有了一个好主意．他跑回医院，卷起一些纸，用这些卷着的纸去听年轻女子的胸口．能很好的听到一切"这个主意将会改变医学"他认为．
Rene Laennec医生用这个主意发明了听诊器．这个发明现在还在使用．

解答 56．答案：C．细节理解题．根据第一段She was having trouble breathing可知她呼吸困难．故选C．
57．答案：A．细节理解题．根据第一段But he could not hear anything because she was overweight因为她太胖了，故找不到原因，故选A．
58．答案：D．细节理解题．根据第二段he saw a group of boys playing with a long piece of wood可知孩子们在玩木头，故选D．
59．答案：D．细节理解题．根据第一段Also，he thought，"She will not like it if I press my ear against her chest．"可知医生担心他将耳朵去听女士的胸口，故选D．
60．答案：B．主旨大意题．根据最后一段Dr．Laennec used this idea to invent the first stethoscope（听诊器）．This invention is still used by doctors today．可知这里实际上是在说听诊器是怎样发明的，故选B．

点评 阅读时学生常常会遇到一些不解的词、短语，有的可跳过，而对进行整体理解无大碍；有的可根据上下文语境来猜测、推理得知；有的可根据构词法推理，可明确它们的含义．