Question

One August afternoon, Richard Allen dropped off his last passenger, Mrs. Carey. Lifting two grocery bags, he followed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. Glancing up, he saw a large wasp（黄蜂）nest under the roof. Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting（sting, stung, stung蜇）in summer. He mentioned this to Mrs. Carey, who had opened the door.
“Oh, they don’t bother me,” she said lightly. “I go in and out all the time.”
Anxiously, Allen looked at the nest again-to see the wasps flying straight at him. “Hurry!” he shouted to Mrs. Carey. “Get in!”
She stepped quickly inside. Allen ran for his mini-bus. Too late; they were upon him. Just as he jumped aboard, half a dozen red spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders.
As he was driving down the road, Allen felt as if something was burning at the back of his neck, and the “fire” was spreading forward toward his face. An immediate anxiety took hold of him. Allen knew that stings could cause some persons to die. But he had been stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. However, what he didn’t know was that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion.
Miles from the nearest medical assistance, Allen began to feel his tongue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder. Most frightening, he felt his breathing more and more difficult. He reached for the radio mike（话筒）,trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable. Signals were also poor that far out. He knew a rescue team was on 24-hour duty at the Amherst Fire Department’s north station. So his best chance was to make a run for it.
Rushing down the mountain, Allen tried not to panic, focusing his mind on each sharp turn. He was almost through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock（休克）.Just then he reached for the radio mike again.
“Call fire station,” he shouted, concentrating to form the words. “Emergency. Bee sting. Emergency. There in ten minutes.”
“Five-ten,” the center replied.
Hold on, Allen thought. Keep your eyes open. Breathe. Keep awake.
At last he reached the station. Two firemen ran out. Allen felt their hands grasp him before he hit the ground. You made it, he thought.
【小题1】It is mentioned in the passage that wasps are more likely to attack when_____.
A. there are huge noises
　　B. strangers are approaching
　　C. the hottest season comes around
D the air is filled with food smell
【小题2】Allen didn’t know that if stung by wasps again, he would______.

A．have no after-effects

B．suffer from sharper pain

C．become more sensitive

D．surely lose his life

【小题3】Allen failed at his first attempt to send his message to the mini-bus center because _______.

A．he was in a state of shock

B．his radio equipment was poor

C．he was unable to speak clearly

D．no one was on duty

【小题4】Which would be the best title for the passage？

A．A Race Against Death

B．Wasps, Bloody Killers

C．Allen, A Helpless Driver

D．War Against Wasps

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】A

解析试题分析：文章讲述了一个人被黄蜂蜇后的自救的故事。情节紧张，语言紧凑。难度适中。
【小题1】细节题：从第一段的句子：Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting（sting, stung, stung蜇）in summer.可知答案是C
【小题2】细节题。文中的信息在第5段最后一句话。However, what he didn’t know was that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion. 然而，他并不知道的是他的第一次被蜇已经使他的身体变成了再蜇一次便随即爆炸的定时炸弹。可知答案是D
【小题3】细节题：从第六段的句子：but his words were hardly understandable.可知是因为他说话不清楚。选C
【小题4】主旨题：本文是以作者被黄蜂蛰伤后求救及与死亡作斗争的过程为主线，故选A
考点：考查故事类短文
点评：对记叙文体裁的阅读理解的考查点主要以事实细节题和主旨大意题为主，词义猜测题和推理判断题为辅。考查考生判断事物的能力以及推理能力的深层含义。