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A Uber driver stopped her work day so she could help a new mother with a sick child.
Nicole Ihus’s son John Henry was born last month with a rare disease called congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Nicole and her husband, who live in Kansas City, got m touch with doctors from Minnesota and Missouri in hopes of finding a doctor who could treat John Henry for the condition — but to no avail.
Luckily, Nicole managed to get in contact with the “best doctor in the world for this condition” at Johns Hopkins All Children in St. Petersburg, Florida — so she traveled all the way to the Sunshine State to give her newborn son a fighting chance.
After John Henry was bon into the hands of the NICU, Nicole felt sad and alone in the new state, although she knew that she had to leave her son’s side in order to buy him some new clothes.
After ordering an Uber ride to the nearby Rhea Lana children’s clothing store, she was picked up by a woman named Belinda. Shortly after Nicole got into Belinda’s car, the new mother couldn’t help but told her heartbreaking story.
“She told me her story,” Belinda said in the interview below. “She was in tears a couple of times and I was really concerned about her.”
Rather than simply dropping Nicole off at the store, however, Belinda parked the car and was firmly determined to accompany her passenger into the store.
“She was like, ‘I’m going to help you buy some clothes for your son.’ I asked her, ‘Are you serious?’ I can’t even imagine,” said Nicole. “For this stranger to go completely out of her way — stop what she was doing and stop making money — to come to be with me for a couple of hours while we shopped together, that was just unbelievable.”
1. What does the writer mean by saying “to no avail” in Para.2?
A. Henry’s condition became worse.
B. The couple lost hope of finding a doctor.
C. The doctor didn’t want to treat John Henry.
D. The couple didn’t find the doctor they wanted.
2. How did Belinda help Nicole after hearing her story?
A. By offering her a free ride.
B. By going shopping with her.
C. By buying new clothes for her.
D. By chatting with her for hours.
3. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To advise readers to help the baby.
B. To tell a story of a helpless mother.
C. To speak highly of the driver’s kindness.
D. To call on people to learn from the driver.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一名Uber司机停止了她的工作,帮助一位新妈妈照顾生病的孩子故事,作者高度赞扬了司机的善良。
【1题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第二段中的Nicole and her husband, who live in Kansas City, got m touch with doctors from Minnesota and Missouri in hopes of finding a doctor who could treat John Henry for the condition可知,妮可和她住在堪萨斯城的丈夫与来自明尼苏达州和密苏里州的医生取得了联系,希望能找到一位能治疗约翰·亨利这种病的医生。再根据第二段最后一句中的but可知,此处表示转折,由此可知,划线部分to no avail意为“这对夫妇没有找到他们想要的医生。”。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的Rather than simply dropping Nicole off at the store, however, Belinda parked the car and was firmly determined to accompany her passenger into the store.可知,然而,比琳达并没有简单地把妮可送到商店,而是把车停好,坚决要陪她的乘客进商店。再根据最后一段中的For this stranger to go completely out of her way — stop what she was doing and stop making money — to come to be with me for a couple of hours while we shopped together, that was just unbelievable.可知,这个陌生人完全不按她的方式行事——停止她正在做的事,停止赚钱——来陪我几个小时,我们一起购物,这简直令人难以置信。由此可知,听了她的故事后,Belinda通过和她一起去购物来帮助Nicole。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的A Uber driver stopped her work day so she could help a new mother with a sick child.可知,一名Uber司机停止了她的工作,这样她就可以帮助一位新妈妈照顾生病的孩子。再根据最后一段中的For this stranger to go completely out of her way — stop what she was doing and stop making money — to come to be with me for a couple of hours while we shopped together, that was just unbelievable.可知,这个陌生人完全不按她的方式行事——停止她正在做的事,停止赚钱——来陪我几个小时,我们一起购物,这简直令人难以置信。由此可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是为了高度赞扬司机的善良。故选C。