1、Unit 1 Science and Scientists课时素养达标It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball team were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm. Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered(发抖) a little as she watched her t
2、eammate Paris White play. The two didnt know each other wellTaylor had just moved to town a month or so before. Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground, “Paris eyes rolled back, ” Taylor says. “She started shaking. I knew it was an emergency. ”It certainly was. Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure.
3、Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first, no one moved. The girls were in shock. Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR? ”CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick persons chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organ
4、s. Without oxygen, the brain is damaging quickly. Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didnt think she knew it well enough. But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR. “It was scary. I knew it was the difference betwe
5、en life and death, ” says Taylor. Taylors swift action helped her teammates calm down. One girl called 911. Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic device(器械) that can shock the heart back into work. Luck stayed with them. Paris heartbeat returned. “I know I
6、was really lucky, ” Paris says now. “Most people dont survive this. My team saved my life. ”Experts say Paris is right. For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly. Today, Paris is back on the softball team. Taylor will apply to
7、 college soon. She wants to be a nurse. “I feel more confident in my actions now, ” Taylor says. “I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation. ”【语篇概述】这是一篇记叙文, 讲述了一个女孩在队友心脏病发作而自己对CPR(心肺复苏)并不十分熟练的情况下, 大胆而又勇敢地挺身而出, 挽救队友生命的故事。. Read the passage and get the main idea of the text. How did Taylor
8、save Paris life in time using her knowledge of CPR? . Choose the best answer. 1. What happened to Paris on a March day? A. She caught a bad cold. B. She had a sudden heart problem. C. She was knocked down by a ball. D. She shivered terribly during practice. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第三段中“Paris had suffered a su
9、dden heart failure”可知, 答案为B。2. Why does Paris say she was lucky? A. She made a worthy friend. B. She recovered from shock. C. She received immediate CPR. D. She came back on the softball team. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由文章倒数第二、三段的内容可知, Taylor通过及时做心肺复苏将Paris救了回来, 因此选C。3. Which of the following words can best describe Taylor? A. Enthusiastic and kind. B. Courageous and calm. C. Cooperative and generous. D. Ambitious and professional. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。通读全文可知, Taylor在队友心脏病突然发作而自己对CPR(心肺复苏)并不十分熟练的情况下, 大胆而又勇敢地挺身而出, 挽救了队友的生命, 整个过程她很镇静, 不慌不忙, 故选B。
