1、Unit 5 First aid reading阅读理解ATraining courses for the general publicWe have developed a new range of first aid courses designed to meet the needs of home or leisure activities. It will help you in the everyday life. Emergency life supportOur emergency life support course takes just three hours to co
2、mplete and will give you the essential skills to save a life. It includes heart attacks, stroke, stomachache and serious bleeding. Basic first aidThis course is about everyday first aid: minor burns and scalds(烫伤), small cuts and scrapes in daily life, which are invaluable when accidents happen arou
3、nd the homeand when youre out and about. It doesnt include CPR. This course is ideal for members of the public who want to learn first aid without having to do resuscitation or CPR. Family first aidThis course is for families to learn first aid together. The course covers the same content as Basic f
4、irst aid and Emergency life support. The course takes six hours. In addition to the Basic first aid course content you will also learn: Treatment of asthma, head injuries, chest pains and shock. Treatment of severe bleeding and severe burns. Recognition and treatment for meningitis, poisons, seizure
5、s and stroke. Bone, muscle and joint injuries. Activity first aidThis course takes 16 hours and includes all the content of Emergency life support, Basic first aid and Family first aid course. It also covers conditions caused by the extremes of temperature, low blood sugar and casualty management. T
6、otal first aidIt is our most comprehensive first aid course taking 28 hours to complete. This course is for members of the public who want an in-depth knowledge of first aid techniques. This includes all of the content of the Activity first aid course and training in using some medical instruments.
7、Emergency aid for trafficThis course is specifically designed for accidents and covers emergency life support skills and head injuries. This course is ideal for members of the general public who are motorcyclists and wish to know how to handle an incident. Sports first aidThis course will give you a
8、ll the necessary first aid skills to deal with a whole range of sporting injuries. 【语篇概述】本篇文章是一篇应用文, 主要介绍了一些急救课程。1. These first aid training courses are mainly designed for. A. housewivesB. members of the publicC. doctors and nursesD. school students【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据标题Training courses for the general
9、public可知这些课程是面向大众的。2. The underlined word “scrapes” in the third paragraph probably means“”. A. injuries caused by a serious accidentB. sudden attack of illness in the brainC. injuries caused by something roughD. injuries caused by wild animals【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据前文的minor burns and scalds, small cuts and
10、. . . 可知本句主要说的是一些小伤害。3. Which of the following contains most first aid skills? A. Basic first aid. B. Family first aid. C. Activity first aid. D. Sports first aid. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据Activity first aid标题下的句子This course takes 16 hours and includes all the content of Emergency life support, Basic first ai
11、d. . . 可推知Activity first aid包含了大多数的急救技巧。BA few years ago I had an “aha” moment regarding handwriting. I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it mus
12、t be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point. It was a very important event in the computerization of lifea sign that the informal, friendly communication of people worki
13、ng together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters, and we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices or faces. As a child visiting my fathers office, I was pleased to recognize, in
14、 little notes on the desks of his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridgeexcept that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW”. All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows
15、in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age cant be expected to learn to hold a pen. I dont buy it. I dont want to see anyone cut off from the expressive, personal associations
16、 that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting. What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy. Th
17、at may sound impossibly grandas if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章, 作者通过一时辨认不出一位老同事的字迹及其回顾, 对在电脑冲击下, 书法受忽视感到惋惜, 并认为中小学应当加强书法教学。4. Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleagues handwr
18、iting? A. He had worked with his colleague long enough. B. His colleagues handwriting was so beautiful. C. His colleagues handwriting was so terrible. D. He still had a lot of work to do. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第二段中“I had been working with this colleague for at least a year. . . ”可知, 使作者吃惊的原因是他与一位同事一起工作很久了竟认
19、不出他的笔迹。5. People working together in an office used to. A. talk more about handwritingB. take more notes on workdaysC. know better one anothers handwritingD. communicate better with one another【解析】选C。细节理解题。从第三段中“There was a time. . . we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices or f
20、aces. ”可知, 过去的同事都互相熟知对方, 认识各自的笔迹。6. The authors father wrote notes in pen. A. to both his family and his staffB. to his family in small lettersC. to his family on the fridgeD. to his staff on the desk【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第四段中“. . . the same handwriting I would see. . . ”可知作者的父亲曾写便条给员工以及家人。7. According to t
21、he author, handwritten notes. A. are harder to teach in schoolsB. attract more attentionC. are used only between friendsD. carry more messages【解析】选D。推理判断题。从第七段中“For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting. ”可知: 对于一些撰写传记的作家来说, 真正了解自己的写作对象, 部分要依赖于阅读他们的亲手笔迹。所以我们可以推断笔迹承载了更多的信息。