2014高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专题测试题 (43) .docVIP

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Paddling (涉水）out to catch the next wave at a competition in Christchurch, New Zealand, James Tuhikarama had a heart attack, which knocked him off his surfboard (冲浪板).He almost choked to death in the water, lost consciousness, and was soon floating facedown in the ocean. For a few moments, no one noticed as he drifted away from the main competition area. About that time, Hira Edmonds, 25, a lifeguard and a senior instructor for a surf-safety company, was teaching 14 other lifeguards the finer points of emergency rescue on the second floor of a building overlooking New Brighton beach. Edmonds had watched dozens of surfers ride the waves that day. As he glanced out of the window, he saw someone in a wet suit facedown in the water. It doesnt take much to realize someones in trouble, says Edmonds. Lifeguards are never really off duty. Edmonds called the team, grabbed first aid equipment, and rushed down to the water. The lifeguards dragged Tuhikarama, 47 and a father of two, to the beach. More than a dozen rescuers took turns pumping oxygen and pressing his chest to start his breathing again. For nearly an hour—far longer than a single lifeguard would have been able to continue the lifesaving technique—the team continued all these. An ambulance finally arrived and took Tuhikarama to the hospital, where he spent a week unconscious in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) while his brain and heart healed. A month after he recovered, Tuhikarama reunited with six of the teenage lifeguards who saved him. Being spotted by a group of lifeguards was the only thing that saved me, he says. Ive been given a second chance. 56. What was James Tuhikarama doing when he had a heart attack? A. Surfing the internet.[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K] B. Taking part in a competition. C. Paddling a boat in the ocean. D. Swimming in the swimming pool. 57. What can we learn from the text? A. James called for help before he drifted away. B. James had two sons watching him o