Unit5Firstaidreading閱讀理解ATrainingcoursesforthegeneralpublicWehavedevelopedanewrangeoffirstaidcoursesdesignedtomeettheneedsofhomeorleisureactivities.Itwillhelpyouintheeverydaylife.EmergencylifesupportOuremergencylifesupportcoursetakesjustthreehourstocompleteandwillgiveyoutheessentialskillstosavealife.Itincludesheartattacks,stroke,stomachacheandseriousbleeding.BasicfirstaidThiscourseisabouteverydayfirstaid:minorburnsandscalds(燙傷),smallcutsandscrapesindailylife,whichareinvaluablewhenaccidentshappenaroundthehome—andwhenyou’reoutandabout.Itdoesn’tincludeCPR.ThiscourseisidealformembersofthepublicwhowanttolearnfirstaidwithouthavingtodoresuscitationorCPR.FamilyfirstaidThiscourseisforfamiliestolearnfirstaidtogether.ThecoursecoversthesamecontentasBasicfirstaidandEmergencylifesupport.Thecoursetakessixhours.InadditiontotheBasicfirstaidcoursecontentyouwillalsolearn:·Treatmentofasthma,headinjuries,chestpainsandshock.·Treatmentofseverebleedingandsevereburns.·Recognitionandtreatmentformeningitis,poisons,seizuresandstroke.·Bone,muscleandjointinjuries.ActivityfirstaidThiscoursetakes16hoursandincludesallthecontentofEmergencylifesupport,BasicfirstaidandFamilyfirstaidcourse.Italsocoversconditionscausedbytheextremesoftemperature,lowbloodsugarandcasualtymanagement.TotalfirstaidItisourmostcomprehensivefirstaidcoursetaking28hourstocomplete.Thiscourseisformembersofthepublicwhowantanin-depthknowledgeoffirstaidtechniques.ThisincludesallofthecontentoftheActivityfirstaidcourseandtraininginusingsomemedicalinstruments.EmergencyaidfortrafficThiscourseisspecificallydesignedforaccidentsandcoversemergencylifesupportskillsandheadinjuries.Thiscourseisidealformembersofthegeneralpublicwhoaremotorcyclistsandwishtoknowhowtohandleanincident.SportsfirstaidThiscoursewillgiveyouallthenecessaryfirstaidskillstodealwithawholerangeofsportinginjuries.【語篇概述】本篇文章是一篇應用文,主要介紹了一些急救課程。1.Thesefirstaidtrainingcoursesaremainlydesignedfor.A.housewivesB.membersofthepublicC.doctorsandnursesD.schoolstudents【解析】選B。細微環節理解題。依據標題Trainingcoursesforthegeneralpublic可知這些課程是面對大眾的。2.Theunderlinedword“scrapes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A.injuriescausedbyaseriousaccidentB.suddenattackofillnessinthebrainC.injuriescausedbysomethingroughD.injuriescausedbywildanimals【解析】選C。詞義揣測題。依據前文的minorburnsandscalds,smallcutsand...可知本句主要說的是一些小損害。3.Whichofthefollowingcontainsmostfirstaidskills?A.Basicfirstaid. B.Familyfirstaid.C.Activityfirstaid. D.Sportsfirstaid.【解析】選C。推理推斷題。依據Activityfirstaid標題下的句子Thiscoursetakes16hoursandincludesallthecontentofEmergencylifesupport,Basicfirstaid...可推知Activityfirstaid包含了大多數的急救技巧。BAfewyearsagoIhadan“aha”momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayear,maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal,friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,andwerecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’soffice,Iwaspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaff,thesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigned“dad”insteadof“RFW”.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,abookbyFlorey.Sheshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer,partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.【語篇概述】本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章,作者通過一時分辨不出一位老同事的字跡及其回顧,對在電腦沖擊下,書法受忽視感到惋惜,并認為中小學應當加強書法教學。4.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague’shandwriting?A.Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.B.Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassobeautiful.C.Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassoterrible.D.Hestillhadalotofworktodo.【解析】選A。細微環節理解題。從其次段中“Ihadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayear...”可知,使作者驚訝的緣由是他與一位同事一起工作很久了竟認不出他的筆跡。5.Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto.A.talkmoreabouthandwritingB.takemorenotesonworkdaysC.knowbetteroneanother’shandwritingD.communicatebetterwithoneanother【解析】選C。細微環節理解題。從第三段中“Therewasatime...werecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.”