Question

16．I am peter Hodes，a volunteer stem cell courier．Since  March 2012，I've done 89 trips of those，51 have been abroad，I have 42 hours to carry stem cells（干細胞）in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last，in all，from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor（捐獻者） to the time they can be implanted in the patient，we've got 72 hours at most，So I am always  conscious of time．
I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America．I picked up the stem cells in Providence，Rhode Island，and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London．But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence，the lady on the desk said："Well，I'm really sorry，I've got some bad news for you-there are no fights from Washington．"So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said："In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please，please，you've got to get me back to the United Kingdom．"She just dropped everything．She arranged for a flight on a small  plane to be held for me．re-routed（改道）me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled．
For this courier job，you're consciously aware than that box you're got something that is potentially going to save somebody's life．

29．Which of the following can replace the underlined word"courier"in Paragraph 1？B
A provider                       
B delivery man
C collector                      
D medical doctor
30．Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours？D
A．He cannot stay away from his job too long．
B．The donor can only wait for that long．
C．The operation needs that  much time．
D．The ice won't last any longer．
31．Which flight did the woman put Peter on first？B
A．To London        B．To  Newark
C．To Providence       D．To Washington．

Answer 1

分析 我是peter Hodes，是一名志愿運送造血干細胞的送貨員．自2012三月以來，我已經輸送了89次造血干細胞，有51次是送往國外的．干細胞在我的小箱子里只能存放42小時，因為箱子里面的兩個冰包只能維持這么長時間．總之，從干細胞由捐獻者體內取出到它們被植入到病人體內，我們最多有72小時的時間，所以我總是有很強的時間觀念．
去年在美國，有一次在運送干細胞的路上，我被的一場颶風困住了．在羅得島州的首府，Providence，我?guī)е�干細胞，打算飛往華盛頓然后再回到倫敦機場，但是當我到達 Providence機場的登機手續(xù)辦理臺時，在柜臺里的一位女士說："好吧，我真的很抱歉，我得告訴你一些壞消息，沒有飛往華盛頓的航班了．"于是我拿出箱子，并把它放在桌子上，說："這個箱子里是病人迫切需要的干細胞，請你必須得讓我回到英國．"于是，她放下手頭上所有的工作，安排了一架小型飛機為我組織了一次飛行，并為我更改了航線，經由 Newark，使我先于預定的時間到達了英國．
對于這份送貨員的工作，你會清醒地意識到你手里的不只是一個裝東西的箱子，而是可能會挽救某人生命的東西．

解答 答案：
29．B   詞義猜測題  由于"a volunteer stem cell courier"在句中作peter Hodes的同位語，所以courier應該是表示一種職業(yè)；根據第一段"I've done 89 trips我已經運送了89次造血干細胞"；"I have 42 hours to carry stem cells干細胞在我的小箱子里只能存放42小時"以及第二段作者講述了他在運送干細胞時被困的經歷；可知作者是運送干細胞的人，即B．delivery man 送貨員．A．供應商；C．收藏家；D．醫(yī)學博士；故選B．
30．D   細節(jié)理解題．根據第一段"I have 42 hours to carry stem cells in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last．干細胞在我的小箱子里只能存放42小時，因為箱子里面的兩個冰包只能維持這么長時間．"可知冰包將不能存放更長的時間．故選D．
31．B   細節(jié)理解題．根據第二段"She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me，re-routed me through Newark and got me back to the UK…她安排了一架小型飛機為我組織了一次飛行，并為我更改了航線，經由 Newark，使我先于預定的時間到達了英國．"由此出可知那位女士先將Peter安排在了飛往Newark的航班上；故選B．

點評 做本題時，首先需要快速通讀全文，把握文章的主旨（即本文主要講述了送貨員peter Hodes在運送造血干細胞時的經歷），并完成第29題．然后針對第30.31題進行細節(jié)閱讀，從文中找出答案．