英銘老師告訴你其實閱讀測驗並不難，因為外國人寫文章都愛用破題法，從第一段就看到了Hurricane Katrina，今天的文章主題當然就是Katrina颶風囉！這篇文章並不難，大家看完可能會有點小感動呢，小孩子都那麼堅強，同學們也要加油喔！
| Heroism often requires little more than the common sense of a | |
| 6-year-old. Three days after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, | |
| Susan Williams, the mother of first-grader De’Monte, decided she | |
| had to get her family out of their flooded neighborhood. But when a | |
| 5 | small rescue helicopter finally touched down at the neighborhood, |
| the pilot said he could take only a handful of children; he would come | |
| right back for the parents. Reluctant and seeing the floodwaters | |
| about to swallow their home, Williams tearfully put De’Monte, 6, and | |
| his 5-month-old brother Da’Roneal aboard, along with two cousins | |
| 10 | and three neighbor children, all ranging in age from 14 months to 3 |
| years. The chopper flew off–but it didn’t return for the parents. | |
| When the kids were dropped off on the city’s west side, and they | |
| became lost in the chaos there, De’Monte kept a cool head and a | |
| brave heart. Clutching Da’Roneal, he had the other kids (one was | |
| 15 | wearing only diapers) hold hands in a chain as they wandered to find |
| a safe place. He kept them together and unharmed until rescuers | |
| discovered them and took them to a Baton Rouge, Louisiana shelter. | |
| They thought the kids were now orphans. But once in the shelter, | |
| De’Monte saved the day again. Thanks to good coaching by his | |
| 20 | mom, the boy gave rescuers enough information-names, |
| addresses, phone numbers, personal descriptions–so that in a few | |
| days they were able to locate all the children’s parents. |
( ) 1. Who was put on the helicopter?
(A) Only the kids who got lost. (B) Five kids and a parent.
(C) Only the kids wearing diapers. (D) Seven kids aged from 5 months to 6.
( ) 2. Where did the helicopter rescuers put down the children?
(A) At a Louisiana shelter. (B) On the west side of New Orleans.
(C) In a neighboring state. (D) At their relatives’ house.
( ) 3. How did De’Monte keep the other small kids together and safe?
(A) By holding them in his arms. (B) By asking them to hold hand-in-hand.
(C) By giving them a hand. (D) By asking them to find a safe place.
( ) 4. Why was De’Monte called a hero?
(A) He was cool and brave to leave his parents and take care of his brother alone.
(B) He was so brave that he was not afraid to take a helicopter with small baby kids.
(C) He was only six, but he was able to protect smaller kids and help the rescuers find the parents of all the children.
(D) He was so well-trained that he was able to deal with natural disasters like hurricanes.
英銘老師：閱讀測驗是很多考生畏懼的英文題型之一，其實閱題測驗的解題並不難。這篇文章是以Katrina颶風為背景，敘述一個6歲大的小男孩，如何照顧其他的小孩，以及幫助救難人員找到他們的雙親的故事。
第1題：誰被放進直升機？根據文章的第8行至第11行，可得知在直升機中的有：“De’Monte”、“Da’Roneal”、兩個表弟、三個鄰居小孩，年齡從6歲到5個月大，因此答案是(D)。
更多解析 請參考國考專門店 英銘國考英文周刊-No.37-閱讀測驗篇
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