His name is James，but people call him Rocky.The name fits.He’s big，over six feet tall，and he’s tough when he needs to  be.James “Rocky” Robinson lives and works in New York City’s Bedford­Stuyvesant district，one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States.Yet it is here in Bed­Stuy that he is saving lives and reviving a community.
In 1966，when Rocky was twenty­six years old，his seven­year­old niece was struck by a car on the street of Bed­Stuy.Had someone at the scene known first aid or CPR，she might have lived.But by the time she reached a hospital，she was dead.
His niece’s unnecessary death was one reason why Rocky became a paramedic (護理人員)．Working for the Emergency Medical Service of New York City，he realized that more than half the city’s emergency calls came from high­crime areas.According to Rocky，residents of crime­plagued minority neighborhoods like Bed­Stuy sometimes had to wait as long as 26 minutes after calling 911 for an ambulance while calls in richer white communities were answered in_a_fraction_of_the_time.
Rocky decided to find out more about the problem.His research showed that the richer communities had organized their own ambulance corps (特殊部隊) to improve city services because the city was overwhelmed with calls.“If that’s the key to success，”he told his friend and EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) colleague，Joe Perez，“we’ll start our own corps in Bed­Stuy！”
In 1988，Rocky had no idea that he and Joe would be attempting to establish the first minority­run ambulance service in the country，or just how creative he would have to be to overcome the difficulty.The pair’s first challenge was to find a location for the headquarters.They took over an abandoned building that was commonly used by drug dealers.Because there was no electricity or running water (except for the leaks in the roof)，the two men worked during daylight hours.They used a two­way radio to receive emergency calls.
Although they could make do with their new headquarters，Rocky and Joe still lacked the most important component of an ambulance service：an ambulance.An old Chevrolet (雪佛蘭) got them to the scenes of accidents，fires，shootings，and stabbings.But the car didn’t always start.At times，they were forced to strap (用帶捆綁) their trauma kits and oxygen tanks to their backs and run on foot to the emergencies.Everyone laughed，except the victims who were still alive when  Rocky and Joe arrived.
小題1:The author believes the name “Rocky” fits James because________.
A．he is a tall and tough man
B．he is tall and does something big
C．he is living in a tough community
D．he leads a tough community
小題2:James’ seven­year­old niece would have been saved if________.
A．she had been sent to a better hospital
B．she had got first aid and arrived in hospital earlier
C．James had been at the spot
D．emergency calls had been available in the area
小題3:The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 means________.
A．in a short time
B．over a long time
C．in the near future
D．from time to time
小題4:We can infer from Paragraph 4 that________.
A．a(chǎn)mbulance corps were only allowed in rich white communities
B．James found white communities made more emergency calls
C．city services were not enough to meet people’s need
D．it was easy to establish the minority­run ambulance service

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C

小題1:　B
解析　推理判斷題。由文章第一段可知，James之所以會得到這個稱呼一方面是因為他身材高大，但更重要的原因是，他建立了第一個社區(qū)救護隊，做了件偉大的事情。
小題2:　B
解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段最后兩句可知，James的侄女是因為事發(fā)后，現(xiàn)場沒有人會急救，送到醫(yī)院時，不治而亡。
小題3:　A
解析　推理判斷題。由第一段知，Bed­Stuy是個落后的貧困區(qū)。因此，它的醫(yī)療救助服務肯定要比富人區(qū)差，等待的時間也更長。由第四段知，James發(fā)現(xiàn)富人區(qū)建立了自己的救護隊，所以不需要等很長時間，故選A項。
小題4:　C
解析　推理判斷題。文章第四段說明，有些富裕的白人區(qū)建立了自己的救護隊來彌補城市醫(yī)療救護的缺陷，這說明城市醫(yī)療救護服務滿足不了人們的需要。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The secret in re-remembering is to allow the full power of your memory to flow freely without “trying” to remember any one specific (特定的) thing.
I recently sat down to a relaxed and enjoyable dinner with some friends. At the beginning of the meal, a friend told us that his car had just been broken into and his briefcase (公文包) had been stolen. He was frustrated (懊惱的) because his diary and a number of other items important to him were in the briefcase. He said he could remember only four items that were in his stolen briefcase, that he knew there were many more, that he had to give a full report to the police within two hours, and that the more he tried to remember the more blocked he became.
Several of us at the table who were familiar with Memory Principles (規(guī)則) then took him through the following exercise; instead of continuing to allow him to think of what he could not remember, we asked him when he had last had his briefcase open. It turned out that it was at the office just before he left work, at which point he suddenly remembered that he had put two important magazine articles in the briefcase. We then asked him when he had last had the briefcase open before leaving home for work. It turned out to have been the night before, and he remembered having put in two more articles as well as a tape recorder, in preparation for the following morning. Finally we asked him to describe the inner (內部的) design of his briefcase, and as he went through a detailed description, he remembered pens, pencils, letters and a number of other items that he had completely “forgotten” before.
Within 20 minutes, he remembered 18 additional items. The secret is to “forget about” whatever you are trying to remember and “relive” all experiences that connect in any way with the item you are trying to remember. This method works at once almost in all cases, and takes the form of a created Mind Map around the “missing” center.
This memory method, like the others, improves your memory as well as your creativity, and in addition gives you confidence when you realize that, no matter what you have forgotten, there is still a chance to solve any memory mystery (謎團)!
小題1:Which of the following shows how the man remembered the items according to the passage?

小題2:What does the underlined word “relive” mean in the passage?
A．go through againB．get out ofC．get used to againD．pay attention to
小題3:What can be the best title for the passage?
A．Forgetting — You can never really forget
B．Drawing — The better way to remember things
C．Re-remembering — Remember what you have forgotten
D．Replacing — Forgetting something instead of remembering

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