1、Unit 5,First aid,话 题 导 入,Ammie Reddick from East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, was only 18 months old when she had the accident that had scarred(留下创伤)her for life. The curious child reached up to grab the wire of a hot kettle in the family kitchen and poured boiling water over her tiny infant frame.,Her mo
2、ther Ruby turned round and, seeing Ammie horribly burnt, called an ambulance which rushed her daughter to a nearby hospital. Twenty percent of Ammies body had been burned and all of her burns were thirddegree. There, using tissue taken from unburned areas of Ammies body, doctors performed complex sk
3、in transplants to close her wounds and control her injuries, an operation that took about six hours. Over the next 16 years, Ammie underwent 12 more operations to repair her body.,When she started school at Maxwelton Primary at age 4, other pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldnt play with her.
4、 “I was the only burned child in the street, the class and the school，” she recalled，“some children refused to become friends because of that.”Today, aged 17, Ammie can only ever remember being a burned person with scars; pain is a permanent part of her body. She still has to have two further skin t
5、ransplants. Yet she is a confident, outgoing teenager who offers inspiration and hope to other young burns victims.,She is a member of the Scottish Burned Childrens Club, a charity set up last year. This month, Ammie will be joining the younger children at the Graffham Water Center in Cambridgeshire
6、 for the charitys first summer camp.“Ill show them how to get rid of unkind stares from others，”she says. Ammieloves wearing fashionable sleeveless tops，and she plans to show the youngsters at the summer camp that they can too.“I do not go to great lengths to hide my burns scars，” she says，“I gave u
7、p wondering how other people would react years ago.”文章大意：Ammie Reddick严重烫伤，先后动了十几次手术，在伤痛、冷眼面前她依然自信，对未来充满希望。,1What did other children do when Ammie first went to school?_AThey were friendly to her.BThey showed sympathy to her.CThey were afraid of her.DThey looked down upon her.解析：细节理解题。从文章第三段中“other
8、pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldnt play with her”，可知其他同学不是对她冷嘲热讽，就是不愿意跟她一起玩，故选D。,D,2Ammie will teach the younger children at the Graffham Water Center to _.A. face others unkindness bravelyBhide their scars by proper dressingC. live a normal lifeDrecover quickly解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Ill show th
9、em how to get rid of unkind stares from others”得知Ammie将会教他们怎么勇敢地面对别人那些不友好的注视，故选A。,A,3Which of the following words cant properly describe Ammie? _ACourageous.BConfident.CSensitive.DOutgoing.解析：推理判断题。根据文章可知看出Ammie是一个有勇气、自信、乐观的女孩，故sensitive“敏感的”，不能描述她的性格。,C,4What can be the best title of the passage? _AA Seriously Burned Girl SurvivesBWays to Get Rid of Unkind StaresCPermanent Scars And Pain for a GirlDA Seriously Burned Angel of Hope解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文，不难看出本文主要讲述了一个被烧伤的女孩身残志坚的励志故事，故选D。,D,
