首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] During a 1995 roof collapse, a firefighter named Donald Herbe
[originaltext] During a 1995 roof collapse, a firefighter named Donald Herbe
游客
2024-02-08
12
管理
问题
During a 1995 roof collapse, a firefighter named Donald Herbert was left brain damaged. For ten years, he was unable to speak. Then, one Saturday morning, he did something shocked his family and doctors. He started speaking. "I want to talk to my wife." Donald Herbert said out of the blue. Staff members of the nursing home where he has lived for more than seven years, raced to get Linda Herbert on the telephone. "It was the first of many conversations the 44-year-old patient had with his family and friends during the 14-hour stretch," Herbert’s uncle Simon Menka said. "How long have I been away?" Herbert asked. "We told him almost ten years," the uncle said, "he thought it was only three months." Herbert was fighting a house fire December 29, 1995 when the roof collapsed, burying him underneath. After going without air for several minutes, Herbert was unconscious for two and a half months and has undergone therapy ever since. News accounts in the days and years after his injury, described Herbert as blind and with little if any memory. A video shows him receiving physical therapy but apparently unable to communicate and with little awareness of his surroundings. Menka declined to discuss his nephew’s current condition or whether the apparent progress was continuing. "The family was seeking privacy while doctors evaluated Herbert", he said. As word of Herbert’s progress spread, visitors streamed into the nursing home. "He’s resting comfortably," the uncle told them.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. What happened to Herbert ten years ago?
23. What surprised Donald Herbert’s family and doctors one Saturday?
24. How long did Herbert remain unconscious?
25. How did Herbert’s family react to the public attention?
选项
A、They welcomed the publicity in the media.
B、They avoided appearing on television.
C、They released a video of his progress.
D、They declined to give details of his condition.
答案
D
解析
推理题。由decline和seeking privacy可以看出Herbert的家人对媒体持排斥态度,不愿泄露过多的细节。故答案选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3434053.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Therearemanytheoriesaboutthebeginningofdramainancie
[originaltext]Therearemanytheoriesaboutthebeginningofdramainancie
[originaltext]Thereareseveraldifferentwaysinwhichapersonmaybecome
[originaltext]Thereareseveraldifferentwaysinwhichapersonmaybecome
[originaltext]Thisisthecentraldistrictandit’s11o’clockatnighttim
[originaltext]W:Jim,Ihaven’tseenyouforalongtime.Howareyourecently?
[originaltext]W:Jim,Ihaven’tseenyouforalongtime.Howareyourecently?
[originaltext]W:It’salovelyday,isn’tit?M:Yes,niceandsunny,withafr
[originaltext]W:It’salovelyday,isn’tit?M:Yes,niceandsunny,withafr
[originaltext]W:You’realwaysworkingaroundthehouseonweekends.Youmuste
随机试题
Experimentsonmonkeyswereviewedmuchmorenegativelythanthoseinvolving
符合国家对书号管理规定的做法包括( )等。A.多卷书一个总定价,不拆单销售,使
理想电流源是一种特殊的流控型非线性电阻()
A. B. C. D.
已上市企业股份转让的交易机制包括( )。 Ⅰ大宗交易 Ⅱ委托驱动制度 Ⅲ
烧伤休克的主要原因是A.大量水分蒸发 B.创面感染 C.大量液体从血管中渗出
检查压力蒸汽灭菌效果的直接监测指标为A.物理指标B.化学指标C.仪表可靠性D.操
下列疾病描述中,哪项是不正确的A.病毒性肝炎——增生性炎 B.细菌性痢疾——纤
当某厂商以最小成本生产既定产量时,那它()。 A.总收益为零B.一定获得
原材料供应方案选择考虑的主要因素包括()。A.原材料供应量 B.原材料的品种
最新回复
(
0
)