Which flight did the woman pu…——2016 高考英语第 31 题答案解析

【考点】O1：人物故事类；P2：文中细节；P4：逻辑推理．菁优网版权所有
【分析】我是peter

Hodes，是一名志愿运送造血干细胞的送货员．自2012三月以来，我已经输送了
89次造血干细胞，有51次是送往国外的．干细胞在我的小箱子里只能存放42小
时，因为箱子里面的两个冰包只能维持这么长时间．总之，从干细胞由捐献者
体内取出到它们被植入到病人体内，我们最多有72小时的时间，所以我总是有
很强的时间观念．
去年在美国，有一次在运送干细胞的路上，我被的一场飓风困住了．在罗
得岛州的首府，Providence，我带着干细胞，打算飞往华盛顿然后再回到伦敦机
场，但是当我到达
Providence机场的登机手续办理台时，在柜台里的一位女士说："好吧，我真的
很抱歉，我得告诉你一些坏消息，没有飞往华盛顿的航班了．"于是我拿出箱子
，并把它放在桌子上，说："这个箱子里是病人迫切需要的干细胞，请你必须得
让我回到英国．"于是，她放下手头上所有的工作，安排了一架小型飞机为我组
织了一次飞行，并为我更改了航线，经由
Newark，使我先于预定的时间到达了英国．
对于这份送货员的工作，你会清醒地意识到你手里的不只是一个装东西的
箱子，而是可能会挽救某人生命的东西．
【解答】答案：BDB
29．B 词义猜测题．由于"a volunteer stem cell courier"在句中作peter
Hodes的同位语，所以courier应该是表示一种职业；根据第一段"I’ve done 89
trips我已经运送了89次造血干细胞"；"I have 42 hours to carry stem
cells干细胞在我的小箱子里只能存放42小时"以及第二段作者讲述了他在运送干
细胞时被困的经历；可知作者是运送干细胞的人，即B．delivery man
送货员．A．供应商；C．收藏家；D．医学博士；故选B．
30．D 细节理解题．根据第一段"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．干细胞在我的小箱子里只能存放42小时，因为箱子里面的两个冰包只能维
持这么长时间．"可知冰包将不能存放更长的时间．故选D．

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题．根据第二段"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…她安排了一架小型飞机为我组织了一次飞行，并为我更改了航线，经由
Newark，使我先于预定的时间到达了英国．"由此出可知那位女士先将Peter安
排在了飞往Newark的航班上；故选B．
【点评】做本题时，首先需要快速通读全文，把握文章的主旨（即本文主要讲
述了送货员peter
Hodes在运送造血干细胞时的经历），并完成第29题．然后针对第30，31题进行
细节阅读，从文中找出答案．
　
D
The meaning of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be
thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a
conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be
viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may
be made to fill every gap (间隙) with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups
value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person’s needs.
Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of
communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do.
Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops,
what maybe implied (暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has
been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.
Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with
conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power.
For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show
agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may
use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to
that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures
may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.
Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of
silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be
experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of

silence so that a patient’s silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on
unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing (治愈) value of silence can use
this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other
cultures.