Justmonthsaftertakingafirst-aidcourseApryleHammettcameacrossaroadtrafficaccident--andjumpedstraightintohelp.Aprylewholearnedfirstaidforhervocabularyroleasascout(童子军)leaderwasdrivingthroughEssexwi

Justmonthsaftertakingafirst-aidcourseApryleHammettcameacrossaroadtrafficaccident--andjumpedstraightintohelp.

Aprylewholearnedfirstaidforhervocabularyroleasascout(童子军)leaderwasdrivingthroughEssexwithherhusbandandtwochildrenwhenastrikingsceneoccurredbeforethem.

Sherecalled:“Wecouldseeawomanhadbeenhitbyacarandwaslyingbytheroadside. Fortunatelyapassingdoctorhadalreadystoppedandwastreatingher.”

Apryledidn’thesitate(犹豫):“Iaskedmyhusbandtospeaktothedriverwhowasobviouslyupsetandthenracedovertohelp.”

Itwasimmediatelyclearthatthewomanwasbadlyinjured.Apryleheldherheadandspokesoftlykeepinghercalmandstillwhilethedoctorcheckedforinjuries.

Theacoutleadersaid:“Shewasbleedingquiteheavilyfromaheadwoundwhichpreviouslyminghthavefrightedme.ButIremembertheRedCrosstrainerhadexplainedheadwoundscanbleedalot.”

Fortunatelytheparamedics(医护人员)arrivedquicklybutAprylecontinuedtocomforttheinjuredwoman.

Altogethershehelpedoutforabouthalfanhouruntilitbecameclearthesituationwasinhand.

Shesaid:“Boththedoctorandtheparamedicsthankedmeforbeingsohelpful.AndlaterIwasrelievedtohearthewomanwasinastable(稳定的)condition.”

LookingbackAprylsaid:“IamsureI’dhavestoppedtohelpevenwithoutmytrainingbuthavingthoseskillsmeantIwasmuchmoreconfidentandeffective.IfeltverycalmsimplybecauseIknewwhattodo.”

NowtheChelmsfordmother-oftwowantstoencouragemorepeopleinherareatoequipthemselveswithfirst-aidskills.Andtherewasanotherclearbenefitfromherheroics.Sheexplained:“I’mreallygladmykidssawmeresponding.It’llhelpthemgetthemessageabouttheimportanceoffirstaid.”

35. AccordingtothetextAprylHammett______.

A.knockedawomandown B.istakingafirst-aidcourse

C.isafirst-aidtrainerfortheScout D.providedhelpinatrafficaccident

36.SeeingthewomanbleedingheavilyAprylHammett_______.

A.hadnoideawhattodo B.wasterriblyfrightened

C.triedtokeephercalmandstill D.helpedthedoctorc