澳大利亚重视提高中小学生急救能力

St John Ambulance Victoria has taught lifesaving skills to more than 1.2 million primary school children since starting its First Aid in Schools program ten years ago. And expanding(扩大) into middle schools could save more lives, St John chief executive Gordon Botwright said.

Mr Botwright said about 20,000 students a year could become first aid qualified(有资格的), with most students able to pick up the skills more easily than adults. “Letting children in primary school learn something about first aid, and then continuing that into middle school, means there’s going to be so much more hope in the community,” he said. “There’s lots of evidence that when we introduce children as young as five, six and seven years old to first aid, and put it into a fun environment, they will pick up quickly.”

___________ Last year, Kayla was out walking with elderly neighbour Sylvia and her dog when Sylvia fell just outside her home. Kayla checked her neighbour for injuries quickly and, after making sure Sylvia was conscious(有知觉的) and not bleeding, she ran to the nearest place where she could see people. Other neighbours called an ambulance(救护车) and helped Kayla get in touch with Sylvia’s husband. The then-11-year-old also helped Sylvia by finding something to keep her warm and looking after her dog. Kayla said she knew what to do by drawing on first aid information she had been taught at school several years ago, and by her mum. But more training would have been even more helpful. “First aid is very important—it can save a life,” she added.

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1.When did First Aid in Schools program begin?

A In 2009.

B In 2010.

C In 2011.

D In 2012.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“...starting its First Aid in Schools program ten years ago.”可知，这个项目是(2022-10=)2012年开始的。故选D。

2.What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A 2,000 students could become first aid qualified every year.

B Children in primary and middle schools need first aid training.

C Only middle school students can get first aid training.

D Most adults pick up first aid skills more easily than children.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Letting children in primary school learn something about first aid, and then continuing that into middle school, means there’s going to be so much more hope in the community”可知，让小学和中学的孩子接触急救培训，可以挽救更多人的生命。故选B。

3.Which can be put back into the blank?

A Kids often hate first aid training.

B First aid training is popular in college.

C First aid training does really help.

D First aid training is very difficult.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据后面提到的Kayla帮助Sylvia的故事可知，急救培训对人们的帮助很大。故选C。

4.How does Kayla think of first aid training?

A Necessary.

B Scary.

C Boring.

D Hard.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据最后一句“First aid is very important—it can save a life.”可知，Kayla认为急救培训很重要。故选A。

5.From which is the text probably taken?

A A health magazine.

B A history book.

C A research paper.

D An exhibition guide.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要讲了澳大利亚让中小学生接触急救培训，属于健康方面的内容。故选A。