Mona was about to give birth. She expected the 40km journey to the hospital would take four hours from her home on mountains. But with no roads, bearing pains (疼痛) and bad weather—it took seven hours instead. “With every step the camel (骆驼) took forward, I was torn apart,” she said. When the camel could go no further, Mona got down. She walked the final leg of her journey with heavy steps.

Mona held on to the camel. She feared for her safety and that of her unborn child. “There were many rocks on the road. The trip was really tiring. I hoped that God would take me away and protect my baby. I just want to stay away from the pain,” she said. Mona doesn’t remember arriving at the hospital. But she does remember being filled with hope after hearing her baby’s cries.

The roads to the hospital are very small and dangerous. Family members often help pregnant (怀孕的) women for hours through the hills to the hospital. Salma Abdu, 33, who was a mother, said that halfway through her journey, she saw a pregnant woman who had died at night on her way. 

According to the United Nations (UN), in Yemen, a woman dies every two hours while giving birth. They die for reasons which could be stopped. Women in the far parts of Yemen don’t have enough check-ups, because hospitals don’t have enough skilled doctors, equipment and medicines. The roads are also small and dangerous.

1.What does the underlined part mean?

A Worried.

B Surprised.

C Painful.

D Excited.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据第一段关键词“the 40km journey”“on mountains”“with no roads, bearing pains and bad weather”“seven hours”等可知，从蒙娜家去医院的路途又远又险，天气又不好。由此可推知，当时赶着去分娩的她骑在骆驼上肯定是非常“痛苦的”。故选C。

2.Mona felt less worried when _________.

A she saw her baby

B she heard her baby

C she fed her baby

D she left her baby

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“she does remember being filled with hope after hearing her baby’s cries”可知，当她听到她宝宝的哭声，她悬着的心才放下来，充满希望。故选B。

3.What Salma Abdu said is to show that _________.

A the road is dangerous

B the journey is long

C the night is dark

D the woman is poor

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，去医院的山路又小又危险，孕妇要分娩的时候，往往需要很多人帮忙，花费几个小时走山路送去医院，紧接着讲到Salma Abdu说的话作为例子。由此可知，Salma Abdu说的话是为了表明前文说的山路很危险。故选A。

4.Why don’t women in Yemen get enough check-ups?

A Because they don’t want to.

B Because they have no money.

C Because hospitals’ condition is poor.

D Because the roads are busy.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二、三句可知，也门有些偏远地区的女性很少得到足够的检查，因为医院缺少足够的成熟医生、设备和药物，即医院的条件很差。故选C。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A A Woman Dies Every Two Hours For Giving Birth

B The Deep Relationship Between Woman And Camel

C Woman Rode Camel To The Near Village

D Woman Travelled Hours By Camel To Give Birth

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了也门一位住在偏远山区的孕妇即将分娩，骑七小时骆驼去最近的医院的真实故事。故选D。